9/14/19 Answer Crosswords With Friends

9/14/19
Smartypants Saturday

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1A
Uber driver’s navigational tool: Abbr.
GPS

4A
Well-regarded university that’s near Harvard: Abbr.
MIT

7A
Place to get a couple’s massage
Spa

10A
Walk-off home ___ (stadium crowd-pleaser)
Run

11A
Letters before an assumed name
Aka

12A
Layer of fingernail polish
Coat

13A
Long-term savings option: Abbr.
IRA

14A
“Toy Story 4” dinosaur
Rex

15A
Arriving at 4:30 when the appointment was for 4:00 for example
Late

16A
Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of “Coraline”: 2 wds.
Neil Gaiman

19A
Roth who directed 2018’s “The House With a Clock in Its Walls”
Eli

20A
Yvie ___ (“weird” winner of the most recent season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race”)
Oddly

23A
Japanese dog with a curly tail
Akita

27A
“You can’t ___ the forest for the trees”
See

28A
Starz fantasy drama based on 16-Across’s 2001 novel of the same name: 2 wds.
American Gods

32A
“Perpetual Grace LTD” star Kingsley
Ben

33A
Asian country where Tenzing-Hillary Airport is located
Nepal

34A
Light course containing lettuce
Salad

36A
Bird that hunts at night
Owl

39A
16-Across’s 2005 novel featuring trickster Mr. Nancy who’s also in 28-Across: 2 wds.
Anansi Boys

44A
“The Simpsons” character whose name appropriately anagrams to “brat”
Bart

46A
Rite ___ (drugstore chain)
Aid

47A
Oliver North resigned as this group’s president in April: Abbr.
NRA

48A
Irresistible impulse
Urge

49A
Athlete in the majors
Pro

50A
Blood relatives
Kin

51A
What immortal beings don’t do
Die

52A
Have a stomach bug perhaps
Ail

53A
Top card in a royal flush
Ace

1A
Cheshire Cat’s facial expression
Grin

2A
Blend into a thick liquid
Puree

3D
Slow-moving mollusk
Snail

4D
“A Dog’s Journey” star Helgenberger
Marg

5D
Store with Ektorp sofas and Docksta tables
Ikea

6D
Cab
Taxi

7D
No-goodnik: Hyph.
So and So

8D
“Wheel of Fortune” host Sajak
Pat

9D
“No thanks I already ___”
Ate

12D
Armor-___ (dressed like a knight)
Clad

17D
Person whose stories are hard to believe
Liar

18D
2016 Disney film in which Dwayne Johnson voiced Maui
Moana

21D
Was ahead of the pack
Led

22D
“That’s exactly right!”
Yes

24D
Sort of in slang
Kinda

25D
Cold cubes
Ice

26D
Device attached to a maple tree to drain sap
Tap

28D
Muscles toned by crunches
Abs

29D
“Drop ___ line”: 2 wds.
Me A

30D
Blow up as a photo
Enlarge

31D
Lump of mashed potatoes
Glob

35D
Initial contribution to a poker game
Ante

37D
Fictional candymaker Willy
Wonka

38D
Quote from a tune
Lyric

40D
Bay Area wine valley
Napa

41D
Voice-activated iPad assistant
Siri

42D
Teen ___ (celebrity with a young fan base)
Idol

43D
Reasonable
Sane

44D
Undeveloped flower
Bud

45D
Singer Grande for short
Ari