2/4/23 Answer Crosswords With Friends

2/4/23
Smartypants Saturday

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1A
Sprinted
Ran

4A
Sharp sensation as of guilt or hunger
Pang

8A
Canned meat that’s popular in Hawaiian cuisine
Spam

12A
Now ___ seen everything!
Ive

13A
Orchestra instrument with a double reed
Oboe

14A
Barbershop symbol
Pole

15A
Marshy area
Bog

16A
Tilt like a tower in Pisa
Lean

17A
What cheerleaders do for their teams
Root

18A
Sixth installment in the Amos Decker crime novel series that began with 2015’s Memory Man: 3 wds.
Walk the Wire

21A
Beverages made from steeped leaves
Teas

22A
Cloth remnant for dusting or polishing
Rag

23A
Cereal whose ads feature a silly rabbit
Trix

25A
Ceiling ___ (air circulator mounted up high)
Fan

26A
Use a Singer machine
Sew

29A
Author of the Amos Decker crime novels about an FBI consultant with perfect recall: 2 wds.
David Baldacci

33A
___-Hulk (Marvel superhero)
She

34A
Far from young
Old

35A
___ and Toad Are Friends (classic children’s book)
Frog

36A
Prideful sense of self
Ego

37A
Ramirez of HBO’s And Just Like That …
Sara

39A
Seventh and latest installment in the Amos Decker crime novel series: 2 wds.
Long Shadows

43A
Person who’s been deceived
Dupe

44A
Cylindrical structure that might hold tons of corn
Silo

45A
Scientist’s work area
Lab

47A
Thing
Item

48A
___ the moon (thrilled)
Over

49A
___ Young Band (Love Ain’t group)
Eli

50A
Claim to be false
Deny

51A
Internet joke that goes viral
Meme

52A
Room also called a study
Den

1D
Prime ___ (roast beef dish)
Rib

2D
Formally confess
Avow

3D
Strip of photographic film that gets developed
Negative

4D
___ dots (fabric pattern with circular spots)
Polka

5D
Helps in criminal activity
Abets

6D
White Noise director Baumbach
Noah

7D
Top rank in the Army
General

8D
Decorative piece of parsley
Sprig

9D
___ Richard’s Almanack (reference published by Benjamin Franklin)
Poor

10D
Plant whose gel is used in some skin-care products
Aloe

11D
Athlete whose home ballpark is Citi Field
Met

19D
Rue’s best friend on Euphoria
Lexi

20D
Spell-casting tool for Harry Potter
Wand

23D
End-zone dances typically follow them: Abbr.
TDs

24D
Word said twice before sis boom bah
Rah

25D
Trend that lacks staying power
Fad

26D
Wrote messily
Scrawled

27D
___-friendly (not environmentally harmful)
Eco

28D
Hair bought in a store
Wig

30D
Snoop ___ (rapper with a wine label called 19 Crimes)
Dogg

31D
Develop like a flower bud
Blossom

32D
___ puffs (distinctive Black hairstyle)
Afro

36D
Adversary
Enemy

37D
Massachusetts town with a history of witch trials
Salem

38D
Be crazy about
Adore

39D
Medieval stringed instrument
Lute

40D
Unwrap
Open

41D
Nesting spot for a queen bee
Hive

42D
Event where shoppers can save money
Sale

43D
___ I stutter?
Did

46D
Plastic container at airport checkpoints
Bin