1/29/22 Answer Crosswords With Friends

1/29/22
Smartypants Saturday

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1A
“___, humbug!”
Bah

4A
Misdeed confessed to a priest
Sin

7A
Heavy cups for hot drinks
Mugs

11A
Chicken ___ king: 2 wds.
Ala

12A
___-med (undergraduate degree)
Pre

13A
What length times width measures, for a rectangle
Area

14A
Author of the classic dystopian novel “Brave New World”: 2 wds.
Aldous Huxley

17A
What hangs in many museums
Art

18A
“Here’s how I view it,” from a texter
IMO

19A
New York’s capital
Albany

22A
Mountain cats
Pumas

26A
With 35-Across, author of the classic dystopian novel “Lord of the Flies”
William

28A
Infraction for a pinball player
Tilt

29A
Letters before a fake name
Aka

30A
Door handle that might have a keyhole
Knob

32A
Three-time NAACP Image Award winner Long
Nia

33A
“God ___ Ye Merry, Gentlemen” (Christmas song)
Rest

35A
See 26-Across
Cline

37A
Gain admission to
Enter

39A
Doctors’ colleagues
Nurses

40A
Airport where many layovers happen
Hub

42A
Pack ___ (hoarder)
Rat

43A
Author of the classic dystopian novel “Nineteen Eighty-Four”: 2 wds.
George Orwell

49A
Actress Paquin of “The Irishman”
Anna

50A
Zoey’s father on “Black-ish”
Dre

51A
City with the 2016 Summer Olympics, for short
Rio

52A
Kings of ___ (“Use Somebody” band)
Leon

53A
Mournful
Sad

54A
Steamy feature of romance novels
Sex

1A
Cry from a lamb
Baa

2A
“… and justice for ___”
All

3D
Enjoyed oneself immensely: 3 wds.
Had a Blast

4D
Soviet satellite that launched the Space Age
Sputnik

5D
Collector of federal income taxes: Abbr.
IRS

6D
Fruity soda brand
Nehi

7D
Reach the upper limit of, as a credit card: 2 wds.
Maxout

8D
It often begins “https://”: Abbr.
URL

9D
“Holy moly!”
Gee

10D
“Why didn’t you ___ something sooner?” (“I wish I’d known”)
Say

15D
Paper-free, like some exams
Oral

16D
Official who might shout “You’re out!,” for short
Ump

19D
Mindful (of)
Aware

20D
Compare
Liken

21D
Andrew who ran for president in 2020
Yang

23D
Christian religious leaders
Ministers

24D
Skirt with a flare: Hyph.
Aline

25D
Deer that have antlers
Stags

27D
Night sight that might be a crescent
Moon

31D
Became hazy and unclear
Blurred

34D
Largest city in Iran
Tehran

36D
___ the short straw (be unlucky)
Draw

38D
Bearskin ___
Rug

41D
Pieces of furniture that need to be “made”
Beds

43D
___ pal (rhyming term for a female friend)
Gal

44D
Compass point across from WSW: Abbr.
Ene

45D
88-year-old singer Yoko
Ono

46D
“Are you a man ___ mouse?”: 2 wds.
Or A

47D
What a polygraph might detect
Lie

48D
Smoked salmon on a bagel
Lox