5/2/20
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
Unreal creature of the Himalayas
Yeti
5A
Web access via a phone line: Abbr.
DSL
8A
Roll-up type of sandwich
Wrap
12A
Person promoting an actor or writer
Agent
14A
Get a perfect score on as a quiz
Ace
15A
Waikiki dance
Hula
16A
Marsupial affected by 2020’s Australian bushfires
Koala
17A
___ chi (graceful exercise)
Tai
18A
Against: Prefix
Anti
19A
Marine biologist who became an acclaimed nature writer in the mid-1900s: 2 wds.
Rachel Carson
22A
Pursue romantically
Woo
23A
Treaty
Pact
24A
Director Lee who has won three Oscars
Ang
27A
Driver’s path: Abbr.
Rte
29A
Baggy like some clothes
Loose
33A
Best-selling book by 19-Across about the life history of our oceans: 4 wds.
The Sea Around Us
37A
Give the green light to
Allow
38A
Counterculture drug of the 1960s: Abbr.
LSD
39A
Snakelike fish used in sushi
Eel
40A
Relax in the sunshine
Bask
42A
You ___ it to yourself …
Owe
45A
Book by 19-Across that challenged the use of chemical pesticides and sparked environmentalism: 2 wds.
Silent Spring
50A
Rideshare app that added a tipping option in 2017
Uber
51A
Well lookee here!
Oho
52A
Friends in Low Places singer Brooks
Garth
55A
Posting in a restaurant window
Menu
56A
Cut off as with pruning shears
Lop
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
57A
Number of points for each team
Score
58A
Cut it out!
Stop
59D
Female in a flock of sheep
Ewe
60D
Person who has a sibling with the same birthday
Twin
1D
Real creature of the Himalayas
Yak
2D
A celebrity might have an inflated one
Ego
3D
Rip up
Tear
4D
Mother-___ (spouse’s mom): Hyph.
In Law
5D
Partner for the prom say
Date
6D
People selling tickets at inflated prices
Scalpers
7D
German brand of cameras and lenses
Leica
8D
University of Pennsylvania business school
Wharton
9D
Sprints
Runs
10D
Palo ___ (city in northern California)
Alto
11D
Reason for taking an aspirin
Pain
13D
Filled shell at a Mexican restaurant
Taco
20D
Popular dance in Israel
Hora
21D
Group that fights for people’s freedoms: Abbr.
ACLU
24D
___ discount (cheaply): 2 wds.
At A
25D
Organization that awards the Stanley Cup: Abbr.
NHL
26D
Type of toothpaste
Gel
28D
TV or radio program with lots of discussion: 2 wds.
Talk Show
30D
Keats’s poem on melancholy for example
Ode
31D
___ Bee (brand of honey)
Sue
32D
Class to teach immigrants how to speak and write in America: Abbr.
ESL
34D
Get over one’s drunkenness: 2 wds.
Sober Up
35D
Scottish actor McGregor
Ewan
36D
Stench
Odor
41D
Fur accessory draped across the shoulders
Stole
43D
Hairpieces
Wigs
44D
Pass into law
Enact
45D
Answers to addition problems
Sums
46D
You expect me to believe that?: 2 wds.
I Bet
47D
Comic Jay with a recurring role on Last Man Standing
Leno
48D
Person whose pronouncements are considered by many to be infallible
Pope
49D
Get bigger
Grow
53D
Prefix that’s more than bi-
Tri
54D
Barnyard bird
Hen