4/28/18
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
Space ____ (long key on a keyboard)
Bar
4A
Mysterious sighting in the sky: Abbr.
UFO
7A
Secret desire when blowing out birthday candles
Wish
11A
Prefix meaning “one”
Uni
12A
Give it a go
Try
13A
Christmas Eve globe-trotter
Santa
14A
With 46-Across, singer who was the top-earning dead celebrity of 2017, at $75 million
Michael
16A
Pertaining to a city
Urban
17A
___ and aahs
Oohs
18A
With 41-Across, golfer who was 2017’s #2 earner among dead celebrities, at $40 million
Arnold
19A
Type of home-entertainment screen with a very clear picture: Abbr.
HDTV
21A
Either of two equal portions
Half
23A
Letters made with two crossing lines
Xes
24A
Gives a ranking to
Rates
26A
Places where people get pampered
Spas
28A
Cartoonist who was 2017’s #3 earner among dead celebrities, at $38 million: 2 wds.
Charles Schulz
33A
Put away for a rainy day
Save
34A
The main Keebler elf
Ernie
35A
____ of spades (card sometimes called “the death card”)
Ace
38A
Part of a three-piece suit
Vest
40A
Last word of a sermon, frequently
Amen
41A
See 18-Across
Palmer
43A
Eric who starred in “Munich”
Bana
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
45A
Without ___ notice (all of a sudden)
Prior
46A
See 14-Across
Jackson
49A
A bit crazy, or like rounded handwriting
Loopy
50A
Many years of age
Old
51A
Carmaker that produces the Forte
Kia
52A
Rescue squad members: Abbr.
EMTs
53A
R&B group with the 1999 #1 hit “Unpretty”
TLC
54A
Sneaky
Sly
1D
___ a ride (hitchhike)
Bum
2D
Darth Vader’s nickname as a boy
Ani
3D
Cheese used in lasagna
Ricotta
4D
Four-letter state that isn’t Iowa or Ohio
Utah
5D
Not canned or frozen
Fresh
6D
Olive’s last name, in “Popeye”
Oyl
7D
Inform of coming danger
Warn
8D
Folder for just-received emails: Hyph.
Inbox
9D
Hard and dry, like bread
Stale
10D
“Look, ma, no ____!”
Hands
13D
On the ____ (to all outward appearances)
Surface
15D
Stays suspended in the air, as a helicopter
Hovers
18D
French peaks
Alps
19D
Initials of Trump’s 2016 opponent
HRC
20D
“Zip-A-Dee-Doo-_____”
Dah
22D
Donkeys
Asses
25D
Key cause of the Civil War
Slavery
27D
Got smaller in the wash
Shrank
29D
Richard Scarry’s “Best Word Book ____”
Ever
30D
Reveals by removing a disguise from
Unmasks
31D
“I cannot tell a ____”
Lie
32D
Buddhist sect
Zen
35D
Granny Smith, for one
Apple
36D
Ricochet, as in billiards
Carom
37D
___ Ness (leader of the Untouchables)
Eliot
39D
Sport leading into Little League: Hyph.
T Ball
42D
Washes the floor
Mops
44D
Band with an “electric” name
ACDC
46D
___ down (write hurriedly)
Jot
47D
Lubricant to remove squeaks
Oil
48D
Formal vote of opposition
Nay