4/9/16
Smartypants Saturday
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1C
Tree with “American” and “Dutch” varieties
Elm
4C
Barrier built by beavers
Dam
7C
Jack (nursery rhyme dieter)
Sprat
12C
Worn frazzle: 2 wds.
To a
13C
Encouragement in a bullring
Ole
14C
Oscar-winning actress Swinton
Tilda
15C
Initialed author of “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”: 3 wds.
CS Lewis
17C
Scott Card (“Ender’s Game” author)
Orson
18C
Estate recipient after a death
Heir
19C
Sound of a bursting water balloon
Splat
21C
Sudden military incursions
Raids
24C
Part of the eye that has rods and cones
Retina
27C
“The Ridiculous 6” actor Nick
Nolte
29C
“The Catch” star Mireille
Enos
30C
Airport schedule approximation: Abbr.
ETA
33C
Initialed coauthor, with his wife Margret, of “Curious George”: 3 wds.
Harey
35C
“It’s the dawn of a new ”
Era
36C
500 sheets of paper
Ream
38C
Two hours before noon: 3 wds.
Tenam
40C
TV “clicker”
Remote
42C
Videoconferencing platform owned by Microsoft
Skype
45C
Component of white piano keys, once
Ivory
47C
Warty amphibian
Toad
49C
Narrow waterway
Inlet
51C
Initialed author of “Charlotte’s Web”: 3 wds.
EB White
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
54C
Watercraft similar to a kayak
Canoe
55C
Actress Seydoux of the James Bond film “Spectre”
Lea
56C
“Orange Is the Black”
New
57C
Flip over
Upend
58C
Skillet for frying
Pan
59C
“Just to stop me!”
Try
1D
Carve with acid
Etch
2D
Person who comes in last place
Loser
3D
Sasha Obama’s big sister
Malia
4D
Jones Industrial Average
Dow
5D
” Baba and the 40 Thieves”
Ali
6D
What a sloppy person makes
Mess
7D
Shoplifted
Stole
8D
Captain Hook or Jack Sparrow, for example
Pirate
9D
Initialed author of the “Goosebumps” series: 3 wds.
Rlstine
10D
Hubbub
Ado
11D
M&M’s color that was discontinued in 1995
Tan
16D
” go bragh!” (“Ireland forever!”)
Erin
20D
Primps in front of the mirror
Preen
22D
Shout from Homer Simpson
Doh
23D
Actor Christian who won a Golden Globe for his role on “Mr. Robot”
Slater
25D
“I can neither confirm deny …”
Nor
26D
Sharp tack: 2 wds.
As a
28D
Third album of a Green Day trilogy, following “Uno!” and “Dos!”
Tre
30D
on the side of caution
Err
31D
Peg used on a driving range
Tee
32D
Initialed author of “Winnie-the-Pooh”: 3 wds.
Aamilne
34D
Talk and talk and talk and talk
Yak
37D
“Get past it already”: 2 wds.
Move On
39D
Story from the ancient Greeks, perhaps
Myth
41D
Hauled around
Toted
43D
Indicate with your finger
Point
44D
“Peter, Peter, pumpkin.. •••
Eater
46D
App with crowdsourced reviews
Yelp
48D
Moist, like morning grass
Dewy
49D
Where a hospital patient might go after the OR: Abbr.
ICU
50D
Power (brief sleep during the workday)
Nap
52D
Actress Arthur of “The Golden Girls”
Bea
53D
Unhealthily white-faced
Wan