10/20/23 Answer Crosswords With Friends

10/20/23
Smartypants Saturday

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1A
Catch red-handed
Nab

4A
Too-good-to-be-true offer, probably
Scam

8A
Petty squabble
Spat

12A
Oh, what’s the ____? (This is pointless)
Use

13A
Where Sacramento’s the capital, informally
Cali

14A
Pitchfork prong
Tine

15A
Mamma ____! Here We Go Again
Mia

16A
Dodgers relif pitcher who won the Cy Young in 2003: 2 wds.
Eric Gagne

18A
Actor Sacha ___ Cohen
Baron

20A
___ Kat (candy bar)
Kit

21A
Doctors for Dalmatians, for short
Vets

24A
Avoider of animal-based foods
Vegan

28A
Not guilty, for one
Plea

31A
Took a bus or cab
Rode

33A
Say an untruth
Lie

34A
Brewers relif pitcher who won the Cy Young in 1981: 2 wds.
Rollie Fingers

37A
___ and vinegar (salad dressing)
Oil

38A
Top official at a college
Dean

39A
More or ___ (approximately)
Less

40A
Slow-moving creature that leaves a slimy trail
Snail

42A
Nevada casino city
Reno

44A
____ room (play area)
Rec

46A
The Cy Young, for one
Award

50A
Padres relief who won Cy Young in 1989: 2 wds.
Mark Davis

55A
Gymnast Mary ___ Retton
Lou

56A
Musical instrument that rhymes with hobo
Oboe

57A
Belly button fuzz
Lint

58A
Legendary vessel made from gopher wood
Ark

59A
____ your ways (stop misbehaving)
Mend

60A
How ___ times do I have to tell you…
Many

61A
Holiday that immediately precedes January 1: Abbr.
Nye

1D
Comfortably ___ (Pink Floyd song)
Numb

2D
___ Minor (region including most of Turkey)
Asia

3D
Grizzly animal
Bear

4D
CSI: Crime ___ Investigation
Scene

5D
Item with a Blue Book value
Car

6D
Mahershala who narrates Netflix’s Chimp Empire series
Ali

7D
Jagger of the Rolling Stones
Mick

8D
Division of Mexico or Brazil
State

9D
Animated character Peppa, for one
Pig

10D
Name of a doll that’s raggedy
Ann

11D
Golf peg
Tee

17D
Any ___ Sunday (Al Pacino movie)
Given

19D
US president’s office shape
Oval

22D
Large plant in an arboretum
Tree

23D
Until this point: 2 wds.
So Far

25D
Ecstasy
Glee

26D
Runs on TV
Airs

27D
Loch that’s known for a mythical monster
Ness

28D
Athletes who are paid to play
Pros

29D
Pork or beef cut
Loin

30D
Jazz legend Fitzgerald
Ella

32D
Enjoy a banquet
Dine

35D
Sat around doing nothing
Idled

36D
TV series about female wrestlers
Glow

34D
1 Really ticked off
Irked

43D
Hit single from Janet Jackson’s album Control
Nasty

45D
Unlikely to lose one’s temper
Calm

47D
Actor Arkin who died in June 2023
Alan

48D
Acting brother of Kieran and Macaulay Culkin
Rory

49D
The ___ (John Wayne’s nickname)
Duke

50D
Person celebrated on the second Sunday in May
Mom

51D
Mrs. Maisel’s dad, on the Amazon Prime series
Abe

52D
The Flash actor Livingston
Ron

53D
By way of, on a travel schedule
Via

54D
Holiday ___ (hotel chain)
Inn