11/22/25
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
Hit the slopes
SKI
4A
Drinking binge
JAG
7A
Airline passenger’s pull-down surface
TRAY
11A
Relatives
KIN
12A
Self-esteem
EGO
13A
Thick, twisted cord
ROPE
14A
Flesh ___ blood
AND
15A
“The Floor” host Lowe
ROB
16A
Scandinavian retailer with Storklinta and Storemolla dressers
IKEA
17A
President who, in 2002, signed into law the creation of the Department of Homeland Security: 3 wds.
GEORGEWBUSH
20A
Bawl
CRY
21A
Enemy
FOE
22A
Guinness who played Obi-Wan Kenobi
ALEC
24A
Just peachy: Hyph.
AOK
25A
“___ imagining things?”: 2 wds.
AMI
28A
President who, in 1988, signed into law the creation of the Department of Veterans Affairs: 2 wds.
RONALDREAGAN
31A
Small folding bed
COT
32A
La Brea or Melrose, in Los Angeles: Abbr.
AVE
33A
2022 Billy Eichner rom-com
BROS
34A
“Without further ___…”
ADO
35A
___ cards (prompts for an actor)
CUE
36A
President who, in 1977 and 1979, signed into law the creation of the Departments of Energy and Education: 2 wds.
JIMMYCARTER
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41A
Fanatical captain in “Moby-Dick”
AHAB
42A
Healers’ group: Abbr.
AMA
43A
Particle that isn’t neutral
ION
45A
Learn by ___ (memorize)
ROTE
46A
Former baseball pitcher Lincecum
TIM
47A
Hoops group: Abbr.
NBA
48A
Practice some punches
SPAR
49D
Sheeran and Asner, for two
EDS
50D
“___ off my back!”
GET
1D
Music style that originated in Jamaica
SKA
2D
Bluesman B.B. ___
KING
3D
Obscene
INDECENT
4D
“___ Maguire” (Tom Cruise movie)
JERRY
5D
Very eager
AGOG
6D
Precede: 2 wds.
GOBEFORE
7D
Group of Native Americans
TRIBE
8D
Electronics brand for streaming
ROKU
9D
Animals closely related to humans
APES
10D
“Uh-huh”
YEAH
18D
Large member of the dolphin family
ORCA
19D
Stopped dozing
WOKE
22D
Rainbow’s path
ARC
23D
Bathroom, in England
LOO
24D
Person who promotes a cause
ADVOCATE
25D
Having the same opinion
AGREEING
26D
Communist leader of the mid-20th century
MAO
27D
___ and outs
INS
29D
Title for Gaga or Godiva
LADY
30D
Border on
ABUT
34D
Comedian Ruffin who appears on “Late Night With Seth Meyers”
AMBER
35D
Packs tightly, as into a subway car
CRAMS
36D
Peanut butter containers
JARS
37D
Restaurant chain that offers breakfast all day
IHOP
38D
___ Hari (World War I spy)
MATA
39D
Surrounded by
AMID
40D
Garment worn after a bath
ROBE
44D
DC baseball player, for short
NAT