7/17/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

7/17/21
Smartypants Saturday

Are you stuck with the Crosswords With Friends Puzzle Today? Stuck No More. We offer complete solutions as well as “no spoiler” mode to give you that little extra push. Or simply use this cheat sheet to help you get the best and fastest completion time possible.

1A
Word you might say to startle someone
Boo

4A
“That’s hilarious!,” in a text
Lol

7A
Network for Stephen Colbert and James Corden
CBS

10A
Stick ___ like a sore thumb
Out

11A
“Just ___ suspected!”: 2 wds.
As I

12A
Bargain shopper’s event
Sale

13A
Story in a magazine
Article

15A
Foreshadowing sign
Omen

16A
2015 Broadway jukebox musical featuring songs by Gloria Estefan: 3 wds.
On Your Feet

18A
Singers Smith and Hunt
Sams

20A
Spinning like ___: 2 wds.
Atop

21A
The current one is called the Cenozoic
Era

22A
“___ on you!” (scolding phrase)
Shame

25A
2019 Broadway jukebox musical featuring songs by the Temptations: 3 wds.
Aint Too Proud

30A
R&B singer Lou
Rawls

31A
___ Championship (event won by Phil Mickelson this year)
PGA

32A
Actor Julia of “The Addams Family”
Raul

34A
Old ___ (coot)
Fogy

35A
2005 Broadway jukebox musical featuring songs by the Four Seasons: 2 wds.
Jersey Boys

39A
“Sure, sure!”: 2 wds.
I Bet

40A
“Oh, Pretty Woman” singer Roy
Orbison

43A
Have one too ___ (get tipsy)
Many

44A
“If you ___ down with dogs, you get up with fleas”
Lie

45A
Hawaiian stringed instrument, for short
Uke

46A
401(k) alternative: Abbr.
Ira

47A
Francis Scott ___ (“The Star-Spangled Banner” composer)
Key

48A
Flavor-enhancing food additive: Abbr.
MSG

1A
___ constrictor
Boa

2A
“The Fault in ___ Stars”
Our

3A
Cushioned furniture to rest your legs on
Ottoman

4A
Like see-through parts of a wedding gown
Lacy

5D
2021 HBO movie starring Ruth Wilson as a Norwegian diplomat
Oslo

6D
In ___ of (instead of)
Lieu

7D
Very quick appearance by a star in a film
Cameo

8D
Sound once used by TV censors
Bleep

9D
Transmitted
Sent

12D
More plush, as a blanket
Softer

14D
Stand-___ (substitutes)
Ins

17D
Wheelchair-friendly alternatives to stairs
Ramps

18D
___ level (comparison for elevation)
Sea

19D
Melber of MSNBC
Ari

22D
Lacking crunch, like old crackers
Stale

23D
“___ I Met Your Mother”
How

24D
Company that still offers dial-up Internet service
AOL

26D
Reliable, like a good friend
Trusty

27D
Only marsupial native to North America
Opossum

28D
Australian boot brand
Ugg

29D
When the sun is up
Day

32D
Steel rod that strengthens concrete
Rebar

33D
Giant concert venue
Arena

34D
“Here’s something that might interest you”: Abbr.
FYI

35D
Rocker Hendrix
Jimi

36D
Part of an egg missing from an egg white omelet
Yolk

37D
Actress Larson who won an Oscar for “Room”
Brie

38D
Follow, as rules
Obey

41D
Gives the green light to
Oks

42D
Opposite of positive: Abbr.
Neg