5/22/21
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.
5/22/21
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
“She has it down to a fine ___” (“She’s a pro at this”)
Art
4A
State where the Talladega Superspeedway is: Abbr.
Ala
7A
Donkey’s call
Bray
11A
Tough row to ___ (difficult situation)
Hoe
12A
Practice in a boxing ring
Spar
13A
Angler’s fish-attracting item
Lure
14A
“I ___ Man of Constant Sorrow” (“O Brother, Where Art Thou?” song): 2 wds.
Am A
15A
Hotter than cool
Warm
16A
___ for permission (seeks approval to do something)
Asks
17A
First Lady of the United States (1989-1993) who wrote “Millie’s Book”: 2 wds.
Barbara Bush
20A
“___-Man and the Wasp”
Ant
21A
___-armed bandit (slot machine)
One
22A
Apple computer with a built-in display
iMac
25A
“Then what happened …?”
And
26A
Jet ___ (problem when traveling)
Lag
29A
First Lady of the United States (2009-2017) who wrote “Becoming”: 2 wds.
Michelle Obama
33A
Tool used by Paul Bunyan
Axe
34A
Expected to arrive
Due
35A
Omar of the 2016-2018 drama series “Shooter”
Epps
36A
Item used for calligraphy
Pen
37A
Perfectly suitable
Apt
39A
First Lady of the United States (1981-1989) who wrote “To Love a Child”: 2 wds.
Nancy Reagan
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
44A
Road ___ (long journey in a car)
Trip
46A
Party giver
Host
47A
Potential amendment about sexual discrimination: Abbr.
Era
48A
Sharpen, as a knife edge
Hone
49A
Inflated senses of self
Egos
50A
Norwegian actress Ullmann or American actress Tyler
Liv
51A
Length of an apartment lease, often
Year
52A
Misdeed admitted to during confession
Sin
53A
“___ My Name” (Destiny’s Child single)
Say
1D
Literary sea captain whose crew includes Ishmael and Queequeg
Ahab
2D
Oscar-winning 2018 drama set in Mexico City
Roma
3D
Rip
Tear
4D
Not together
Apart
5D
___ Spencer of HGTV’s “Flea Market Flip”
Lara
6D
Radius, ulna, or humerus: 2 wds.
Arm Bone
7D
Bored with life
Blasé
8D
Run with the football
Rush
9D
Boat in the Book of Genesis
Ark
10D
“Certainly!”
Yes
12D
White bird whose sound is called “trumpeting”
Swan
18D
Johann Sebastian ___ (composer)
Bach
19D
Reverse, as a mistake
Undo
22D
“___ Mess” (2018 Bebe Rexha song): 2 wds.
Im A
23D
___ up (scramble)
Mix
24D
What a card cheat might hide up their sleeve
Ace
25D
Homophone of “ail”
Ale
26D
Drink like a cat, or where a cat might snuggle up
Lap
27D
Guitarist’s sound-boosting item
Amp
28D
It’s sold at filling stations
Gas
30D
Adam and Eve’s garden
Eden
31D
Midday meals
Lunches
32D
Greek letter between alpha and gamma
Beta
36D
Origami material
Paper
37D
Illegal burning
Arson
38D
Animals that are fed by humans
Pets
39D
Smallest of Columbus’s ships
Nina
40D
Cartoon bear created by Hanna-Barbera
Yogi
41D
Products that keep some hairstyles in place
Gels
42D
Track on an opera recording
Aria
43D
Military branch associated with the song “Anchors Aweigh”
Navy
44D
“___ will be done …” (line in the Lord’s Prayer)
Thy
45D
Eggs in caviar
Roe