9/23/23 Answer Crosswords With Friends

9/23/23
Smartypants Saturday

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1A
Bird that gives a hoot
Owl

4A
Sister channel of Cinemax
HBO

7A
Talk too much
Blab

11A
Anonymous John or Jane
Doe

12A
Twist out of shape like old wood
Warp

13A
String used to fasten a high-top sneaker
Lace

14A
Obedience school pupil
Dog

15A
Spiny medicinal plant
Aloe

16A
Fearsome figure in fairy tales
Ogre

17A
William Faulkner novel that examines race relations on a Mississippi plantation across generations: 3 wds.
Go Down Moses

20A
Keep your ___ about you (stay mentally vigilant)
Wits

21A
Sleep stage when vivid dreaming may occur: Abbr.
Rem

22A
This is bad!: 2 wds.
Oh No

23A
Before long
Soon

25A
Young seal
Pup

28A
Faulkner novel centered on pregnant Lena Grove and bootlegger Joe Christmas: 3 wds.
Light In August

31A
AMA members: Abbr.
Drs

32A
Like two peas in ___: 2 wds.
A Pod

33A
___ of expertise (what someone is good at)
Area

34A
Offering from the Google Play store
App

35A
Desserts often served à la mode
Pies

36A
Faulkner novel about a poor family’s journey to bury their matriarch: 4 wds.
As I Lay Dying

41A
Pipsqueak
Runt

42A
Actor Scott of Hawaii Five-0
Caan

43A
Go ___ the deep end
Off

46A
Little maze runners in science labs
Mice

47A
Large servers of coffee
Urns

48A
Former baseball manager Piniella
Lou

49A
Twinkler in the night sky
Star

50A
Wooden piece that fits into a hole
Peg

51A
Actor Johnson who was once married to Melanie Griffith
Don

1D
A bit strange
Odd

2D
Seek the affection of
Woo

3D
Tight-fitting pants for women
Leggings

4D
___ Top (reduced-fat ice cream brand with an angelic name)
Halo

5D
Forehead
Brow

6D
Driving locale with little traffic: 2 wds.
Open Road

7D
Burst into flower
Bloom

8D
Falls behind
Lags

9D
43 560 square feet
Acre

10D
Insects that pollinate many flowers
Bees

12D
Large rolls of money
Wads

18D
Looking at it differently … in a text
Otoh

19D
List of options on a computer screen
Menu

20D
Vibrating or buzzing sound
Whir

22D
Outdated
Old

23D
What a toddler might drink from: 2 wds.
Sippy Cup

24D
Singer Yoko
Ono

25D
Metal that’s 24-karat: 2 wds.
Pure Gold

26D
Avails oneself of
Uses

27D
K-12 booster group: Abbr.
Pta

29D
Small appetizer in a Spanish restaurant
Tapa

30D
Obtain as an advantage
Gain

34D
Revise
Alter

35D
Safety fasteners
Pins

36D
Body parts missing from the Venus de Milo sculpture
Arms

37D
Attire that may be three-piece
Suit

38D
Old Peruvian empire whose people ate quinoa
Inca

39D
Propose a challenge to
Dare

40D
Chinese force that goes with yin
Yang

44D
___ Fighters (Dave Grohl’s band)
Foo

45D
___ and games
Fun