10/10/26
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
Refuses to share
HOGS
5A
Carmaker that produces the M3 and X5
BMW
8A
School group that might sponsor a book sale: Abbr.
PTA
11A
Currency adopted by Bulgaria in 2026
EURO
12A
Battery size for a mini flashlight
AAA
13A
Big-eyed barn bird
OWL
14A
Representative Elise who was the youngest woman ever elected to Congress at the time, at age 30 in 2014
STEFANIK
16A
Container for an office plant
POT
17A
Woman, to a cowboy
GAL
18A
Home for eaglets
NEST
20A
Sloth in the “Ice Age” movies
SID
22A
Deliberately delay
STALL
25A
___ card (chip in a smartphone)
SIM
28A
Public transit option
BUS
30A
Classical song that might be in Italian or German
ARIA
31A
Representative Alexandria who is the youngest woman ever elected to Congress, at age 29 in 2018: Hyph.
OCASIOCORTEZ
34A
“All finished!”
DONE
35A
Type of car similar to a minivan: Abbr.
SUV
36A
Mystery writer Grafton
SUE
37A
“One Piece” cartoon style
ANIME
39A
Clothing size between small and large: Abbr.
MED
41A
“The ___” (HBO Max medical drama starring Noah Wyle)
PITT
43A
Fish eggs that might be on top of sushi
ROE
45A
Lando Calrissian portrayer Billy ___ Williams
DEE
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
47A
Representative Elizabeth who was the youngest woman ever elected to Congress at the time, at age 31 in 1972
HOLTZMAN
51A
“___ Mother Hubbard” (nursery rhyme)
OLD
52A
And so on: Abbr.
ETC
53A
TV writer’s award
EMMY
54A
Longtime CBS forensic franchise
CSI
55A
Guided
LED
56A
Back of the neck
NAPE
1D
“___ his own worst enemy”
HES
2D
No longer fashionable
OUT
3D
Eldest brother on “The Brady Bunch”
GREG
4D
Couches in family rooms
SOFAS
5D
Prohibition
BAN
6D
Common city street name
MAIN
7D
Rouses from a nap
WAKES
8D
Breakfast pastries warmed in toasters: Hyph.
POPTART
9D
Number of queens in a chess set
TWO
10D
Secondary social media account
ALT
15D
Arrestee’s “airtight” excuse
ALIBI
19D
“Twinkle, Twinkle, Little ___”
STAR
21D
Pairs
DUOS
23D
In ___ of (substituting for)
LIEU
24D
Lounge around
LAZE
25D
Sweet, carbonated beverage
SODA
26D
Symbol you might tap
ICON
27D
Combination service at a nail salon: Hyph.
MANIPEDI
29D
Gunky buildup on the surface of a pond
SCUM
32D
Prefix for “circle” or “colon”
SEMI
33D
Plain to see
OVERT
38D
Lucy’s neighbor on “I Love Lucy”
ETHEL
40D
Typical quantity of eggs in a carton
DOZEN
42D
Canvas bag
TOTE
46D
Pro golfer Ernie
EMMA
48D
Type of HDTV screen: Abbr.
DOC
49D
___ up (energize, as a concert audience)
ELS
50D
“Bill ___ Saves the World” (former Netflix show)
LCD