8/14/21
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
Predatory whale
Orca
5A
Put under surveillance: 2 wds.
Spy On
10A
Narrow opening
Gap
13A
“___ Bill” (two-part Tarantino film)
Kill
14A
Beauty pageant winner’s crown
Tiara
15A
Actress Green who starred on Showtime’s “Penny Dreadful”
Eva
16A
Male deer
Stag
17A
Predominant religion in Iran
Islam
18A
Oil platform
Rig
19A
2014 best-selling novel about a neighborhood curmudgeon who befriends the family next door: 4 wds.
A Man Called Dove
22A
Fearful cry upon spotting a mouse
Eek
23A
Stray from the moral way
Sin
24A
Cereal with the slogan “Kid Tested, Mother Approved”
Kix
27A
Imitating
A Ping
31A
“Hey, ___” (how someone might address their iPhone)
Siri
34A
Swedish author of 19-Across and 44-Across: 2 wds.
Fredrik Backman
37A
“Suicide Squad” actress Delevingne
Cara
38A
Retro version of “Awesome!”
Neato
39A
Drinks that might be labeled as “pulp-free”: Abbr.
Ojs
40A
Opposite of young
Old
42A
Medical insurance plan: Abbr.
HMO
44A
2020 best-selling novel about a group held hostage by a bank robber: 2 wds.
Anxious People
51A
Rodriguez of “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” and “Malibu Country”
Jai
52A
One of many on an escalator
Stair
53A
Flashy car parts often made of chrome
Rims
55A
“The Handmaid’s Tale” actress Dowd
Ann
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
56A
American ___ Outfitters
Eagle
57A
Pellets and shotgun shells, for short
Ammo
58A
Dishcloth
Rag
59A
See-through, as fabric
Sheer
60A
Elaborate April Fool’s Day prank
Hoax
1D
Gives approval for
Oks
2D
“___ Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It” (2021 documentary)
Rita
3D
Happy as a ___
Clam
4D
Green growth in stagnant ponds
Algae
5D
Item for fastening an ascot
Stick Pin
6D
Italian city with a famously tilted building
Pisa
7D
Multiperson pronoun used by Southerners
Yall
8D
Paperless, as an exam
Oral
9D
They’re written on gift tags
Names
10D
Word yelled when parachuting from a plane
Geronimo
11D
Tel ___ Stock Exchange (financial entity in Israel)
Aviv
12D
___-turner (exciting book)
Page
20D
Close to
Near
21D
“Floppy” holder of computer data
Disk
24D
Restaurant that sells a 2-piece Drum & Thigh Combo
KFC
25D
One of the songwriting Gershwin brothers
Ira
26D
Making photocopies
Xeroxing
28D
“I Like ___” (1950s campaign slogan)
Ike
29D
League with Wizards and Warriors: Abbr.
NBA
30D
Hunter-___ (person who lives caveman-style)
Gatherer
32D
Howard’s best friend on “The Big Bang Theory”
Raj
33D
Know the ___ and outs
Ins
35D
Spanish artist whose surname sounds like “dolly”
Dali
36D
“¿___ estás?” (Spanish greeting)
Como
41D
Pillbox quantities
Doses
43D
Winfrey with a book club
Ophra
44D
Not 100% closed
Ajar
45D
Affectionate nickname for your mother’s mother
Nana
46D
Neighbor of Colorado and Arizona
Utah
47D
Herb used to season pork tenderloin
Sage
48D
___ driver (professional wrestler’s move)
Pile
49D
Vehicle frequently rented for a prom
Limo
50D
Actress Stone of “The Favourite”
Emma
54D
Chicago White ___
Sox