2/26/22 Answer Crosswords With Friends

2/26/22
Smartypants Saturday

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1A
Slab of chocolate
Bar

4A
___ Piper (fictional tech company in “Silicon Valley”)
Pied

8A
Person who’s no longer an amateur
Pro

11A
Bitter beer
Ale

12A
Dolphin’s communication method
Sonar

13A
___ de toilette (kind of fragrance)
Eau

14A
2001 Colson Whitehead novel, about a historical festival, that was short-listed for the Pulitzer Prize: 3 wds.
John Henry Days

17A
Had a meal in a restaurant: 2 wds.
Ate Out

18A
“The ___ Person in the World” (2021 movie)
Worst

19A
Shock and ___ (military tactic)
Awe

20A
Defrost
Thaw

22A
Resort island east of Java
Bali

24A
2020 Pixar film featuring the voice of Jamie Foxx
Soul

25A
What cheek swabs are used to collect: Abbr.
DNA

28A
2019 Colson Whitehead novel, about the Dozier School, that won the Pulitzer Prize: 3 wds.
The Nickelboys

31A
Gloomy
Sad

32A
Brand of potato chips
Lays

33A
“I wish you the best of ___”
Luck

34A
Vocal range of Cher or Tracy Chapman
Alto

35A
Sandwich from Jersey Mike’s
Sub

36A
Home to Seville and Barcelona
Spain

39A
What Downy and Bounce do to fabrics
Soften

42A
2021 Colson Whitehead novel about a furniture salesman drawn into a life of crime: 2 wds.
Harlem Shuffle

45A
___ carte menu: 2 wds.
Ala

46A
Absorb, as spilled liquid: 2 wds.
Sop Up

47A
Cable channel that aired “Mr. Robot”
USA

48A
___ browser (something like Safari)
Web

49A
Graceful, long-necked bird
Swan

50A
Opposite of longitude: Abbr.
Lat

1A
___ California (Mexican peninsula)
Baja

2A
Quite often: 2 wds.
A lot

3D
Got better again, as a recurring injury
Rehealed

4D
Maya Angelou, for one
Poet

5D
Red Roof ___ (economy hotel chain)
Inn

6D
___-splitting (very loud)
Ear

7D
Plasterboard used for partitions in houses
Dry Wall

8D
“… and a partridge in a ___ tree”
Pear

9D
Beams of sunshine
Rays

10D
Remove from office
Oust

12D
Elisabeth of Netflix’s “On the Verge”
Shue

15D
Like situations that always end badly: Hyph.
No Win

16D
Major financial “average,” for short
Dow

20D
Japanese city where “Lost in Translation” is set
Tokyo

21D
Color shades
Hues

22D
K-pop group that sings “Life Goes On”
BTS

23D
Exclamation upon making a discovery
Aha

24D
“Begone, kitty!”
Scat

25D
Not fully convinced
Doubtful

26D
Where Central Park can be found: Abbr.
NYC

27D
Make inquiries
Ask

29D
Reason for missing school or work
Illness

30D
Bold poker bet with a weak hand
Bluff

34D
Be sick
Ail

35D
Appetizer served in a bowl
Soup

36D
“Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & ___ ” (2019 action movie)
Shaw

37D
White in the face
Pale

38D
United ___ Emirates
Arab

39D
Deliberately ignore
Shun

40D
“I Am ___” (Little Golden Book based on “Frozen”)
Elsa

41D
Clutter-free
Neat

43D
Shorten the grass
Mow

44D
Establishment that employs masseurs
Spa