9/5/20 Answer Crosswords With Friends

9/5/20
Smartypants Saturday

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1A
Too
Also

5A
Coldest temperatures of the day
Lows

9A
Have trouble pronouncing “s” sounds
Lisp

13A
Declared
Said

14A
McGregor of “Birds of Prey”
Ewan

15A
Ancient Peruvian
Inca

16A
Author of the 1853 memoir “Twelve Years a Slave,” which was made into a Best Picture-winning movie: 2 wds.
Solomon Northup

19A
Seat belt, essentially
Strap

20A
“It takes ___ to tango”
Two

21A
“Pulp Fiction” actress Thurman
Uma

22A
Type of rodent that followed the Pied Piper
Rat

24A
Gone across a pool
Swum

26A
With 40-Across, author of the 1936 novel “Gone With the Wind,” which was made into a Best Picture-winning movie
Margaret

31A
Thick carpets
Shags

34A
Water, in Mexico City
Agua

35A
Challenge to do something risky
Dare

37A
“Chestnuts roasting ___ open fire …”: 2 wds.
On An

38A
___ scheme (investment fraud)
Ponzi

40A
See 26-Across
Mitchell

42A
Gas used in Las Vegas signs
Neon

44A
Popular Vietnamese soup
Pho

45A
Nickname of the president on the penny
Abe

47A
___ Sports (best-selling single-platform video game of all time)
Wii

49A
“___ my case”: 2 wds.
I Rest

53A
Author of the 2005 novel “No Country for Old Men,” which was made into a Best Picture-winning movie: 2 wds.
Cormac McCarthy

57A
Length of time you “spring forward” in spring
Hour

58A
Response to a joke: Hyph.
Haha

59A
Scarce
Rare

60A
Actor Omar who starred on ABC’s “Resurrection”
Epps

61A
Science studied by environmentalists: Abbr.
Ecol

62A
Word meaning “astound” whose letters appear within the word “astound”
Stun

1D
Burro
Ass

2D
Country that borders Thailand and Vietnam
Laos

3D
Residue along a riverbank
Silt

4D
Noticeable smell
Odor

5D
Wild cat with spots
Leopard

6D
“I want my ___ place” (“I’d like to move out of my parents’ house”)
Own

7D
Hope for
Want

8D
Blankets the ground during a winter storm, say
Snows

9D
Dimly ___ (not bright)
Lit

10D
Sadistic and cruel
Inhumane

11D
The ___ of the earth (the very worst people alive)
Scum

12D
___ John’s (rival of Domino’s)
Papa

17D
Season 1 “Pose” star Kate
Mara

18D
Pulls the paddles in a canoe
Rows

23D
Group playing soccer, hockey, or softball
Team

25D
“This doesn’t bode well”: Hyph.
Uhoh

26D
What a GPS screen displays
Map

27D
“Four score and seven years ___ …”
Ago

28D
Person who comes in second: Hyph.
Runnerup

29D
Look intently
Gaze

30D
Excursion
Trip

32D
Actress Gadot who portrays Wonder Woman
Gal

33D
Comedy show that’s won five Emmys for Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Series: Abbr.
SNL

36D
Morally acceptable
Ethical

39D
Its capital is Des Moines
Iowa

41D
“Iron Chef America” chef Cat ___
Cora

43D
Particularly suitable place or activity
Niche

45D
What a muscle might do after a strenuous workout
Ache

46D
Funny sound made when poking someone on the nose
Boop

48D
All-in-one Apple machine that runs the Catalina operating system
iMac

50D
Fouls up
Errs

51D
“Right now,” to surgeons
Stat

52D
Drive-___ (option at many fast food restaurants)
Thru

54D
“___ Robinson” (song in “The Graduate”)
Mrs

55D
___ Chang (Katie Leung’s role in the “Harry Potter” films)
Cho

56D
Strong desire
Yen