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Smartypants Saturday
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1A
Beverage that might be made with a bag
TEA
4A
Fifth Avenue (department store)
SAKS
8A
One and the other
BOTH
12A
Cobbler’s implement for making small holes
AWL
13A
Figure skating jump
AXEL
14A
Tiresome person
BORE
15A
British author who formerly served in Parliament: 2 wds.
JEFFREY ARCHER
18A
Assistance
AID
19A
Resort for self-care
SPA
20A
Music genre that originated in Jamaica
SKA
21A
Symbol of the first sign of the zodiac
RAM
24A
Ballpoint pen brand
BIC
26A
Drink through a straw
SIP
28A
Flower with “bearded” and “stinking” varieties
IRIS
30A
“That’s What I Want” rapper Lil ___ X
NAS
32A
Sounds of weariness or relief
SIGHS
36A
2013 bestseller by 15-Across in which skeletons in the closet are exposed: 3 wds.
BEST KEPT SECRET
39A
“Little Miss Muffet ___ a tuffet …”: 2 wds.
SAT ON
40A
Short siesta
NAP
41A
Colt’s father
SIRE
42A
The “P” in “MPG”
PER
44A
Competed in a 5K, say
RAN
46A
Do some yardwork
MOW
47A
Australian singer whose biggest hit was “Cheap Thrills”
SIA
50A
“Twisters” director ___ Isaac Chung
LEE
52A
Rodent with a long tail
RAT
54A
2016 bestseller by 15-Across about a time of reckoning for a British family: 3 wds.
COMETH THE HOUR
59A
Army truant: Abbr.
AWOL
60A
Basic unit in chemistry
ATOM
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
61A
Put ___ pedestal (worship): 2 wds.
ON A
62A
Outer part of a tree
BARK
63A
Supervillain called “The Man Who Broke the Bat”
BANE
64A
Almost empty, on a gas gauge
LOW
1D
___ Mahal (mausoleum in India)
TAJ
2D
She-sheep
EWE
3D
___ Romeo (Italian car)
ALFA
4D
Fish that’s packed in a tin
SARDINE
5D
Gimli’s weapon, in “The Lord of the Rings”
AXE
6D
Singer Alicia whose music is the basis of the musical “Hell’s Kitchen”
KEYS
7D
Hits with an open hand
SLAPS
8D
“Doctor Who” network in the UK
BBC
9D
___ and aahs
OOHS
10D
Long and arduous journey
TREK
11D
Sister and wife of the Greek god Zeus
HERA
16D
Little white lie
FIB
17D
Increase the bet, in poker
RAISE
21D
24 bones in the human body
RIBS
22D
Measurement for tile or carpeting
AREA
23D
Ocean spray
MIST
25D
___ Crunch (cereal brand)
CAPN
27D
Illustrations or photographs, for short
PICS
29D
Halt
STOP
31D
Have the lead role in a movie
STAR
33D
Ominous-looking
GRIM
34D
Sub sandwich
HERO
35D
Slow-cooked dinner dish
STEW
37D
Got in position to propose
KNELT
38D
“I don’t need to hear that!”: 2 wds.
SPARE ME
43D
Amy Winehouse’s only top 10 hit in the US
REHAB
45D
Casual refusal
NAH
47D
Covering over a wound
SCAB
48D
State admitted to the Union about a year after Texas
IOWA
49D
“I Adore Mi ___” (1991 #1 hit with a rhyming title)
AMOR
51D
R&B singer ___ James
ETTA
53D
Object such as a bevel or a level
TOOL
55D
Rocky Mountain ___ (deer cousin that’s Utah’s state animal)
ELK
56D
Term of endearment similar to “sweetums”
HON
57D
___ Pizzeria & Grill (deep-dish chain)
UNO
58D
How ceviche and carpaccio are served
RAW