3/1/25
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
“That’s What I Like” singer Bruno
MARS
5A
Lockup on a ship
BRIG
9A
Welcoming item on a front porch
MAT
12A
“The Bear” Emmy winner ___ Moss-Bachrach
EBON
13A
The “A” in “A/V”
AUDIO
15A
It may be put on a sprained ankle
ICE
16A
Author whose children’s book “The Eyes and the Impossible” won the Newbery Medal in 2024: 2 wds.
DAVE EGGERS
18A
Not tight, as security
LAX
19A
Metal for some building beams
STEEL
20A
Once and for ___
ALL
21A
Set for a modeler to assemble
KIT
22A
Barbecue order that’s messy to eat
RIBS
25A
Quirky
ODD
27A
Bumbler
OAF
30A
Sparkly headwear for a princess
TIARA
33A
Female relative
AUNT
36A
Author whose children’s book “The Crossover” won the Newbery Medal in 2015: 2 wds.
KWAME ALEXANDER
39A
Actress Ward of “Independence Day: Resurgence”
SELA
40A
Delay in hope of extra time
STALL
41A
Complete mess of a room
STY
42A
Reverse forehand ___ (tennis shot)
LOB
44A
Cat’s request for attention
MEOW
46A
What you might do at Aspen in the winter
SKI
48A
Special ___ (undercover missions)
OPS
51A
They have follicles
HAIRS
55A
Dog that can be “yellow” or “chocolate,” for short
LAB
56A
Author whose YA novel “The Graveyard Book” won the Newbery Medal in 2009: 2 wds.
NEILGAIMAN
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
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Word Whizzle
Words Crush
59A
Not healthy
ILL
60A
Spine-tingling
EERIE
61A
Image used to represent a company
LOGO
62A
Golfer’s prop
TEE
63A
___ Tree State (nickname for Maine)
PINE
64A
Deliberately ignore
SNUB
1D
Pharmaceuticals, for short
MEDS
2D
Like ___ out of hell: 2 wds.
A BAT
3D
Wander hither and yon
ROVE
4D
Facial expression for Severus Snape
SNEER
5D
Piece of luggage
BAG
6D
Cheap toupee
RUG
7D
“He has absolutely no ___” (“He’s clueless”)
IDEA
8D
Young woman
GIRL
9D
Chewy, chocolate-covered theater treats: 2 wds.
MILK DUDS
10D
Trendy berry used in breakfast bowls
ACAI
11D
Send an emoji, perhaps
TEXT
14D
Capital of Norway
OSLO
17D
Top-tier group
ELITE
23D
Unfair preconceived notion
BIAS
24D
Seasoning that preserves food
SALT
26D
Aykroyd of “The Blues Brothers”
DAN
27D
Gives the thumbs-up to
OKS
28D
Leave flabbergasted
AWE
29D
Capable of being wrong
FALLIBLE
31D
500 sheets of paper
REAM
32D
Bar that connects a pair of car wheels
AXLE
34D
Back part of a soccer goal
NET
35D
“___ it, you’ll like it!”
TRY
37D
Longtime Chinese chairman ___ Zedong
MAO
38D
Greeting on Oahu
ALOHA
43D
A dog might bury one in the yard
BONE
45D
Sounds of sirens
WAILS
46D
Skirt feature that goes partway up the leg
SLIT
47D
Healthy green vegetable
KALE
49D
Little Bo-____
PEEP
50D
Automated assistant on iPhones
SIRI
52D
“___ my way”: 2 wds.
IM ON
53D
Pasta sauce whose commercials once used the catchphrase “That’s Italian!”
RAGU
54D
Haughty sort of person
SNOB
57D
Jeremy who played for the New York Knicks
LIN
58D
“I never thought of that!”
GEE