3/12/22 Answer Crosswords With Friends

3/12/22
Smartypants Saturday

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1A
Exclamation heard on “The Simpsons”
Doh

4A
“I ___ to differ!”
Beg

7A
Respond to a standing ovation
Bow

10A
“The Golden Girls” costar of Bea, Betty, and Estelle
Rue

11A
___ a finger on (touch)
Lay

12A
Midge’s father on “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Abe

13A
Rock singer who referred to himself as “Mr. Mojo Risin’,” an anagram of his name: 2 wds.
Jim Morrison

16A
Grab a snack
Eat

17A
Initial phase
Onset

18A
Tried to hit a baseball
Swung

21A
Say “Where?” or “When?”
Ask

22A
Frisbee’s path through the air
Arc

23A
Prestigious university down the road from Harvard: Abbr.
Mit

25A
Ingredients in quiches and omelets
Eggs

29A
Surrealist painter once disparagingly called “Avida Dollars,” an anagram of his name: 2 wds.
Salvador Dali

32A
Extend across, as a bridge
Span

33A
Angst-ridden music genre
Emo

34A
Young lady, as a square dance caller might say
Gal

35A
Historical chapter
Era

37A
Company that makes the Frisbee: Hyph.
Whamo

39A
Apple desktop computers
iMacs

42A
“___ whiz!”
Gee

43A
Actor credited in “Mary Poppins” as “Navckid Keyd,” an anagram of his name: 3 wds.
Dick Vandyke

47A
Drug that makes its users “trip”: Abbr.
LSD

48A
Group for moms and dads of schoolkids: Abbr.
PTA

49A
Gab a lot
Yak

50A
List-shortening abbreviation
ETC

51A
Horror franchise that “Scary Movie 4” parodied
Saw

52A
“Yes,” to a ship’s first mate
Aye

1D
Nickname for basketball Hall of Famer Erving: 2 wds., abbr.
Drj

2D
Positive answer from a Parisian
Oui

3D
Muscly guys: Hyph.
Hemen

4D
Gently dab with a tissue, as lipstick
Blot

5D
Hearing aid’s place
Ear

6D
Sandwiches at a Greek restaurant
Gyros

7D
“All About That ___” (Meghan Trainor song)
Bass

8D
Thin woodwind
Oboe

9D
Past tense of “go”
Went

14D
What lava is called, while still below the earth’s surface
Magma

15D
Signed, as a contract
Inked

18D
Attitude-filled response
Sass

19D
Saran ___
Wrap

20D
The Bruins’ school: Abbr.
UCLA

21D
Shrinking DC superhero on “Legends of Tomorrow”
Atom

24D
Original thought
Idea

26D
Lady ___ (“House of Gucci” actress)
Gaga

27D
Rock genre of David Bowie, for a time
Glam

28D
Underground missile bunker
Silo

30D
Deep-cut sweater style: Hyph.
Vneck

31D
Homophone of “rode”
Rowed

36D
Accepts or declines an invitation: Abbr.
RSVPs

38D
2003 OutKast song: 2 wds.
Hey Ya

39D
Just hanging out doing nothing
Idle

40D
Sierra ___ (soda brand)
Mist

41D
“You Shook Me All Night Long” band
ACDC

42D
Chew like a rodent
Gnaw

44D
Come ___ price: 2 wds.
AT A

45D
Fictional medical examiner Scarpetta
Kay

46D
___ out (barely get)
Eke