6/12/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

6/12/21
Smartypants Saturday

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1A
Move back and forth, like a disapproving finger
Wag

4A
Lava in its underground form
Magma

9A
Item on a front porch that might say “Welcome”
Mat

12A
___ and cry (clamor)
Hue

13A
Phil Collins’s “Against All Odds (Take ___ at Me Now)”: 2 wds.
Alook

14A
“And so, without further ___ …”
Ado

15A
It’s covered by a long sleeve and bared by a tank top
Arm

16A
R&B singer Ross
Diana

17A
Get a ___ deal (receive unfair treatment)
Raw

18A
Quattroporte automaker that’s named for its Italian founder Alfieri and his brothers
Maserati

20A
“What a Friend We Have in Jesus,” for one
Hymn

21A
“___ Miz” (Broadway musical, for short)
Les

22A
On ___ double (quickly)
The

24A
Word that can follow “luggage” or “bike”
Rack

27A
911 automaker that’s named for its German founder Ferdinand
Porsche

31A
Actress Longoria
Eva

32A
Unpleasant smells
Odors

34A
Border of an item of clothing
Hem

35A
Portofino automaker that’s named for its Italian founder Enzo
Ferrari

37A
Activity that’s not allowed: Hyph.
Nono

38A
“… ___ woodchuck could chuck wood?” (tongue twister’s ending): 2 wds.
If A

39A
Comedian Nwodim of “Saturday Night Live”
Ego

41A
Tree that bears coconuts
Palm

44A
Pacifica automaker that’s named for its American founder Walter
Chrysler

49A
Mesozoic ___ (when dinosaurs evolved)
Era

50A
Get ready to play, as a CD track: 2 wds.
Cue Up

51A
French for “yes”
Oui

52A
Skill for a good darts player
Aim

53A
Gives a round of applause
Claps

54A
Eyebrow’s shape
Arc

55A
Mad scientist’s workplace
Lab

56D
Like the taste of chips and peanuts, typically
Salty

57D
Adversary
Foe

1D
Duo whose first US hit was “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go”
Wham

2D
New Age-y radiance
Aura

3D
Precious jewels
Gems

4D
Sierra ___ (mountain range in Mexico)
Madre

5D
Criminal’s assumed name
Alias

6D
Animal mascot of the US Naval Academy
Goat

7D
Computer display screen
Monitor

8D
Letters before a criminal’s assumed name
Aka

9D
“Birds of Prey” actress ___ Elizabeth Winstead
Mary

10D
Actor Huber of “Dynasty”
Adam

11D
City without a very large population
Town

19D
Large mammal in Rocky Mountain National Park
Elk

20D
“___ a real nowhere man” (Beatles lyric)
Hes

23D
Units on a time card: Abbr.
Hrs

24D
NBA official, for short
Ref

25D
Michigan ___ (Chicago thoroughfare): Abbr.
Ave

26D
It might be self-driving
Car

27D
Taro-based food at a luau
Poi

28D
John who stars in the upcoming Netflix show “Cowboy Bebop”
Cho

29D
Cornish game ___
Hen

30D
Fall Out Boy’s genre
Emo

32D
Clumsy ox
Oaf

33D
Count with a taste for blood
Dracula

36D
Edge of a dish
Rim

37D
Digits in math: Abbr.
Nos

39D
Spew ash and lava
Erupt

40D
Musical with the song “Let Me Entertain You”
Gypsy

41D
Ring out, as chimes
Peal

42D
Prima donna’s number
Aria

43D
Meat sometimes served with mint jelly
Lamb

45D
Bounce back from an illness
Heal

46D
Meat ___ (ground beef dish)
Loaf

47D
It replaced the Spanish peseta and the Dutch guilder
Euro

48D
Grain from which sake is made
Rice

50D
Includes on an email list: Abbr.
CCS