9/20/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

9/20/25
Smartypants Saturday

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1A
Part of a traffic jam
CAR

4A
Guacamole and salsa, for two
DIPS

8A
Not quite closed
AJAR

12A
“Beef” Emmy winner Wong
ALI

13A
Give off, as radiation
EMIT

14A
“One ____ song!” (“Encore!”)
MORE

15A
Prince, to a queen
SON

16A
Place of residence, in Spanish
CASA

17A
Word that can follow “fist” or “speed”
BUMP

18A
Henrik Ibsen play whose title character manipulates others in order to fulfill her own desires: 2 wds.
HEDDAGABLER

21A
Tribute in verse form
ODE

22A
Vermont senator Sanders, familiarly
BERNIE

25A
Have a verbal squabble
ARGUE

28A
Irk
VEX

29A
Suffix that means “most”
EST

30A
With 32-Across, Henrik Ibsen play whose title character has a series of disastrous adventures
PEER

31A
Sloth in the “Ice Age” movies
SID

32A
See 30-Across
GYNT

33A
Plop down in a chair
SIT

34A
Maker of Complete Fuel System Cleaner
STP

35A
____ Rica (Central American country)
COSTA

36A
At a discounted price: 2 wds.
ONSALE

38A
Tooth on a mechanical wheel
COG

39A
Henrik Ibsen play about a woman trapped in an oppressive marriage: 3 wds.
ADOLLSHOUSE

44A
Lascivious
LEWD

46A
Fat removal procedure, for short
LIPO

47A
Tic-____-toe
TAC

48A
Multicolored gemstone
OPAL

49A
“How terribly sad!”
ALAS

50A
Back in the day
AGE

51A
Actor Diggs who voices King Triton in the “Ariel” animated series
TAYE

52A
Angry blog post
RANT

53A
Female quail
HEN

1D
Fives, tens, and twenties, for example
CASH

2D
Botanical ingredient in skin care products
ALOE

3D
Cantaloupe’s outer layer
RIND

4D
Ten-year period
DECADE

5D
Public persona
IMAGE

6D
City with a leaning tower
PISA

7D
Pierced with a dagger
STABBED

8D
Fossilized tree resin
AMBER

9D
Long trips
JOURNEYS

10D
Limb sometimes supported by a sling
ARM

11D
One unit in a weightlifter’s set
REP

19D
Full of gloom
DOUR

20D
“Superman” villain Luthor played by Nicholas Hoult
LEX

23D
“____ She Lovely” (Stevie Wonder song)
ISN’T

24D
Blues singer James
ETTA

25D
Lhasa ____ (dog breed)
APSO

26D
Strap connected to a horse’s bridle
REIN

27D
Eludes capture: 2 wds.
GETSAWAY

28D
Red carpet honoree: Abbr.
VIP

31D
Relating to the stars
STELLAR

32D
____ dancer (1960s nightclub entertainer): Hyph.
GO-GO

34D
____-pitch softball
SLO

35D
Partner on a talk show
COHOST

37D
Totally confuse
ADDLE

38D
Channel that airs congressional hearings: Hyph.
C-SPAN

40D
Fashion model Moss or country singer McCann
LILA

41D
Bryce Canyon National Park’s state
UTAH

42D
Wise person
SAGE

43D
Major for an aspiring MBA, perhaps: Abbr.
ECON.

44D
Parking area
LOT

45D
Federal department that regulates pesticides: Abbr.
EPA