1/25/20
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
Hairless like Mr. Clean or Captain Picard
Bald
5A
___ tight (took no action)
Sat
8A
___ in the bud (stop early on)
Nip
11A
Cookie with a limited edition Game of Thrones variety
Oreo
12A
Desserts with flaky crusts
Pies
14A
Turmoil
Ado
15A
White Christmas singer Crosby
Bing
16A
Actor Alda of Marriage Story
Alan
17A
___ be right there
Ill
18A
Trailblazing African American who was the first female comedian to perform at the Apollo Theater: 2 wds.
Moms Mabley
21A
Five-___ general
Star
23A
Fuel that’s not needed for a Tesla car
Gas
24A
Imitate a pigeon’s call
Coo
25A
Initials meaning right away
ASAP
29A
___ Land (2016 movie musical): 2 wds.
La La
32A
Pioneering female stand-up comedian known for her fondness for fright wigs: 2 wds.
Phyllis Diller
35A
Jump ___ (item used in a boxer’s training regimen)
Rope
36A
Fluffy type of rug
Shag
37A
Cheerios ___ Crunch (cereal)
Oat
38A
___ the Walrus (Beatles song): 2 wds.
I Am
40A
Sound from a pigpen
Oink
42A
Comedian who was the first woman to host a late-night talk show on a major network: 2 wds.
Joan Rivers
47A
You Don’t ___ Me (1964 Lesley Gore hit)
Own
48A
Person placed on a pedestal figuratively
Idol
49A
A long way off
Afar
53A
Mr. Anderson in The Matrix
Neo
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
54A
Unload on Facebook Marketplace say
Sell
55A
Word that can precede Tune or correct
Auto
56A
Personal cards that are often laminated: Abbr.
Ids
57D
Patronized a pizzeria say
Ate
58D
Crustacean that walks sideways
Crab
1D
Move up and down like a buoy in the ocean
Bob
2D
Like a Boss actress Graynor
Ari
3D
Author Deighton who wrote Funeral in Berlin
Len
4D
Church doctrine or a 1999 Matt Damon comedy
Dogma
5D
Canned meat introduced by Hormel in 1937
Spam
6D
Feels under the weather
Ails
7D
The Eagles or the Hawks for example
Team
8D
Place to get a manicure: 2 wds.
Nail Salon
9D
Not doing anything
Idle
10D
Having multiple romantic partners for short
Poly
13D
Unexpected glitch
Snag
19D
Like verbal agreements
Oral
20D
___ of fire (human dynamo)
Ball
21D
Manhattan neighborhood west of Little Italy
Soho
22D
Keyboard instruments for kids: 2 wds.
Toy Pianos
24D
Firefighter’s lifesaving technique: Abbr.
CPR
26D
Serena Williams to Venus
Sis
27D
Volcanic fallout
Ash
28D
Making out in a movie theater for example: Abbr.
PDA
30D
Exposure of confidential information
Leak
31D
What you’d see at the Getty Center or the Louvre
Art
33D
___ Cuisine (frozen entrée brand)
Lean
34D
Marty Feldman’s role in Young Frankenstein
Igor
39D
3-D scans in a hospital: Abbr.
MRIs
41D
Physicist Newton who is buried in Westminster Abbey
Isaac
42D
___ Ernst (first female combat veteran elected to the US Senate)
Joni
43D
Had unpaid financial obligations
Owed
44D
Creative spark
Idea
45D
The V in 9V battery
Volt
46D
French fashion magazine
Elle
50D
I’d rather go naked than wear ___ (PETA slogan)
Fur
51D
Did I catch you ___ bad time?: 2 wds.
At A
52D
Steal from
Rob