10/29/22 Answer Crosswords With Friends

10/29/22
Smartypants Saturday

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1A
Tiny thin branch
Twig

5A
Feature of the Capitol building in Washington DC
Dome

9A
Death ___ for Cutie (band with the new album Asphalt Meadows)
Cab

12A
This is terrible!: 2 wds.
Oh No

13A
Dear ___ Hansen (Tony-winning musical)
Evan

14A
Have unpaid bills
Owe

15A
Free connection at many coffee shops: Hyph.
Wifi

16A
Curvature
Bend

17A
Jet ___ (traveler’s source of fatigue)
Lag

18A
Anchorman character who’s credited with writing the 2013 book Let Me Off at the Top! My Classy Life and Other Musings: 2 wds.
Ron Burgundy

21A
Tankful from a Shell station
Gas

22A
International oil cartel: Abbr.
Opec

23A
Cleaning tool that could describe a messy head of hair
Mop

26A
Baton Rouge school that Hubert Humphrey and James Carville attended: Abbr.
LSU

28A
Most populous Hawaiian island
Oahu

31A
How I Met Your Mother character who’s credited with writing the 2008 book The Bro Code: 2 wds.
Barney Stinson

35A
Length times height for a rectangle
Area

36A
Stuff inside a beach ball
Air

37A
Sense of self
Ego

38A
Extend across
Span

41A
What Frosty the Snowman’s pipe was made from
Cob

43A
Parks and Recreation character who’s credited with writing the 2011 book Pawnee: The Greatest Town in America: 2 wds.
Leslie Knope

47A
___ none (with no exceptions)
Bar

48A
Shaft connecting two wheels
Axle

49A
Breaking Bad exterminator played by Jesse Plemons
Todd

51A
Ex on the Beach cable channel
MTV

52A
Shed as a snake’s skin
Molt

53A
Sign on a shop’s door during business hours
Open

54A
Itty-bitty
Wee

55A
Low-denomination dollar bills
Ones

56A
1990s TV title character played by Lucy Lawless
Xena

1D
Stranded motorist’s need
Tow

2D
Sound from an electric fan
Whir

3D
The I in TMI for short
Info

4D
Where do you think you’re ___?
Going

5D
French composer Claude known for Clair de Lune
Debussy

6D
Your turn to talk on a walkie-talkie
Over

7D
Tropical fruit used in some chutneys
Mango

8D
Ultimately become: 2 wds.
End Up

9D
Police investigation that hasn’t been active in years: 2 wds.
Cold Case

10D
Running ___ from home
Away

11D
Plead
Beg

19D
Amsterdam actor Christian
Bale

20D
Day-Glo
Neon

23D
Academic degree for a future executive: Abbr.
MBA

24D
Boat-propelling blade
Oar

25D
Forest ___ (protected woodland)
Preserve

27D
Miss ___ (beauty pageant since 1952)
USA

29D
Monopolize
Hog

30D
Game with Skip and Reverse cards
Uno

32D
Baby’s quiet times
Naps

33D
They get you into movie theaters
Tickets

34D
___ oxide (another name for rust)
Iron

39D
Remember the ___! (historic rallying cry)
Alamo

40D
President between Johnson and Ford
Nixon

42D
Wrinkle-smoothing injection
Botox

43D
Not prompt
Late

44D
Fashion magazine known for its annual Style Awards
Elle

45D
Vatican City VIP
Pope

46D
Place where original sin first occurred to Christians
Eden

47D
Luxury automaker headquartered in Munich
BMW

50D
Modern crime-scene evidence: Abbr.
DNA