11/14/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

11/14/26
Smartypants Saturday

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1A
South American country where Paddington Bear is from
PERU

5A
___ Tesfaye (The Weeknd’s given name)
ABEL

9A
Deck-swabbing tool
MOP

12A
___ the Terrible (infamous Russian ruler)
IVAN

13A
Sound represented by “zzz” in comic strips
SNORE

14A
Abbreviation similar to “Blvd.” or “Rd.”
AVE

15A
South African author of “July’s People” who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1991: 2 wds.
NADINE GORDIMER

18A
Elaborate meal
FEAST

19A
Sleeveless shirt, or a military vehicle
TANK

20A
Belly ___ (dive that makes a big splash)
FLOP

22A
Melodies
TUNES

25A
Watchful and attentive
ALERT

26A
Compensate monetarily
PAY

27A
Music that originated in Jamaica in the 1950s
SKA

30A
With 32-Across, Irish poet of “Digging” who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1995
SEAMUS

32A
See 30-Across
HEANEY

34A
“99 to Beat” host Jeong
KEN

35A
Indicate agreement nonverbally
NOD

37A
“___ of Frankenstein” (classic horror movie)
BRIDE

38A
Stores that sell meat
DELIS

40A
Performs in a movie
ACTS

41A
“Better ___ than sorry!”
SAFE

44A
Maples who was Donald Trump’s second wife
MARLA

46A
British author of “Lord of the Flies” who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1983: 2 wds.
WILLIAM GOLDING

52A
Kerfuffle
ADO

53A
Nicene ___ (Christian recitation)
CREED

54A
Idris who voices Knuckles in the “Sonic the Hedgehog” movies
ELBA

55A
Opposite of old
NEW

56A
“My Wife and ___” (2001-2005 sitcom)
KIDS

57A
Do really well, in slang
SLAY

1D
Code for an ATM: Abbr.
PIN

2D
Actress LaRue or Gabor
EVA

3D
Old slang meaning “cool”
RAD

4D
Outfit for a baseball player or a Boy Scout
UNIFORM

5D
Worried feeling associated with emo music
ANGST

6D
Start, as a computer: 2 wds.
BOOT UP

7D
“To ___ is human”
ERR

8D
Spearheaded
LED

9D
Papa’s wife
MAMA

10D
Appliance for baking pizza
OVEN

11D
Fringe benefit
PERK

13D
Adriatic ___ (European body of water)
SEA

16D
Farthest known planet from Earth
NEPTUNE

17D
“___ all Greek to me”
ITS

20D
Head for the hills
FLEE

21D
Tilt, or a word describing some ground beef
LEAN

23D
“Uh-uh, I’ll pass”
NAH

24D
Body part that rests in a socket
EYEBALL

25D
___ for the moon (request a lot)
ASK

27D
Fit of frustration
SNIT

28D
Canvas sneaker brand
KEDS

29D
“Yes” vote in the Senate
AYE

31D
Scale note between “fa” and “la”
SOL

33D
Places to play Asteroids and Space Invaders, in the 1980s
ARCADES

36D
Turned down, as room lights
DIMMED

41D
“Black ___” (movie for which Natalie Portman won an Oscar)
DEL

42D
Congressional assistant
SAGES

43D
Move like a lava stream
SWAN

45D
“Spare the ___ and spoil the child”
AIDE

47D
“Eww!”
FLOW

48D
Nickname of pop singer Grande
ROD

49D
Suffering from a sickness
ICK

50D
League with the Heat and the Hornets: Abbr.
ARI

51D
Like actor Matt Bomer
ILL