3/30/19 Answer Crosswords With Friends

3/30/19
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
“He’s a man of ___ word”
His

4A
Wine in Italian
Vino

8A
The Cuban flag features a white one
Star

12A
Vex
Irk

13A
Country that borders Turkey and Pakistan
Iran

14A
___ San Lucas (Mexican resort city)
Cabo

15A
___ one on (drink a lot of alcohol)
Tie

16A
Section
Part

17A
What the Earth turns on
Axis

18A
Neil Simon musical about a dancer adapted into a 1969 Shirley MacLaine movie: 2 wds.
Sweet Charity

21A
Rap mogul Dr. ___
Dre

22A
December 24 or December 31 for example
Eve

23A
___ Spumante (sparkling Italian wine)
Asti

26A
“Me me me” quality
Ego

27A
Swiffer WetJet for example
Mop

30A
Neil Simon play about two boys who move in with relatives adapted into a 1993 Mercedes Ruehl movie: 3 wds.
Lost In Yonkers

34A
Company that gets you online: Abbr.
ISP

35A
Oldest child in the comic strip “Baby Blues”
Zoe

36A
Risky and avant-garde
Edgy

37A
Sound of a dove or a young baby
Coo

38A
Kansas City Chiefs’ group: Abbr.
NFL

40A
Neil Simon play about mismatched roommates adapted into a 1968 Jack Lemmon/Walter Matthau movie: 3 wds.
The Oddcouple

46A
“Oh give me a home where the buffalo ___ …”
Roam

47A
Word that can precede “wolf” or “ranger”
Lone

48A
Self-serve coffee dispenser
Urn

50A
“If all ___ fails …”
Else

51A
Stunt performer Knievel
Evel

52A
Sebastian’s love interest in “La La Land”
Mia

53A
Jingling things on rings
Keys

54A
Filming locations
Sets

55A
Tent anchor
Peg

1D
___ all the right notes
Hit

2D
Tall spring flower with a “blue flag” variety
Iris

3D
Distort as the facts
Skew

4D
Brand of car alarm named for a type of snake
Viper

5D
Very angry
Irate

6D
Cop in a drug bust
Narc

7D
Constantly traveling: 3 wds.
On The Go

8D
Frighten
Scare

9D
Sitcom that featured Marilu Henner and Andy Kaufman
Taxi

10D
“That’s carrying things ___ too far”: 2 wds.
A Bit

11D
Red like a certain flower
Rosy

19D
Touch up a newspaper article before printing
Edit

20D
“___ calling!” (former cosmetics company slogan)
Avon

23D
2001 boxing biopic that brought Will Smith an Oscar nomination
Ali

24D
Scouring pad competitor of Brillo
Sos

25D
1/48 of a cup in a recipe: Abbr.
TSP

26D
Sight organ whose name reads the same forward and backward
Eye

27D
___ school (where future doctors study)
Med

28D
www.greenpeace.___
Org

29D
Rapper who broke out with 2012’s “Gangnam Style”
Psy

31D
Preppy clothing brand of the 1980s
Izod

32D
Ramen strands
Noodles

33D
Large brown seaweed
Kelp

37D
“If worst ___ to worst …”
Comes

38D
Group of nine singers
Nonet

39D
Puts gas or coal into perhaps
Fuels

40D
Long demanding hike
Trek

41D
What a shovel can create
Hole

42D
Unchallenging
Easy

43D
Natural harbor that might be used by pirates
Cove

44D
Sugar cube
Lump

45D
New York canal that opened in 1825
Erie

49D
Chronic complainer
Nag