4/20/19
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
Tappable icons on a tablet
Apps
5A
Nanny ___ (home security devices)
Cams
9A
___ and tonic (cocktail)
Gin
12A
Have a mopey expression
Pout
13A
Ingredient in some lip balms
Aloe
14A
Anger
Ire
15A
Movie that won Best Director at the 2019 Oscars
Roma
16A
Pirate’s plunder
Loot
17A
Forget-me-___ (type of flower)
Not
18A
Musically inclined 20th-century US president who played the piano: 2 wds.
Harry Truman
21A
Dreidel for example
Top
22A
Prefix for “Pen” or “center”
Epi
23A
___-out clause (way to terminate a contract)
Opt
26A
“___ matter of fact …”: 2 wds.
As A
28A
___ job (greasy auto-maintenance task)
Lube
32A
Musically inclined 20th-century US president who was in his law school’s glee club: 2 wds.
Woodrow Wilson
36A
People waiting for the grocery checker for example
Line
37A
Actress Tyler who played Arwen in the “Lord of the Rings” movies
Liv
38A
Just-planted lawn perhaps
Sod
39A
Muscles that may be in a “six-pack”
Abs
42A
___ Vegas Nevada
Las
44A
Musically inclined 20th-century US president who plays the saxophone: 2 wds.
Bill Clinton
49A
Photocopier problem when paper gets stuck inside
Jam
50A
Southernmost Great Lake
Erie
51A
Enthusiastic like a sports fan
Avid
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
53A
___ carte (ordered individually): 2 wds.
A La
54A
Make fresh remarks to
Sass
55A
Event at a speedway
Race
56A
Tyrannosaurus ___
Rex
57A
Petty quarrel
Spat
58A
Did in as a dragon
Slew
1D
Month whose zodiac signs are Aries and Taurus: Abbr.
APR
2D
Winnie the ___
Pooh
3D
Another term for a mountain lion or cougar
Puma
4D
Inception
Start
5D
Caribbean music genre
Calypso
6D
“Thanks ___!”: 2 wds.
A Lot
7D
Dinty ___ (brand of beef stew)
Moore
8D
Arrange a blind date for: 2 wds.
Setup
9D
Actress Gershon who plays Jughead’s mother on “Riverdale”
Gina
10D
Wrinkle-removing tool
Iron
11D
Word that can go after “hair” or “drag”
Net
19D
Lion’s sound
Roar
20D
Place that produces flour
Mill
23D
Bird that’s a symbol of the Greek goddess Athena
Owl
24D
Pasty food in Waikiki
POI
25D
Unit of weight for elephants
Ton
27D
Hole-punching tool
Awl
29D
Letters in an American military ship’s name
USS
30D
Ghost’s scare word
Boo
31D
Come to a halt
End
33D
Hand out playing cards
Deal
34D
Most cunning
Wiliest
35D
Russian name that’s the equivalent of “John”
Ivan
40D
“___ you!” (words to a sneezer)
Bless
41D
Old metal in a junkyard
Scrap
43D
Famous people
Stars
44D
Four-time Oscar nominee Christian
Bale
45D
Format for the 2018 movie “America’s Musical Journey”
IMAX
46D
“Mona ___” (Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece)
Lisa
47D
Shape of the Easter Egg Oreos released in 2019
Oval
48D
Well-mannered
Nice
49D
Glass container for baby food
Jar
52D
Condensation on a lawn
Dew