5/20/23 Answer Crosswords With Friends

5/20/23
Smartypants Saturday

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1A
Wild party
Bash

5A
Spice blends for barbecued meat
Rubs

9A
Guileful
Sly

12A
The only Great Lake with a four-letter name
Erie

13A
Sitting on
Atop

14A
Organization that chases Jason Bourne in the film franchise: Abbr.
CIA

15A
Band whose most recent album was 2020’s appropriately titled Power Up
ACDC

16A
___ a one (zero)
Nary

17A
Shiny Happy People band
Rem

18A
2022 Danielle Steel novel about an aspiring singer: 3 wds.
The High Notes

21A
___ your heart out!
Eat

22A
Word that can precede fangled or born
New

23A
Graduate students who help professors: Abbr.
Tas

26A
Quickly pick up
Grab

29A
Corrosive liquid
Acid

32A
2023 Danielle Steel novel about a man possibly walking away from his old life: 3 wds.
Without A Trace

35A
Cookie whose current slogan is Stay Playful
Oreo

36A
Make an engraving
Etch

37A
Type of joke that might cause the listener’s eyes to roll
Pun

38A
Jack-of-___-trades
All

40A
Vehicle that you might flag down
Cab

42A
2021 Danielle Steel novel about World War II nurses: 2 wds.
Flying Angels

48A
Where a Broadway orchestra is located usually
Pit

49A
Othello the ___ of Venice
Moor

50A
___ what you’re saying: 2 wds.
I See

51A
Light blonde hair shade
Ash

52A
Concept
Idea

53A
Feature of Scarlett Johansson’s voice
Rasp

54A
Question whose answer might begin Because …
Why

55A
___ tubes (small containers in a lab)
Test

56A
Extreme desire
Lust

1D
Rhythm of a song
Beat

2D
Curved part of a foot
Arch

3D
Whose ___ are you on anyway?
Side

4D
Actress Anne of Donnie Brasco
Heche

5D
Sounded plausible: 2 wds.
Rang True

6D
State whose flag will feature a beehive beginning in 2024
Utah

7D
A Star Is ___ (2018 movie)
Born

8D
Watch from a secret location: 2 wds.
Spy On

9D
Twistable feature of bottled water: 2 wds.
Screw Cap

10D
Tells falsehoods
Lies

11D
Tuber that looks similar to a sweet potato
Yam

19D
Villain of 49-Across
Iago

20D
Shed a ___ for
Tear

23D
Number of singers in a duet
Two

24D
A breath of fresh ___
Air

25D
Furtive
Stealthy

27D
Quarterback’s try: Abbr.
Att

28D
Brand of fine crystal whose name is also a card game
Baccarat

30D
Hospital area where you might find an oxygen tent: Abbr.
Icu

31D
Bear’s lair
Den

33D
___ smokes!
Holy

34D
Better ___ I Used to Be (Tim McGraw song)
Than

39D
Maximum or minimum
Limit

41D
Female hip-hop dancer: Hyph.
B girl

42D
Salmon sardine or sea bass
Fish

43D
Lymph ___ (part of the immune system)
Node

44D
Leaves the room
Goes

45D
Isaac’s red-haired son
Esau

46D
Not as much
Less

47D
Month before October: Abbr.
Sept

48D
Ferret or fox’s foot
Paw