10/22/22
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
Devious
Sly
4A
Wedding vow words: 2 wds.
I Do
7A
Network whose shows include NCIS FBI and S.W.A.T.
CBS
10A
Cedar or oak building material for example
Wood
12A
___-a-Lago (Donald Trump’s home)
Mar
13A
Come again?
Huh
14A
School graduate for short
Alum
15A
Pixar’s Monsters ___
Inc
16A
Hole in a needle
Eye
17A
What’s Going On singer honored on a 2019 Forever Stamp: 2 wds.
Marvin Gaye
20A
NBC show whose new cast members include Molly Kearney and Devon Walker: Abbr.
SNL
21A
Abdominal exercise: Hyph.
Sit Up
24A
Adobe Acrobat file format: Abbr.
PDF
27A
Animal handled by a dairymaid
Cow
29A
Alliance keeping tabs on Russia: Abbr.
Nato
30A
Broken Hearted Melody singer honored on a 2016 Forever Stamp: 2 wds.
Sarah Vaughan
33A
Sunflower’s stalk
Stem
34A
Flub
Err
35A
Unlikely to strike up a random conversation
Shy
36A
Is brimming (with)
Teems
38A
Linksmen’s sports group: Abbr.
PGA
40A
Imagine singer honored on a 2018 Forever Stamp: 2 wds.
John Lennon
45A
___ moment (when everything clicks)
Aha
47A
Slender battery type
AAA
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
48A
Comedian Cook
Dane
49A
Candy that might pop out from under Wonder Woman’s head
Pez
50A
Container for Tribal Council votes on Survivor
Urn
51A
1978 disco hit by the Village People
YMCA
52A
Online tabloid newspaper
TMZ
53A
The End Is ___ (Peacock series about natural disasters hosted by a science guy)
Nye
54A
Fish such as a moray
Eel
1D
Did the backstroke perhaps
Swam
2D
Showgirl in the Barry Manilow song Copacabana
Lola
3D
Is that ___ final answer? (Who Wants to Be a Millionaire line)
Your
4D
Be still my heart!: 3 wds.
Im In Love
5D
Gosh darn it!
Dang
6D
Killer whales
Orcas
7D
Speedy spotted cats
Cheetahs
8D
Money can’t ___ happiness
Buy
9D
Murder ___ Wrote
She
11D
Agencies that dispense licenses: Abbr.
DMVs
18D
1/36 of a yard
Inch
19D
___ Yang Twins (hip-hop duo)
Ying
22D
State with the Great Salt Lake
Utah
23D
Animal ridden by a polo player
Pony
24D
Furtive noise meant to get a person’s attention
Psst
25D
Romantic evening out
Date
26D
Late-1950s improvisational music style: 2 wds.
Free Jazz
28D
Military aircraft
Warp Lane
31D
Rubber darts for a Nerf gun for example
Ammo
32D
Encourage
Urge
37D
Snowboarder White who’s known as the Flying Tomato
Shaun
39D
Garcia who starred in 2022’s Father of the Bride
Andy
41D
___ a soul (nobody)
Nary
42D
Fox game show ___ That Tune
Name
43D
Two less than thrice
Once
44D
Late NPR host ___ Conan
Neal
45D
Fitting given the circumstances
Apt
46D
Fabric’s stitched edge
Hem