10/11/25
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
Weather calling for an umbrella
RAIN
5A
Drink through a straw
SIP
8A
Bad Bunny performances
RAPS
12A
Former Peruvian
INCA
13A
Grind ___ halt: 2 wds.
TOA
14A
Felt sick
AILED
16A
Hero of a Greek poem whose journey home from the Trojan War lasts 10 years
ODYSSEUS
18A
Pixar movie set in Scotland
BRAVE
19A
Pint at the pub
ALE
20A
Key for navigating spreadsheet cells
TAB
22A
Number of events in a decathlon
TEN
23A
One-eyed creature encountered by 16-Across along the way
CYCLOPS
27A
Tempting singers encountered by 16-Across along the way
SIRENS
29A
“Get off the stage!”
BOO
30A
Overused, as a plot device
TRITE
32A
Haughty sort of person
SNOB
34A
Part of a house with shingles
ROOF
35A
Intuitive feeling, informally
VIBE
39A
Cleopatra’s country
EGYPT
41A
Coffee cup
MUG
42A
Six-headed monster encountered by 16-Across along the way
SCYLLA
45A
Nymph encountered by 16-Across along the way
CALYPSO
49A
Icky-___ (nasty)
POO
50A
Put-___ (parodies)
ONS
52A
“Originally born as”
NEE
53A
Mountain range in South America
ANDES
55A
Wife of 16-Across who waited patiently for his return
PENELOPE
60A
Trickles very gradually
SEEPS
61A
“___ got nothing left to say”
IVE
62A
Item for a set designer
PROP
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
63A
Do in, as a dragon
SLAY
64A
Homophone of “tacks”
TAX
65A
Drains, as strength
SAPS
1D
___ Grande (river bordering Texas)
RIO
2D
Hide-___ seek
AND
3D
Like a sidewalk that needs salt
ICY
4D
___ decongestant
NASAL
5D
Very expensive
STEEP
6D
Debt slip letters
IOU
7D
___, present, and future
PAST
8D
Animal in a classic magic trick
RABBIT
9D
See 33-Down
AIR
10D
Item in a stack on a buffet table
PLATE
11D
Number on classic slot machines
SEVEN
15D
Caves used for hibernation during winter
DENS
17D
___ Poke (caramel candy)
SLO
21D
“Like that’s a possibility!”: 2 wds.
ASIF
23D
“The Price Is Right” network
CBS
24D
Hither and ___ (every which way)
YON
25D
Dove’s cry
COO
26D
React to a red light
STOP
28D
Fire up, as an engine
REV
31D
Campus military group: Abbr.
ROTC
33D
With 9-Down, “The Fresh Prince of ___”
BEL
34D
Gosling of “Barbie”
RYAN
36D
Mischievous child
IMP
37D
Vehicle for a school field trip
BUS
38D
Nwodim whose time in the “Saturday Night Live” cast ended in May 2025
EGO
40D
Shiny, like a photo print
GLOSSY
42D
Destinations for facials and mud wraps
SPAS
43D
Orange pylons
CONES
44D
Type of song associated with Swiss mountains
YODEL
46D
Part of a building that wasn’t there originally
ANNEX
47D
Brand of blue jeans
LEE
48D
Sounds from unhappy puppies
YELPS
51D
“___ it out!” (“Just say it!”)
SPIT
54D
Villainous government group in “The Simpsons Movie”: Abbr.
EPA
56D
Actress Green or Gabor
EVA
57D
“Side salad ___ cup of soup?”: 2 wds.
ORA
58D
What certain corn kernels do in a microwave
POP
59D
Albums with fewer than usual songs: Abbr.
EPS