7/22/23 Answer Crosswords With Friends

7/22/23
Smartypants Saturday

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1A
Plays a role
Acts

5A
TV network headquartered in London
BBC

8A
Liquid in a tree
Sap

11A
Scram
Shoo

12A
I know it’s ___ to ask: 2 wds.
Alot

14A
Chain of hardware stores
Ace

15A
Carry with great effort
Haul

16A
European capital on the Tiber river
Rome

17A
Folk singer Janis ___
Ian

18A
White Christmas and Easter Parade song writer who lived to age 101: 2 wds.
Irving Berlin

21A
Person’s sense of self-worth
Ego

22A
Elitist person, like Frasier Crane
Snob

23A
TV chef Garten with a Cooking for Jefrey cookbook: 2 wds.
Ina

26A
26 I ___ you a debt of gratitude
Owe

28A
___-in-bag (like some prepackaged foods)
Boil

31A
Writer of the Ramona Quimby children’s books who lived to age 104: 2 wds.
Beverly Cleary

35A
In a good ___ (happy)
Mood

36A
Actor Roth of Inglourious Basterds
Eli

37A
Shirt often worn with jeans
Tee

38A
Corporate top dogs: Abbr.
Ceos

41A
Texter’s It seems to me..
Imo

43A
Folk artist who painted scenes of farm life and who lived to age 101: 2 wds.
Grandma Moses

48A
Tonight’s the Night singer Stewart
Rod

49A
Annie Lennox’s first solo album, or an arrogant star
Diva

50A
Dessert at a retirement party, often
Cake

52A
Hoopla
Ado

53A
Thin opening, such as a buttonhole
Slit

54A
Land mass that’s east of the Ural mountains
Asia

55A
Sure thing
Yes

56A
Suffix that ends the names of many national languages
Ese

57A
Landlord’s income
Rent

1D
Word that can precede tray or tree
Ash

2D
Spiced tea
Chai

3D
Traveler’s guided trip
Tour

4D
Figure out, as a puzzle
Solve

5D
Nocturnal bird of prey whose name suggests a farm: 2 wds.
Barn Owl

6D
Site like Gizmodo or TechCrunch
Blog

7D
Diddy’s real last name
Combs

8D
Catamaran, for example
Sailboat

9D
Purple berry found in some yogurt
Acai

10D
___ & Teller (magician duo)
Penn

13D
___ Vogue (online magazine for young women)
Teen

19D
Stereotypical name for a mad scientist’s underlying
Igor

20D
Judge’s outer attire
Robe

23D
Tech company in the Dow Jones Industrial Average
IBM

24D
Prefix for colonial or classical
Neo

25D
Green fruits in guacamole
Avocados

27D
Body part visible on both sides of $1 bill
Eye

29D
Furious feeling
Ire

30D
Caustic ingredient in Drano
Lye

32D
First earthly location in Genesis
Eden

33D
Area’s genreal weather pattern
Climate

34D
Car that might be driven by a chauffeur
Limo

39D
Chances of success
Odds

40D
Look friendly
Smile

42D
Isaac who starred in Broadway’s The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window in 2023
Oscar

43D
Mix of black and white
Gray

44D
Went by car or bus
Rode

45D
___ Budget Group (parent company of many rental car companies)
Avis

46D
Relaxed state
Ease

47D
Body’s outer layer
Skin

51D
All-you-can ___ buffet
Eat