10/12/24 Answer Crosswords With Friends

10/12/24
Smartypants Saturday

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1A
Type of nail polish
Gel

4A
Stuff that can initiaete a building implosion: Abbr.
Tnt

7A
Browse the internet
Surf

11A
Hot temper
Ire

12A
Pitch ____ (try to romance, quaintly)
Woo

13A
Continent with the longest coastline
Asia

14A
Dip down, like an overused sofa’s cushion
Sag

15A
X-Men actor McKellen
Ian

16A
Shelter above tables at a flea market
Tent

17A
Playwright whose Buried Child won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1979: 2 wds.
Sam Shepard

20A
Don’t ____ It End (1983 Styx hit)
Let

21A
Casual room in a house
Den

22A
CT ____ (MRI alternative)
Scan

24A
Landscaper’s turf
Sod

25A
Group that regulates the Toxic Substances Control Act: Abbr.
Epa

28A
Playwright whose Fences and The Piano Lesson won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1987 and 1990: 2 wds.
August Wilson

31A
Itsy-bitsy
Wee

32A
Ultra-long time
Eon

33A
Unscrew a cap, say
Open

34A
Introspective music genre
Emo

35A
Time ___ lunch!
For

36A
Playwright whose Gelngarry Glen Ross won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1984: 2 wds.
David Mamet

40A
Soccer legend who died in 2022
Pele

41A
Baby _____-Man (1982 video game sequel)
Pac

42A
Gullible person
Sap

44A
The First ____ (2024 horror prequel)
Omen

45A
All in favor, say ___
Aye

46A
Australian singer who’s been nominated for nine Grammys
Sia

47A
Flong, as a horseshoe
Toss

48A
Smidgen
Tad

49A
You’re never too ____ to learn
Old

1D
Members of the US military: Abbr.
Gis

2D
Time periods such as the Mesozoic
Eras

3D
21, for buying alcohol in the US: 2 wds.
Legal Age

4D
___ my arm! (Well, if I must …)
Twist

5D
TV host Trevor who wrote the memoir Born a Crime
Noah

6D
Soften, as rhetoric: 2 wds.
Toned Down

7D
Underworld overlord
Satan

8D
Graphical ___ interface (icons and such, on a computer)
User

9D
Outer part of a honeydew melon
Rind

10D
___ chance! (No way!)
Fat

18D
List of meal choices
Menu

19D
Mani-___ (nail salon service)
Pedi

22D
Crosscut ____ (forestry tool)
Saw

23D
Wooden stick with a chalked tip
Cue

24D
Took no more cards in blackjack: 2 wds.
Stood Pat

25D
Caffeinated ingredient in an affogato or macchiato
Espresso

26D
Early creator of Gothic horror fiction
Poe

27D
Raggedy, red-haired doll
Ann

29D
18-wheeler
Semi

30D
Device for making fabrics
Loom

34D
Numbers that end in 2, 4, 6, 8, or 0
Evens

35D
___ the music (accepted one’s punishment)
Faced

36D
Offering from a band that’s looking for a label
Demo

37D
Some offerings in a flight of beers
Ales

38D
Rudolph who portrays Kamala Harris on Saturday Night Live
Maya

39D
Eeyore’s detachable body part
Tail

40D
Sweeten the ____ (add more money, in poker)
Pot

43D
Cushion
Pad