2/4/23
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
Sprinted
Ran
4A
Sharp sensation as of guilt or hunger
Pang
8A
Canned meat that’s popular in Hawaiian cuisine
Spam
12A
Now ___ seen everything!
Ive
13A
Orchestra instrument with a double reed
Oboe
14A
Barbershop symbol
Pole
15A
Marshy area
Bog
16A
Tilt like a tower in Pisa
Lean
17A
What cheerleaders do for their teams
Root
18A
Sixth installment in the Amos Decker crime novel series that began with 2015’s Memory Man: 3 wds.
Walk the Wire
21A
Beverages made from steeped leaves
Teas
22A
Cloth remnant for dusting or polishing
Rag
23A
Cereal whose ads feature a silly rabbit
Trix
25A
Ceiling ___ (air circulator mounted up high)
Fan
26A
Use a Singer machine
Sew
29A
Author of the Amos Decker crime novels about an FBI consultant with perfect recall: 2 wds.
David Baldacci
33A
___-Hulk (Marvel superhero)
She
34A
Far from young
Old
35A
___ and Toad Are Friends (classic children’s book)
Frog
36A
Prideful sense of self
Ego
37A
Ramirez of HBO’s And Just Like That …
Sara
39A
Seventh and latest installment in the Amos Decker crime novel series: 2 wds.
Long Shadows
43A
Person who’s been deceived
Dupe
44A
Cylindrical structure that might hold tons of corn
Silo
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
45A
Scientist’s work area
Lab
47A
Thing
Item
48A
___ the moon (thrilled)
Over
49A
___ Young Band (Love Ain’t group)
Eli
50A
Claim to be false
Deny
51A
Internet joke that goes viral
Meme
52A
Room also called a study
Den
1D
Prime ___ (roast beef dish)
Rib
2D
Formally confess
Avow
3D
Strip of photographic film that gets developed
Negative
4D
___ dots (fabric pattern with circular spots)
Polka
5D
Helps in criminal activity
Abets
6D
White Noise director Baumbach
Noah
7D
Top rank in the Army
General
8D
Decorative piece of parsley
Sprig
9D
___ Richard’s Almanack (reference published by Benjamin Franklin)
Poor
10D
Plant whose gel is used in some skin-care products
Aloe
11D
Athlete whose home ballpark is Citi Field
Met
19D
Rue’s best friend on Euphoria
Lexi
20D
Spell-casting tool for Harry Potter
Wand
23D
End-zone dances typically follow them: Abbr.
TDs
24D
Word said twice before sis boom bah
Rah
25D
Trend that lacks staying power
Fad
26D
Wrote messily
Scrawled
27D
___-friendly (not environmentally harmful)
Eco
28D
Hair bought in a store
Wig
30D
Snoop ___ (rapper with a wine label called 19 Crimes)
Dogg
31D
Develop like a flower bud
Blossom
32D
___ puffs (distinctive Black hairstyle)
Afro
36D
Adversary
Enemy
37D
Massachusetts town with a history of witch trials
Salem
38D
Be crazy about
Adore
39D
Medieval stringed instrument
Lute
40D
Unwrap
Open
41D
Nesting spot for a queen bee
Hive
42D
Event where shoppers can save money
Sale
43D
___ I stutter?
Did
46D
Plastic container at airport checkpoints
Bin