4/12/25
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
Provide assistance
AID
4A
Muscles strengthened by planks
ABS
7A
Color of strawberry ice cream
PINK
11A
“My man!”
BRO
12A
Life’s ___ short
TOO
13A
Furniture chain that sells Swedish meatballs
IKEA
14A
“Better Call Saul” actress who originated the role of Princess Winnifred in the 1959 Broadway production of “Once Upon a Mattress”: 2 wds.
CAROL BURNETT
17A
Nothing, to a Spanish speaker
NADA
18A
Bar that may be part of a “crawl”
PUB
19A
Wet’s opposite
DRY
21A
“Wonder Woman 1984” star Gal
GADOT
25A
Hang loosely
SAG
28A
“In ___ We Trust”
GOD
30A
Doozy
LULU
31A
“Into the Woods” actress who played Princess Winnifred in the 2005 made-for-TV version of “Once Upon a Mattress”: 2 wds.
TRACEY ULLMAN
34A
Furthermore …
ALSO
35A
Poem that praises nature, perhaps
ODE
36A
Catch you later!
BYE
28A
“In ___ We Trust”
GOD
30A
Doozy
LULU
31A
“Into the Woods” actress who played Princess Winnifred in the 2005 made-for-TV version of “Once Upon a Mattress”: 2 wds.
TRACEY ULLMAN
34A
Furthermore …
ALSO
35A
Poem that praises nature, perhaps
ODE
36A
Catch you later!
BYE
37A
November birthstone
TOPAZ
39A
Easter ___ hunt
EGG
41A
Ship captain’s distress signal
SOS
43A
Hoarse-sounding voice
RASP
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
46A
“Younger” actress who played Princess Winnifred in the 2024 Broadway revival of “Once Upon a Mattress”: 2 wds.
SUTTON FOSTER
51A
Thanks for explaining: 2 wds.
I SEE
52A
It’s ___-or-die situation!: 2 wds.
A DO
53A
Ability a mentalist may claim to have: Abbr.
ESP
54A
Go through a magazine article, say
READ
55A
Woman’s nickname that omits “-ela” from the full name
PAM
56A
Dad’s wife
MOM
1D
“Abbott Elementary” network
ABC
2D
Country that was once ruled by shahs
IRAN
3D
Cartoon explorer Marquez
DORA
4D
Still on the loose: 2 wds.
AT LARGE
5D
___ for apples (play a Halloween game)
BOB
6D
Dish sometimes served with oyster crackers
SOUP
7D
Arcade game with flippers
PINBALL
8D
Actor/comedian Barinholtz
IKE
9D
Device for catching tuna
NET
10D
“2 Broke Girls” star Dennings
KAT
15D
A bit unusual
ODD
16D
Prayer ___ (floor mat for Muslims)
RUG
20D
Spinning toy on a string: Hyph.
YO-YO
22D
Boneheaded
DUMB
23D
Beauty brand with Cleansing Melts soap pads
OLAY
24D
Adjust, as violin strings
TUNE
25D
Goals or assists in hockey, for short
STAT
26D
Guthrie who sang “Alice’s Restaurant”
ARLO
27D
Audibly react with astonishment
GASP
29D
“___, Where’s My Car?” (Ashton Kutcher comedy)
DUDE
32D
Rode a bike without pedaling
COASTED
33D
Tall person’s air-travel concern
LEGROOM
38D
Place to observe exotic animals
ZOO
40D
Filling station purchase
GAS
42D
It’s a ___! (“Easy-peasy!”)
SNAP
44D
Mushroom’s stalk
STEM
45D
Currency in Tijuana
PESO
46D
Title bestowed by a monarch
SIR
47D
Practical application
USE
48D
Iced ___ and lemonade (drink called the Arnold Palmer)
TEA
49D
Government agency that regulates pharmaceuticals: Abbr.
FDA
50D
Turntable speed: Abbr.
RPM