3/9/19
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
Floor covering that isn’t wall-to-wall
Rug
4A
Ali ___ and the Forty Thieves
Baba
8A
Video-___ (talk with a webcam)
Chat
12A
Enjoyed a banquet
Ate
13A
Skin care brand with Total Effects and Luminous lines
Olay
14A
___ apparent (person who’s expected to eventually take power)
Heir
15A
I’m a big ___ of your work
Fan
16A
Sported
Wore
17A
Land battle force
Army
18A
Mythical hero who defeated the Minotaur
Theseus
20A
Brand of inexpensive razors
Bic
21A
Bread ___ butter
And
22A
Professor’s job security
Tenure
25A
Pack tightly
Cram
28A
Feeling of amazement
Awe
29A
Schlep around
Lug
30A
Snapshot for short
Pic
31A
Mythical hero who captured the Golden Fleece
Jason
33A
Most common spoken language in Australia: Abbr.
Eng
34A
Residue that an e-cigarette doesn’t produce
Ash
35A
Disappearing liquid for a secret message
Ink
36A
This ___ unfair!: 2 wds.
Is So
37A
Opposite of fat
Skinny
39A
Nipped
Bit
41A
Sliced fish on a bagel
Lox
42A
Mythical hero who slew Medusa
Perseus
46A
Surrealistic painter Salvador
Dali
48A
Angelic light
Halo
49A
White House’s country: Abbr.
USA
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
50A
Develops flavor over time in a wine barrel
Ages
51A
Symbol on a phone screen
Icon
52D
___ alert
Red
53D
One teaspoon of cough syrup for example
Dose
54D
Freshly moist like a youthful complexion
Dewy
55D
Rock that contains valuable metal
Ore
1D
Inflatable lifeboat
Raft
2D
State that’s home to Zion National Park
Utah
3D
Singin’ in the Rain star ___ Kelly
Gene
4D
Emmy-winning Modern Family actress Julie
Bowen
5D
Audibly
Aloud
6D
Monkey ___ (item on a playground)
Bars
7D
Positive response at sea
Aye
8D
___ of Fools (Aretha Franklin hit)
Chain
9D
Mythical hero who completed 12 labors
Hercules
10D
Archer’s skill
Aim
11D
Just do your best
Try
19D
A Star Is Born actor Elliott
Sam
20D
I’ve ___ thinking …
Been
22D
Number of Dakota states
Two
23D
Pantyhose problems
Runs
24D
Frozen waffle brand
Eggo
25D
Income tax experts: Abbr.
CPAs
26D
Peril
Risk
27D
Mythical hero who had a vulnerable heel
Achilles
28D
Don’t ___ (You don’t want to know)
Ask
31D
Exclamation used when two people say the same thing at the same time
Jinx
32D
Press ___ key to continue
Any
36D
___ a Match! (Tinder notification)
Its
38D
Clamor
Noise
39D
Underneath
Below
40D
Literary device related to sarcasm
Irony
42D
Marathoner’s speed
Pace
43D
Currency in Spain and Germany
Euro
44D
Person who might call tech support
User
45D
The Marquis de ___
Sade
46D
Parent who might coach Little League
Dad
47D
Back in the past
Ago
48D
Went undercover
Hid