12/6/25
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
Ball-field covers during rain delays
TARPS
6A
Hormel canned meat since 1937
SPAM
10A
Lawn material
SOD
13A
Evoke a scream from
SCARE
14A
Prefix meaning “flight”
AERO
15A
“The Simpsons” character who has a brother named Sanjay
APU
16A
“___: Earth” (horror series on FX)
ALIEN
17A
Put on, as weight
GAIN
18A
“Holy Toledo!”
GEE
19A
18th US president whose given first name is Hiram (3 wds.)
ULYSSESSGRANT
22A
Work with a needle and thread
SEW
23A
Prohibition ____ (period from 1920-1933 in the US)
ERA
24A
Blueberry pie ____ mode: 2 wds.
ALA
27A
Sound of a beagle’s bark
ARF
30A
Correspondence via computer
EMAIL
34A
30th US president whose given first name is John: 2 wds.
CALVINCOOLIDGE
38A
12-year-old, say
TWEEN
39A
Word that can precede “wrestling” or “twisting”
ARM
40A
Snoopy or Marmaduke, for example
DOG
41A
Catch red-handed
NAB
43A
League with the Nuggets and the Nets: Abbr.
NBA
46A
28th US president whose given first name is Thomas: 2 wds.
WOODROWWILSON
53A
Bother a bit
IRK
54A
Opera diva’s number
ARIA
55A
Say out loud
UTTER
57A
Actress Michele of “Glee”
LEA
58A
Band of outlaws
GANG
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
59A
In style, not for the first time
RETRO
60A
Christmas present from Santa
TOY
61A
Onetime spouses
EXES
62A
Group of hatchlings
BROOD
1D
Baggage-examining organization: Abbr.
TSA
2D
Legal rights organization: Abbr.
ACLU
3D
Subway track
RAIL
4D
____ on (victimizes)
PREYS
5D
Good judgment
SENSE
6D
Herb often found in turkey stuffing
SAGE
7D
____ and carrots (vegetables sometimes served together)
PEAS
8D
Get out of bed
ARISE
9D
Mutt
MONGREL
10D
“The Twilight ____: Eclipse”
SAGA
11D
Type of tournament that’s not an invitational
OPEN
12D
Song like “Islands in the Stream”
DUET
20D
“Black ____” (Natalie Portman film)
SWAN
21D
Malek of “No Time to Die”
RAMI
24D
Play a part in a movie
ACT
25D
Attorney’s profession
LAW
26D
Pale ____ (drink whose name rhymes)
ALE
28D
Longtime TV brand
RCA
29D
A sight ____ sore eyes
FOR
31D
Work out a sum
ADD
32D
“How can ____ on?”: 2 wds.
IGO
33D
Turkey drumstick, for example
LEG
35D
Sell
VEND
36D
Plenty angry: 3 wds.
INARAGE
37D
High-end hotel chain
OMNI
42D
20 Mule Team ____ (cleaner that was introduced over 130 years ago)
BORAX
44D
Write-up on a book jacket
BLURB
45D
Flower resembling a daisy
ASTER
46D
Become limp, like old lettuce
WILT
47D
Cream-filled Nabisco cookie
OREO
48D
Just so-so
OKAY
49D
Chablis or Chianti, for example
WINE
50D
Moves like a puppy’s tail
WAGS
51D
Actress Miranda who’s known for playing Éowyn
OTTO
52D
He allegedly fiddled while Rome burned
NERO
56D
Towel or curtain holder
ROD