2/7/26
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
Made a hasty escape
FLED
5A
Cape Canaveral’s state: Abbr.
FLA
8A
Pigeon’s sound
COO
11A
Sink part that holds water
BASIN
13A
Professor ___ (Clue suspect)
PLUM
14A
Type of creature Hoothoot is, in Pokemon
OWL
15A
Totally ridiculous
INANE
16A
O.K. Corral gunfighter Wyatt
EARP
17A
Was at the forefront of
LED
18A
“Fences” playwright who was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame: 2 wds.
AUGUSTWILSON
21A
Rocks that are refined to produce metals
ORES
22A
Forest animal on a yellow road sign
DEER
23A
Cry really hard
SOB
26A
Island where the Hawaii Bowl is played
OAHU
28A
“___ Land” (2016 movie musical): 2 wds.
LALA
31A
“Our Town” playwright who was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame: 2 wds.
THORNTONWILDER
35A
“Shark Tank” investor Greiner
LORI
36A
Diner desserts, often
PIES
37A
Morsel of grain
OAT
38A
“I’m ___ your shenanigans!”
ONTO
41A
Bird cries heard in a cornfield
CAWS
43A
“The Iceman Cometh” playwright who was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame: 2 wds.
EUGENEONEILL
47A
Fragile food item frequently used in baking
EGG
48A
Mark where a piercing used to be
SCAR
49A
Standoffish and socially distant
ALOOF
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
51A
“Stupid me!,” Homer Simpson-style
DOH
52A
Go left or right
TURN
53A
Shake out of sleep
ROUSE
54A
___ Constitution (historic American vessel): Abbr.
USS
55A
Currency used in Osaka
YEN
56A
Cook in a slow cooker, perhaps
STEW
1D
Government agency featured in “The Night Agent”: Abbr.
FBI
2D
Actress Condor of the “To All the Boys” film series
LANA
3D
Jacob’s hairy twin
ESAU
4D
Wild dog native to the Australian bush
DINGO
5D
Small defect in a gem
FLAW
6D
Shockingly vivid
LURID
7D
More than sufficient
AMPLE
8D
State that’s home to Pikes Peak
COLORADO
9D
Clive of the 2025 movie “Cleaner”
OWEN
10D
Antiquated
OLD
12D
Cell that transmits impulses
NEURON
13D
Place to purchase cat toys and dog food: 2 wds.
PETSHOP
19D
What you can often select before a flight
SEAT
20D
Unload for cash
SELL
23D
City that’s home to the Missouri Botanical Garden: Abbr.
STL
24D
Cry that’s similar to “Aha!”
OHO
25D
City sections like Queens and the Bronx
BOROUGHS
27D
Mythical equine with a spiral horn
UNICORN
29D
___ & Perrins (brand of steak sauce)
LEA
30D
Decorative items that might hang on a wall
ART
32D
One of five in the Olympic logo
RING
33D
Gradually withdraw, as from breast milk
WEAN
34D
“Honest to God!”: 2 wds.
ISWEAR
39D
Snappish
TESTY
40D
Precisely timed, as a stage entrance: 2 wds.
ONCUE
42D
Cylindrical structures on farms
SILOS
43D
Alter ___ (second identities)
EGOS
44D
Merit
EARN
45D
Ill-mannered person
LOUT
46D
“How to ___ a Guy in 10 Days” (2003 movie)
LOSE
47D
www.princeton.___
EDU
50D
Not very many
FEW