7/29/23 Answer Crosswords With Friends

7/29/23
Smartypants Saturday

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1A
Scripps National Spelling ___ (annual competition)
Bee

4A
Flow back
Ebb

7A
Tibetan monk whose title sounds like an animal
Lama

11A
Sand dune vehicle: Abbr.
ATV

12A
Raspberry pie ___ mode: 2 wds.
A La

13A
Islamic republic where polo was invented
Iran

14A
___ recall …: 2 wds.
As I

15A
Become inedible
Rot

16A
Melodic cadence in many Irish accents
Lilt

17A
Hotel Rwanda actor who won a 2022 Grammy for the audiobook of John Lewis’s Carry On: 2 wds.
Don Cheadle

20A
___ bargain (deal struck by the prosecution and a defendant)
Plea

22A
CrazySexyCool girl group
TLC

23A
Vivian Banks, to the Fresh Prince
Aunt

24A
Toddler’s crumb catcher
Bib

25A
From ___ Z (all the way): 2 wds.
A To

28A
MSNBC host who won a 2021 Grammy for the audiobook of her nonfiction book Blowout: 2 wds.
Rachel Maddow

31A
WNBA legend Bird with five Olympic gold medals
Sue

32A
Cube rolled in a casino
Die

33A
Stunt performer Knievel
Evel

34A
United Shades of America channel
CNN

35A
Mason jar toppers
Lids

36A
The Woman King actress who won a 2023 Grammy for the audiobook of her memoir Finding Me: 2 wds.
Viola Davis

41A
Pod vegetable that’s sticky
Okra

42A
Notable segment of history
Era

43A
Snakes ___ Plane: 2 wds.
On A

46A
Spiders’ flytraps
Webs

47A
Hi-____ images
Res

48A
___ rings around (defeated decisively)
Ran

49A
Cheeky response
Sass

50A
Rested on an ottoman
Sat

51A
Agent whose identity is usually classified
Spy

1D
Word said twice before black sheep in a nursery rhyme
Baa

2D
Martians and such: Abbr.
Ets

3D
Material that’s presented in court
Evidence

4D
Receive for merit
Earn

5D
Politically like-minded group
Bloc

6D
When a baby gets washed: 2 wds.
Bath Time

7D
Purple flower of the spring
Lilac

8D
Like a climate with very little rainfall
Arid

9D
Retail complex that typically has escalators
Mall

10D
Payment to get into a card game
Ante

18D
Pledge made on a witness stand
Oath

19D
Idris of the Apple TV+ miniseries Hijack
Elba

20D
Standard golf scores
Pars

21D
Party where you might be served huli-huli chicken
Luau

24D
Flaps that help horses to focus on the road ahead
Blinders

25D
People who may help college students choose courses
Advisors

26D
___ the line (obeyed)
Toed

27D
Birds with tawny and screech varieties
Owls

29D
Bart Simpson’s fourth-grade teacher ___ Krabappel
Edna

30D
Shop where you could order corned beef on rye
Deli

34D
Working ___ Hero (John Lennon song)
Class

36D
Solemn pledges
Vows

37D
Chain that sells ready-to-assemble furniture
Ikea

38D
Spherical objects
Orbs

39D
Office size calculation
Area

40D
Wide-ranging
Vast

44D
Get some shut-eye
Nap

45D
Not in ___ shape or form
Any