6/19/21
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
Variety or type
Ilk
4A
Government agency with a “Most Wanted” list: Abbr.
FBI
7A
Part of a bear’s paw
Claw
11A
Groan-worthy joke, often
Pun
12A
Desserts that are sometimes placed on windowsills to cool
Pies
13A
“I ___ no idea!” (“Beats me!”)
Have
14A
“That happened so long ___”
Ago
15A
Woman’s deep vocal range
Alto
16A
Animals that bear lambs
Ewes
17A
“Fame” actress and choreographer who received a 2020 Kennedy Center Honor: 2 wds.
Debbie Allen
20A
“___ Friend” (Facebook button)
Add
21A
Perfectly fine, to astronauts: Hyph.
Aok
22A
With 35-Across, “Diamonds & Rust” folk singer who received a 2020 Kennedy Center Honor
Joan
25A
Male nickname that sounds like a hearty beef dish
Stu
26A
Defensive shot from Novak Djokovic
Lob
29A
“You’re on your ___ with this one”
Own
30A
Stared at in a creepy way
Ogled
32A
Vampire in “Let the Right One In”
Eli
33A
Furniture with a headboard
Bed
34A
Like a project you don’t hire a contractor for: Abbr.
DIY
35A
See 22-Across
Baez
36A
Sound elicited by a stomach punch
Oof
37A
Volleyball filler
Air
39A
“The Thunder Rolls” country singer who received a 2020 Kennedy Center Honor: 2 wds.
Garth Brooks
44A
Trees often found in Christmas tree lots
Firs
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
46A
Bird’s bill
Beak
47A
“Batman Forever” star Kilmer
Val
48A
Berry in some purple smoothies
Acai
49A
Master of ___ in Library Science (post-college degree)
Arts
50A
Top-fermented beer
Ale
51A
Major league team from Cincinnati
Reds
52D
“Well, golly!”
Gee
53D
Took command
Led
1D
Tablet with Siri
iPad
2D
Sliding sport in the Winter Olympics
Luge
3D
Radio dial, for example
Knob
4D
Did some manicuring
Filed
5D
Greek letter that follows alpha
Beta
6D
Sequester apart from other people
Isolate
7D
Part of the face where you’d apply rouge
Cheek
8D
___ mower (landscaper’s item)
Lawn
9D
___ Maria (Catholic prayer)
Ave
10D
“Yellowstone” actor Bentley
Wes
12D
Took care of the bill
Paid
18D
Make illegal
Ban
19D
Very showy, like some Hawaiian shirts
Loud
22D
Stock clerk or truck driver, for example
Job
23D
“I ___ it all to you!”
Owe
24D
By ___ large
And
25D
___ and the Family Stone (“Dance to the Music” band)
Sly
26D
“Back to the Future” actress Thompson
Lea
27D
Spanish cheer
Ole
28D
Show ___ (Hollywood industry)
Biz
30D
Garbage truck emanation
Odor
31D
Wrapping paper alternative: 2 wds.
Gift Bag
35D
Dude, to a surfer
Bro
36D
British band that featured Liam and Noel Gallagher
Oasis
37D
Lose intensity
Abate
38D
Greatly annoys
Irks
39D
Person who finished college, for short
Grad
40D
“Well, lookie ___!”
Here
41D
Olive’s shape
Oval
42D
___ chips (snack made from a green vegetable)
Kale
43D
Glider on a snowy hill
Sled
44D
Remote
Far
45D
What a Zamboni resurfaces
Ice