2/13/21
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
“___ MacDonald Had a Farm”
Old
4A
Monster such as Shrek
Ogre
8A
Offense against God
Sin
11A
Snow ___ (pod vegetable often found in stir-fries)
Pea
12A
Say grace, for example
Pray
13A
“That’s just the way things ___”
Are
14A
Democratic vice presidential candidate in the 2016 election: 2 wds.
Tim Kaine
16A
Ares or Cheetah, to Wonder Woman
Foe
17A
1
All
18A
Twist about, like a contortionist
Bend
19A
“This ___ any of your business”
Isnt
22A
“Penny ___” (Beatles hit)
Lane
25A
Prefix that means “modern”
Neo
26A
Taken ___ (startled)
Aback
29A
Democratic vice presidential candidate in the 2020 election: 2 wds.
Kamala Harris
34A
Guiding belief, or the title of a John David Washington movie
Tenet
35A
___ carte menu: 2 wds.
A La
36A
Worker for a short time
Temp
38A
Dirty air
Smog
39A
“I’m not bidding,” to a bridge player
Pass
42A
Wood that a bourbon barrel must be made of
Oak
44A
___ up (misbehave)
Act
45A
Democratic vice presidential candidate in the 2012 election: 2 wds.
Joe Biden
50A
“___ knows?”
Who
51A
Prefix meaning “before” that can precede “room” or “chamber”
Ante
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
52A
Kyle’s brother on “South Park”
Ike
53A
Make a quilt, perhaps
Sew
54A
Direction 180° from east
West
55A
___ XING (street sign)
Ped
1A
Make a choice
Opt
2D
Garland worn with an aloha shirt
Lei
3D
Barrier that creates a reservoir
Dam
4D
Milky-colored gemstone
Opal
5D
Use a hibachi
Grill
6D
Competed in a 50-yard dash
Ran
7D
Piece of coal, for Frosty the Snowman
Eye
8D
Not in any danger
Safe
9D
Metal that can rust
Iron
10D
Have to have
Need
15D
“Call Me ___” (Mayim Bialik sitcom)
Kat
18D
Animal that hibernates in winter
Bear
19D
Cartoonist’s liquid
Ink
20D
Word that can go after “rumble” or “bucket”
Seat
21D
City in Alaska
Nome
23D
Sound that often follows “ooh”
Aah
24D
Sports league whose regular season goes from October to April: Abbr.
NBA
27D
Pack down, as into luggage
Cram
28D
Metric prefix meaning “thousand”
Kilo
30D
___ in the Pants (kids’ game made by Hasbro)
Ants
31D
Utah senator Mike
Lee
32D
Device that could allow you to check your bank balance: Abbr.
ATM
33D
Slump in the middle
Sag
37D
People who might write limericks
Poets
38D
Glide down a snowy path
Ski
39D
Kittens’ feet
Paws
40D
Pain
Ache
41D
Put in the cargo hold
Stow
43D
Assist in crime
Abet
45D
Bone that moves downward when you laugh
Jaw
46D
___ of a kind (unique)
One
47D
Slight downward motion in the stock market
Dip
48D
___ out (get, but just barely)
Eke
49D
“Earth to ___” (Paul Rugg show on Disney )
Ned