7/09/22 Answer Crosswords With Friends

7/09/22
Smartypants Saturday

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1A
Tells a little white lie
Fibs

5A
Transaction with a bookie
Bet

8A
___ disturbing you?: 2 wds.
Am I

11A
Like the defense of a dissertation
Oral

12A
Place to order a martini or margarita
Bar

13A
Smell a ___ (be suspicious)
Rat

14A
Longtime Howard Stern Show cohost who was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 2017: 2 wds.
Robin Quivers

17A
Grabs some shut-eye
Naps

18A
Item in a corkboard
Pin

19A
___ the buck (take no responsibility)
Pass

22A
Female goat
Nanny

26A
Anguish
Woe

28A
I’m down with that
Okay

30A
Stage prompt that might be written on a card
Cue

31A
New Jersey-born talk show host who was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 2009: 2 wds.
Wendy Williams

34A
___ Leaguer (student at Harvard or Yale say)
Ivy

35A
World capital with floating saunas
Oslo

36A
Apprehend as a criminal
Nab

37A
Second-most populous US state
Texas

39A
Most crabs have ten of them
Legs

41A
Not likely to speak up
Shy

43A
Makes a choice
Opts

46A
Trailblazing NPR political reporter and analyst who was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 2020: 2 wds.
Cokie Roberts

51A
Nickname of Mary Todd Lincoln’s husband
Abe

52A
Gentle setting for a hair dryer
Low

53A
See ya in Tuscany
Ciao

54A
Get ___ of (eliminate)
Rid

55A
Writing tool chained to a bank counter
Pen

56A
Sixteen ___ (classic country/folk song about coal mining)
Tons

1A
I don’t have time ___ this!
For

2A
Wrinkle-reducing appliance
Iron

3D
Ali ___ (character who said Open sesame!)
Baba

4D
Lost your footing while walking on ice
Slipped

5D
Memorial Day cookout for short
BBQ

6D
___ de cologne (fragrance)
Eau

7D
Journey
Trip

8D
Boxing match venue
Arena

9D
Make surface damage to
Mar

10D
___ the least I could do
Its

15D
Government group with a cryptologic school: Abbr.
NSA

16D
Material used in flooring and gutters
Vinyl

20D
Petunia Pig and Miss Piggy for two
Sows

21D
Knack for doing something
Skill

23D
Sports group for student athletes: Abbr.
NCAA

24D
Like toes that have been in the cold too long
Numb

25D
I’d be glad to
Yes

26D
I don’t believe ___ met
Weve

27D
Deep black gem
Onyx

29D
Soothing ingredient in baby wipes
Aloe

31D
Person who’s good at wordplay
Wit

32D
Mario’s dinosaur companion
Yoshi

33D
Look over carefully for flaws
Inspect

38D
Sought permission from
Asked

40D
Will Arnett’s character on Arrested Development
Gob

42D
Crowdsourced site with a Write a Review page
Yelp

44D
Group that’s a little smaller than a quartet
Trio

45D
Three-time tennis Grand Slam tournament winner Wawrinka
Stan

46D
Cable ___ (San Francisco transportation)
Car

47D
___-Wan Kenobi
Obi

48D
Tiny eggs that are often black or red
Roe

49D
A League of Their ___ (upcoming streaming series about 1940s women’s baseball)
Own

50D
Mayday!
Sos