1/20/24 Answer Crosswords With Friends

1/20/24
Smartypants Saturday

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1A
Wane
Ebb

4A
Exploitative people
Users

9A
___ Just Not That Into You (2004 book)
Hes

12A
Its capital is Montgomery: Abbr.
Ala

13A
Intel gathered by a scout
Recon

14A
Gab on and on
Yak

15A
Author who won the 2019 National Book Award for Fiction for Trust Exercise: 2 wds.
Susan Choi

17A
Ask questions that are none of your business
Pry

18A
Midterm for one
Test

19A
Frequently
Often

21A
Drop the ___ (former TNT series)
Mic

24A
Where gestation happens
Womb

27A
Essential equipment for a bench press
Bar

30A
Author who won the 2020 National Book Award for Fiction for Interior Chinatown: 2 wds.
Charles Yu

34A
Word that can follow cream or ginger
Ale

35A
___ guide (device that provides narration for a museum visit)
Audio

36A
___ all coming back to me now
Its

37A
Author who won the 2021 National Book Award for Fiction for Hell of a Book: 2 wds.
Jason Mott

39A
Like a shrinking violet
Shy

40A
Looking for ___ Love (Jody Watley song): 2 wds.
Anew

41A
What many lines in the movie CODA are delivered in: Abbr.
Asl

43A
Memorable battleground in Texas
Alamo

47A
Papers confirming debts
Ious

51A
What’s-___-name (woman whose identity you’ve forgotten)
Her

53A
Author who won the 2022 National Book Award for Fiction for The Rabbit Hutch: 2 wds.
Tess Gunty

56A
Cable channel with current programs about vampires witches and zombies
Amc

57A
Take at face ___ (accept unquestioningly)
Value

58A
Hellboy actor McShane
Ian

59A
Exclamation popularized by Homer Simpson
Doh

60A
___ Cold Steve Austin
Stone

61A
Dish ___ dirt (gossip)
The

1D
Vancouver-to-Montreal direction
East

2D
Color with shades such as navy and aqua
Blue

3D
Lowest voice in a barbershop quartet
Bass

4D
Vote holder on Survivor
Urn

5D
Triple ___ (ingredient in a margarita)
Sec

6D
Smart speaker made by Amazon
Echo

7D
Spot for an urban garden sometimes
Roof

8D
Peevish mood
Snit

9D
State entered after being told You are getting sleepy …
Hypnosis

10D
Where you might put a hand to signal Please speak up
Ear

11D
What’s overhead outdoors
Sky

16D
Where to replenish your pocket cash: Abbr.
Atm

20D
Sheep that isn’t a ram
Ewe

22D
___ take it or leave it: 2 wds.
I Can

23D
Old pal
Chum

25D
Story about Aphrodite and Apollo say
Myth

26D
Not free at the moment
Busy

27D
___ California (northwestern Mexican state)
Baja

28D
Astronaut Shepard
Alan

29D
The R in R & D
Research

31D
This is ___-or-die situation!: 2 wds.
Ado

32D
Classic Hollywood actress Hayworth
Rita

33D
Items up for auction
Lots

38D
Bird that can be sooty or tawny
Owl

42D
Actress Lucy of Elementary
Liu

44D
Off-road four-wheelers: Abbr.
Atvs

45D
What vegans avoid
Meat

46D
Third-most populous city in Scandinavia (after Stockholm and Copenhagen)
Oslo

48D
Single Ladies (Put a Ring ___): 2 wds.
On It

49D
Where the Osmonds are from
Utah

50D
Auld Lang ___ (December 31 song)
Syne

51D
You ___ me worried for a minute there!
Had

52D
Fall Out Boy’s music genre
Emo

54D
Eco-friendly power source
Sun

55D
___ whiz!
Gee