2/20/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

2/20/21
Smartypants Saturday

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1A
What bears and beagles walk on
Paws

5A
Record collector’s platters: Abbr.
LPs

8A
Unruly swarm of people
Mob

11A
Opposite of enter
Exit

12A
___ de cologne
Eau

13A
Thunderstruck feeling
Awe

14A
Opera singer who sang the national anthem at the Super Bowl in 2014 and received the National Medal of Arts in 2012: 2 wds.
Renee Fleming

17A
Pack ___ (hoarder)
Rat

18A
Birthplaces for some bears and lions
Dens

19A
Bridal shop dresses
Gowns

22A
___ project (favorite activity)
Pet

23A
Actress ___ Michelle, star of the 2019 Netflix movie “Tall Girl”
Ava

24A
Swollen sense of self
Ego

26A
Magnum ___ (writer’s greatest work)
Opus

30A
Opera singer who performed at Clinton’s 1993 inauguration and received the National Medal of Arts in 1992: 2 wds.
Marilyn Horne

33A
Desire Under the ____” (O’Neill play with trees in the title)
Elms

34A
Bread commonly found in Jewish delis
Rye

35A
Where Boise is: Abbr.
Ida

36A
Brazil’s University of ____ Paulo
Sao

38A
Protection for a knight
Armor

40A
Hot appetizer served in a bowl
Soup

42A
Standardized test for some college seniors: Abbr.
GRE

43A
Opera singer who chaired Lincoln Center and received the National Medal of Arts in 1990: 2 wds.
Beverly Sills

48A
“The Croods: A New _____”
Age

49A
“What kind of fool do you think ____?”: 2 wds.
I Am

50A
Barnyard animal with a beard
Goat

51A
Steely ____ (classic rock band)
Dan

52A
Mormons’ group: Abbr.
Lds

53A
Annoyingly questioning
Nosy

1D
For each
Per

2D
“Small ____” (TV anthology series directed by Steve McQueen)
Axe

3D
Be the champion
Win

4D
Back of a boat
Stern

5D
Swipe ___ (reject on Tinder)
Left

6D
Person to hang with
Pal

7D
Soft jacket material
Suede

8D
___ squeeze (significant other)
Main

9D
Holds the title to, as a car that’s paid off
Owns

10D
Plead
Beg

15D
Wooden prop in an art studio
Easel

16D
“I feel the same way”: 2 wds.
Me Too

19D
Risk or Trouble, for example
Game

20D
____ Office (part of the White House)
Oval

21D
Cozy, like fleece jackets
Warm

22D
One-trick ____ (person who can’t do different things)
Pony

25D
Greek sandwich with sliced roast lamb
Gyro

27D
Overly proper
Prim

28D
Computer command to go back a step
Undo

29D
Cook quickly, as a tuna steak
Sear

31D
Hot-button ____ (topic that elicits strong emotions)
Issue

32D
“Horton ____ a Who!” (Dr. Seuss book)
Hears

37D
The fourth month
April

39D
Occupy the throne
Reign

40D
Company that produced Saturn and Dreamcast video gaming consoles
Sega

41D
Appliance that often needs preheating
Oven

42D
Buildings that typically include locker rooms
Gyms

43D
“____ Romance” (Lady Gaga hit)
Bad

44D
Young boy, in Edinburgh
Lad

45D
London lavatory
Loo

46D
North ____ Vegas (city in Nevada)
Las

47D
Place for a slop trough
Sty