4/2/22
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
“Now I understand!”
Aha
4A
Nation bordering Cambodia
Laos
8A
Ferry or sloop, for example
Boat
12A
Barnyard cackler
Hen
13A
Trigonometry function
Sine
14A
Money in Italy
Euro
15A
“2001: A Space Odyssey” author, knighted in 2000: 3 wds.
Arthur C Clarke
18A
Clown of early TV
Bozo
19A
“The Suicide Squad” actor Capaldi
Peter
20A
___ around with (hang out with, as a friend)
Pal
22A
Blu-ray items
Discs
26A
Perfect serve in tennis
Ace
29A
Spigots
Taps
32A
Foot’s underside
Sole
33A
“The Satanic Verses” author, knighted in 2007: 2 wds.
Salman Rushdie
36A
Maui or Ireland
Isle
37A
Charlotte Brontë’s “Jane ___”
Eyre
38A
Samsung Galaxy download
App
39A
Vapor from a teakettle
Steam
41A
The ___ Four (Beatles’ nickname)
Fab
43A
Couches in living rooms
Sofas
46A
Grand-scale film
Epic
50A
“The Remains of the Day” author, knighted in 2018: 2 wds.
Kazuo Ishiguro
54A
Above
Over
55A
Very funny person
Riot
56A
Wash the floor
Mop
57A
Mentally fit
Sane
58A
Drains strength from
Saps
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
59A
“___ Way You Want It” (Journey hit)
Any
1D
Single-minded whaler in a Herman Melville novel
Ahab
2D
Military medal recipient
Hero
3D
1998 Dreamworks animated film with insect characters
Antz
4D
Baton Rouge school: Abbr.
Lsu
5D
Leslie Nielsen’s “And don’t call me Shirley” film
Airplane
6D
Just a single time
Once
7D
Breakaway religious group
Sect
8D
Pessimistic about the stock market
Bearish
9D
“… that ___ flag was still there”
Our
10D
Biblical ship with pairs of animals aboard
Ark
11D
Tip of a shoe
Toe
16D
Move like a frog
Hop
17D
___ Zeppelin
Led
21D
___ standstill (motionless): 2 wds.
At A
23D
Carbonated drink that may come with free refills
Soda
24D
Movie snippet shown on a talk show
Clip
25D
Leak out gradually
Seep
26D
Without a warranty: 2 wds.
As Is
27D
Broken arm’s protection
Cast
28D
Reese’s role in “Legally Blonde”
Elle
30D
Ask nosy questions
Pry
31D
Where to buy bodyboards and swim fins: 2 wds.
Surf Shop
34D
Find the weight or length of
Measure
35D
Manatee’s habitat
Sea
40D
Cow’s sound
Moo
42D
“I ___ your pardon?”
Beg
44D
Evergreen trees
Firs
45D
Singapore’s continent
Asia
47D
Mountain lion that’s also a sneaker brand
Puma
48D
Metal in anvils
Iron
49D
Make a duplicate of
Copy
50D
Defeats in boxing: Abbr.
Kos
51D
“Kings & Queens” singer ___ Max
Ava
52D
Meditative branch of Buddhism
Zen
53D
“Don’t judge a book by ___ cover”
Its