6/13/23
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
___ cheap (very inexpensive)
Dirt
5A
When Groundhog Day is: Abbr.
Feb
8A
And I Love ___ (Beatles song)
Her
11A
___ Bowls (Dole breakfast products)
Acai
12A
Poem with flowery language
Ode
13A
Greek letter after (and rhyming with) eta
Theta
15A
Unlikely winner of a dog show
Mutt
16A
Golden ___ (period of prosperity)
Age
17A
French-speaking nation in the Caribbean
Haiti
18A
Oscar-winning British actress who hosts 34-Across: 2 wds.
Helen Mirren
21A
Watch that once had the slogan Takes a licking and keeps on ticking
Timex
24A
Beginning’s opposite
End
25A
Ore-___ (frozen food brand)
Ida
26A
Top-tier celebrity group: Hyph.
Alist
30A
Corporate branding image
Logo
34A
IFC comedy series that spoofs films like Grey Gardens and When We Were Kings: 2 wds.
Documentary Now
37A
Animals that are related to moose
Elks
38A
Syrup source
Maple
39A
Holder of ashes
Urn
40A
Australian bird that can’t fly
Emu
42A
Body parts that could have deviated septums
Noses
44A
Former Saturday Night Live comedian who cocreated and frequently appears on 34-Across: 2 wds.
Fred Armisen
50A
Cartoon character who has a security blanket
Linus
51A
Words in the middle of a simile: 2 wds.
As A
52A
What a dog wags
Tail
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
56A
Take in as a stray animal
Adopt
57A
Foxy
Sly
58A
Rod that connects wheels
Axle
59A
___/no question
Yes
60A
___ a real nowhere man (Beatles lyric)
Hes
61A
Animal hide
Pelt
1D
What beavers build from small trees
Dam
2D
Crisis area of a hospital: Abbr.
ICU
3D
Look like a drowned ___ (be drenched)
Rat
4D
Give 1/10 of your money to a church
Tithe
5D
Mare’s baby
Foal
6D
I’m on the ___ of my seat!
Edge
7D
I Know Where I’ve ___ (song in the musical Hairspray)
Been
8D
Person named in a will
Heir
9D
Suffix for disk or sermon
Ette
10D
An umbrella keeps this off you
Rain
13D
Like air at high elevations
Thin
14D
I can ___ wait!
Hardly
19D
Test that might cover a semester’s worth of material
Exam
20D
Brass or steel for example
Metal
21D
Ocean motion
Tide
22D
White Wedding singer Billy
Idol
23D
Big name in big trucks
Mack
27D
Animal like King Julien in the Madagascar movies
Lemur
28D
Could you put ___ good word for me?: 2 wds.
In A
29D
Brand often seen on a race car decal
Stp
31D
Painful burden
Onus
32D
Clinton’s vice president
Gore
33D
Has possession of
Owns
35D
Totally consumed: 2 wds.
Used Up
36D
Actress Russo of Velvet Buzzsaw
Rene
41D
Sail supporter
Mast
43D
Available as a beer: 2 wds.
On Tap
44D
Food Network chef Bobby
Flay
45D
Be a passenger
Ride
46D
Lucky Hank actress Mireille
Enos
47D
Prep potatoes for Thanksgiving dinner perhaps
Mash
48D
Any of over 17 000 in Indonesia
Isle
49D
Speaks
Says
53D
Get the ___ (be fired)
Axe
54D
Contraction that sounds like 48-Down
Ill
55D
Allow
Let