3/4/23 Answer Crosswords With Friends

3/4/23
Smartypants Saturday

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1A
Action to be avoided: Hyph.
Nono

5A
Touches gently with a cloth
Dabs

9A
Bawl
Sob

12A
Radiohead lead singer Yorke
Thom

13A
Foot or mile for example
Unit

14A
What more can ___?: 2 wds.
I Do

15A
Nickname for President Lincoln that refers to his integrity as a lawyer: 2 wds.
Honest Abe

17A
___ Grant (spin-off of The Mary Tyler Moore Show)
Lou

18A
That’s it no more Mr. Nice ___!
Guy

19A
Quick to recognize danger
Alert

21A
The Devil by another name
Satan

24A
Noodles sold with a broth packet
Ramen

26A
Grown-___ (Freeform show starring Yara Shahidi)
Ish

27A
Long-running CBS police procedural
NCIS

29A
Scratch images onto metal or glass
Etch

32A
Dessert baked in a pastry crust
Pie

33A
Yellow centers of eggs
Yolks

35A
Bill and ___ (talk lovingly)
Coo

36A
Long long story
Saga

38A
Unit of currency in four South American countries
Peso

39A
Ocean off America’s east coast: Abbr.
Atl

40A
Got on the nerves of
Irked

42A
Under ___ pretenses
FALSE

44A
Measurement from a lake’s surface to its floor
Depth

46A
Alcohol made by Tanqueray
Gin

47A
Mountain like France’s Mont Blanc
Alp

48A
Nickname for President Biden that refers to his daily train commutes as a senator: 2 wds.
Amtrack Joe

54A
Single-___ (disposable)
Use

55A
New Zealand fruit New Zealand bird or a New Zealander
Kiwi

56A
Yard terrain that gets mowed
Lawn

57A
Lower the ___ (make things easier)
Bar

58A
Gay ___ (celebrity like Cher or Janet Jackson)
Icon

59A
Examined closely
Eyed

1D
To the ___ degree
Nth

2D
Well what have we here!
Oho

3D
Prefix for traditional or transferable
Non

4D
Final Greek letter
Omega

5D
Beyond the call of ___
Duty

6D
Actress ___ de Armas of Blonde
Ana

7D
Baby’s dribble catcher
Bib

8D
What fogs up a bathroom mirror
Steam

9D
Nickname for President Coolidge that refers to his tendency to say very little: 2 wds.
Silent Cal

10D
Strong smell
Odor

11D
Boxing competition
Bout

16D
It’s Always ___ in Philadelphia (sitcom)
Sunny

20D
2023 Oscar nominee Jamie ___ Curtis
Lee

21D
Takes little tastes of as tea
Sips

22D
Continent where Sri Lanka is
Asia

23D
Nickname for President Reagan that refers to his movie role as a Notre Dame football player: 2 wds.
The Gipper

24D
All stirred up
Riled

25D
___ for the moon (requests something improbable)
Asks

28D
Make do during hard times
Cope

30D
Items that keep sleeping bags off the ground
Cots

31D
Golfer’s target
Hole

34D
America’s Got Talent judge Vergara
Sofia

37D
Sculpture or painting for example
Art

41D
Army uniform material
Khaki

43D
Joint near the heel
Ankle

44D
Smear with paint
Daub

45D
Disney character who sings the line The cold never bothered me anyway
Elsa

46D
Big smile
Grin

49D
Drop the ___ (TNT rap-battle show)
Mic

50D
Lowest card in bridge
Two

51D
TV host Leno
Jay

52D
Have debts to repay
Owe

53D
Bring to a close
End