11/23/24
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
Last parts of classical music pieces
Codas
6A
Professional who can help with taxes: Abbr.
Cpa
9A
I’m speechless!
Wow
12A
Full of sugar
Sweet
13A
Liquid for deep-frying
Oil
14A
Simpsons character who said I am not a crackpot!
Abe
15A
App where you’d see a #ThrowbackThursday hashtag, for short
Insta
16A
Person who might walk a beat
Cop
17A
Turn black, like bananas
Rot
18A
2011 Jodie Picoult bestseller whose protagonist is a music therapist: 3 wds.
Sing You Home
21A
Let’s give it ____ (I’m game): 2 wds.
Ago
22A
1883 star Elliott
Sam
23A
Number to shoot for in golf
Par
26A
What Buddy is, in a 2003 holiday comedy
Elf
28A
Energy-refreshing snoozes
Naps
32A
2018 Jodi Picoult bestseller that takes place at a women’s health clinic: 4 wds.
A Spark of Light
36A
Young sheep
Lamb
37A
This could be a blessing ____ curse: 2 wds.
Ora
38A
www.yale.____
Edu
39A
Hitter’s tool in softball
Bat
42A
Make a choice
Opt
44A
2014 Jodi Picoult bestseller about a mother who’s been missing for over 10 years: 2 wds.
Leaving Time
49A
Nasty
Bad
50A
Multimedia artist Yoko
Ono
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
51A
Printed memorials in newspapers, for short
Obits
53A
___ got work to do
Ive
54A
Write-___ (certain votes)
Ins
55A
Orange tea variety
Pekoe
56A
Pale brown shade
Tan
57A
Add coloring to
Dye
58A
Implant that goes in an artery
Stent
1D
Police procedural that starred Ted Danson
Csi
2D
Possesses
Owns
3D
Actor Arnaz
Desi
4D
Health insurance brand named after a volcano
Aetna
5D
Walk drunkenly
Stagger
6D
2017 Pixar movie that takes place in Mexico
Coco
7D
Extremely devout
Pious
8D
First letter of the Greek alphabet
Alpha
9D
Like much spring weather, temperature-wise
Warm
10D
Double-reed woodwind
Oboe
11D
Moist
Wet
19D
Yellow part of an egg
Yolk
20D
Prefix that means all
Omni
23D
Good buddy
Pal
24D
Sex Education actor Butterfield
Asa
25D
Measurement of an LP’s speed: Abbr.
RPM
27D
___ Fighters (Dave Grohl’s band)
Foo
29D
In this day and ____ (currently)
Age
30D
Degree that may follow an M.S or M.A.: Abbr.
Phd
31D
Letters after R
Stu
33D
Dancing Queen band
Abba
34D
Amphibian that becomes a prince in a fairy tale
Frog
35D
Computers you can take with you
Laptops
40D
Shun
Avoid
41D
Metallic-sounding
Tinny
43D
Seven Years in ____ (1997 Brad Pitt movie)
Tibet
44D
___ lamp (1960s source of illumination)
Lava
45D
Where the serpent tempted Eve
Eden
46D
Rudolph has a red one
Nose
47D
Comedian Myers
Mike
48D
British school whose name sounds like eaten
Eton
49D
A little ___ (not much)
Bit
52D
Complete collection
Set