2/1/20
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
You ___ off more than you can chew
Bit
4A
Spiral like a roll of stamps
Coil
8A
Witchy old women
Hags
12A
Then one foggy Christmas ___ … (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer lyric)
Eve
13A
Actress Paquin who won an Oscar for The Piano
Anna
14A
State with the largest Mormon population by percentage
Utah
15A
Actor Josh of the 2017 live-action Beauty and the Beast movie
Gad
16A
___ tide (ocean event that happens twice a month)
Neap
17A
You may ___ on it (possible response from a Magic 8 Ball)
Rely
18A
Celebrity doctor whose books include Healthy Aging: 2 wds.
Andrew Weil
21A
Actor Diggs who played Benny in Rent
Taye
22A
Snakelike fishes
Eels
23A
Infuriated
Mad
26A
Molson Golden for example
Ale
28A
Amtrak vehicle
Train
30A
With 33-Across New Delhi-born celebrity doctor who’s a holistic health guru
Deepak
33A
See 30-Across
Young
34A
No bid to a bridge player: 2 wds.
I Pass
35A
Rooster’s female friend
Hen
36A
The third month: Abbr.
Mar
37A
First name of the Baroness in The Sound of Music
Elsa
40A
Like ___ out of hell: 2 wds.
A Bat
44A
Celebrity doctor who’s had several addiction/rehab-themed TV shows: 2 wds.
Drew Pinsky
46A
Backgammon or chess for example
Game
49A
They’re attached to basketball hoops
Nets
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
50A
Vex
Irk
51A
Manipulates
Uses
52A
Still waters run ___
Deep
53A
Jane ___ (woman whose real name is unknown)
Doe
54D
Gasoline holder in a car
Tank
55D
Like a nimble senior citizen
Spry
56D
Rank of many a Naval Academy midshipman upon graduation: Abbr.
Ens
1D
Fathered in the Bible
Begat
2D
First name of Donald Trump’s first wife
Ivana
3D
___ bear (stuffed toy)
Teddy
4D
Walking stick shaped like an upside-down J
Cane
5D
Span of seven days: 2 wds.
One Week
6D
Profoundly amazed: 2 wds.
In Awe
7D
Place for a boutonniere
Lapel
8D
Fling forcefully
Hurl
9D
The Best Thing I Ever ___ (Cooking Channel show)
Ate
10D
Woman to a cowhand
Gal
11D
Unwilling to take a leadership role perhaps
Shy
19D
Brings in as the harvest
Reaps
20D
This ___ best thing you’ve ever done!: 2 wds.
Is The
23D
It might show hiking paths or ski trails
Map
24D
Hot-___ balloon
Air
25D
Crime lab evidence: Abbr.
DNA
27D
Beam that can remove body hair
Laser
29D
Little Women actress Saoirse
Ronan
30D
Poorly lit or not that smart
Dim
31D
Federal group with the Energy Star program: Abbr.
EPA
32D
___-piercing (very loud)
Ear
33D
Section of a book
Chapter
38D
Accommodates a borrower
Lends
39D
Clean the floor with a broom
Sweep
41D
Tune on the back of a 45 single: 2 wds.
B Side
42D
Ohio city that’s home to Goodyear
Akron
43D
Rug rats
Tykes
44D
Large purchase at an office furniture store
Desk
45D
Car trip pastime played with my little eye: 2 wds.
Ispy
46D
Flabby midsection
Gut
47D
Proud ___ peacock: 2 wds.
As A
48D
The Monuments ___ (2014 movie)
Men