12/13/25
Smartypants Saturday
Are you stuck with the Crosswords With Friends Puzzle Today? Stuck No More. We offer complete solutions as well as “no spoiler” mode to give you that little extra push. Or simply use this cheat sheet to help you get the best and fastest completion time possible.
1A
It’s “the word” if you’re keeping a secret
MUM
4A
Page of an atlas
MAP
7A
Gift of ___ (what kissing the Blarney Stone supposedly gives you)
GAB
10A
Ending for “meteor” or “graph”
ITE
11A
Place to order a sub sandwich
DELI
12A
Blow a ___ (lose your temper)
FUSE
13A
___ Mateo, California
SAN
14A
Material that’s sometimes “wrought”
IRON
15A
Crater ___ National Park
LAKE
16A
Test pilot who was the first person to break the sound barrier, in 1947: 2 wds.
CHUCKYEAGER
19A
Thin, wriggly fish
EEL
20A
Mr. ___ Wild Ride (Disneyland attraction)
TOADS
22A
Birthstone for some Libras and Scorpios
OPAL
25A
Bleating sound
BAA
26A
“___ My Love” (Jennifer Lawrence movie)
DIE
28A
Test pilot who was the first person to set foot on the Moon, in 1969: 2 wds.
NEILARMSTRONG
32A
Rowing need
OAR
33A
Just introduced
NEW
34A
Brand of frozen waffles
EGGO
35A
Steakhouse selection: Hyph.
T-BONE
37A
Making out on the subway, for example: Abbr.
PDA
39A
Test pilot who was the first American to travel into space, in 1961: 2 wds.
ALANSHEPARD
44A
Southwestern river with a reptilian “monster” named for it
GILA
46A
Literary captain obsessed with a white whale
AHAB
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
47A
Actor Simu of the upcoming series “The Copenhagen Test”
LIU
48A
Stand ___ by (be a passive observer)
IDLY
49A
Amount paid
COST
50A
Drug also called “acid”: Abbr.
LSD
51A
Words of rejection
NOS
52A
Small peg used by a golfer
TEE
53A
“Definitely”
YES
1D
Label for things that don’t really fit anywhere else: Abbr.
MISC
2D
The 45th state to join the US
UTAH
3D
List of dishes
MENU
4D
Streep of “Only Murders in the Building”
MERYL
5D
Natural skin moisturizer
ALOE
6D
Candy-filled items hung at fiestas
PIÑATAS
7D
Canine that might protect a property: 2 wds.
GUARDDOG
8D
“___ and ye shall receive”
ASK
9D
Honey producer
BEE
11D
Flood-control structure
DIKE
12D
Tiny bug repelled by some pet collars
FLEA
17D
Smallest part of a living organism
CELL
18D
Animal that could be a billy or nanny
GOAT
21D
Be part of a chorus
SING
22D
Musician Yoko
ONO
23D
___ moss (garden fertilizer)
PEAT
24D
Shots that fail to hit the basket, rim, or backboard: 2 wds.
AIRBALLS
25D
Carmaker with a circular blue-and-white logo
BMW
27D
Narcissist’s problem
EGO
29D
Actress Kendrick of the “Pitch Perfect” movies
ANNA
31D
Harvest, as crops
REENACT
36D
Major brand of beauty products
OLAY
37D
Part of the monthly lunar cycle
PHASE
38D
Money that needs repaying
DEBT
40D
Wait for the other ___ to drop
SHOE
41D
Partner in battle
ALLY
42D
“All ___” (courtroom announcement when a judge enters)
RISE
43D
Non-exploding fireworks
DUDS
44D
Liquor produced by Beefeater
GIN
45D
“What did ___ wrong?”: 2 wds.
IDO