10/4/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

10/4/25
Smartypants Saturday

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1A
Statistical numbers
DATA

5A
Opposite of thin
FAT

8A
Small sample of soup
SIP

11A
Prone to bumbling
INEPT

13A
Important Egyptian goddess
ISIS

15A
Mary ___ Retton (Olympic gymnast)
LOU

16A
Physicist who proposed that black holes emit radiation: 2 wds.
STEPHENHAWKING

19A
Female chicken or lobster
HEN

20A
“Nightcrawler” actress Russo
RENE

21A
Lines up a rifle
AIMS

22A
Gibson who was the first person ever named People’s Sexiest Man Alive
MEL

23A
Author Rand who created the philosophical system called Objectivism
AYN

24A
With 38-Across, physicist who pioneered research on radioactivity
MARIE

27A
Ray gun’s sound
ZAP

29A
Spur on
GOAD

33A
People who were once in a relationship
EXES

34A
Common shape for dog biscuits
BONE

35A
Tall ___ (exaggerated story)
TALE

36A
Shelter at Burning Man
TENT

37A
“Only the Lonely” singer Orbison
ROY

38A
See 24-Across
CURIE

39A
Principal on “Abbott Elementary”
AVA

41A
Snip with shears
CUT

42A
Like a Rolex bought on the street, probably
FAKE

44A
Evidence of former stitches
SCAR

46A
___-mo video
SLO

49A
Physicist who developed the theory of relativity: 2 wds.
ALBERTEINSTEIN

52A
“Squid Game” star ___ Jung-jae
LEE

53A
Canoe, for one
BOAT

54A
Score that beats par by two
EAGLE

55A
It’s 0^\circ at the equator: Abbr.
LAT

56A
Ironically humorous
WRY

57A
Inlets larger than coves
BAYS

1D
What food is served on
DISH

2D
Forced bet in poker
ANTE

3D
Person a bit older than 12
TEEN

4D
What an icon on a phone screen represents
APP

5D
“The Adventures of Huckleberry ___”
FINN

6D
Arthur of 1970s tennis
ASHE

7D
___ Maria (dark coffee liqueur)
TIA

8D
“The Real ___ Shady” (Eminem song)
SLIM

9D
Charged atoms
IONS

10D
Wrinkly-faced dog breed
PUG

12D
Number in a trio
THREE

14D
Manage to convince
SWAY

17D
Fish such as a moray
EEL

18D
Boy pharaoh of ancient Egypt: 2 wds.
KINGTUT

22D
Typo or faux pas
MISTAKE

23D
Barbary ___ (tailless monkey)
APE

24D
Ran across
MET

25D
What Oz’s Tin Woodman carried
AXE

26D
Stimpy’s pal, in old cartoons
REN

27D
Place to see wildlife on display
ZOO

28D
“Don’t go ___ further!”
ANY

30D
Blade pulled by a rower
OAR

31D
“___ Baba and the Forty Thieves”
ALI

32D
“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” woman
DEE

34D
Cross Your Heart ___ (Playtex product)
BRA

38D
Use foul language
CURSE

40D
“Bake” or “wake,” grammatically
VERB

41D
Container for condensed milk
CAN

42D
Jumping pest for a dog
FLEA

43D
Lend a hand to a crook
ABET

44D
Blacken on a grill
SEAR

45D
It’s larger than a town
CITY

46D
Company that produced the Dreamcast
SEGA

47D
Flower on a floating pad
LILY

48D
Change for a $5 bill
ONES

49D
The whole shebang
ALL

50D
Pull to an auto shop
TOW

51D
Bill at a bar
TAB