4/22/23
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
All-you-___-eat buffet
Can
4A
Touch the border of
Abut
8A
Trend that might be totally forgotten a year or two later
Fad
11A
Singer Rita who’s a panelist on the British version of The Masked Singer
Ora
12A
Achy like a marathon runner’s feet
Sore
13A
Back to square ___
One
14A
Orphanage matron in the musical Annie: 2 wds.
Miss Hannigan
17A
Veal or venison for example
Meat
18A
Fully grown male deer
Stag
19A
Parcels out
Allots
22A
I made the error: 2 wds.
Mybad
26A
Electric toothbrush brand: Hyph.
Oral B
29A
___ out (hang around the frat house say)
Bro
30A
Billionaire who adopts the title character in Annie: 2 wds.
Daddy Warbucks
35A
Have student loans or a mortgage for example
Owe
36A
Sugary
Sweet
37A
Twinkle in the eye
Gleam
40A
Keep from leaving as a criminal suspect
Detain
44A
Survey responses for a researcher
Data
47A
Artistically provocative
Edgy
48A
Secretary of 30-Across in Annie: 2 wds.
Grace Farrell
52A
Farm animal with a snout
Pig
53A
___ of the Dead (2021 zombie movie)
Army
54A
Cutesy-___
Poo
One Clue Crossword
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55A
Long-armed primate
Ape
56A
Lasso
Rope
57A
Unit of weight for an 18-wheeler
Ton
1D
Lower half of a semicolon
Comma
2D
Flounder and Sebastian’s mermaid friend
Ariel
3D
___ congestion (cold symptom)
Nasal
4D
Barbecue grill residue
Ash
5D
Flashy neckwear for Elton John in the 1970s
Boa
6D
Containers a funeral home may sell
Urns
7D
Rentable shelter for an outdoor wedding
Tent
8D
Like weather with low visibility
Foggy
9D
Santa ___ California
Ana
10D
Group of Cub Scouts
Den
15D
Reacted to a judge’s entrance
Stood
16D
Accept me for who ___: 2 wds.
Iam
20D
Make a sincere effort
Try
21D
Cutters at a lumber mill
Saws
23D
Call the Midwife network
BBC
24D
Boat in a Bible story
Ark
25D
___ and don’ts
Dos
27D
Sister-in-___
Law
28D
Well-___ (having good manners)
Bred
30D
Animal that might be named Fido
Dog
31D
Leather-piercing tool
Awl
32D
Zip-a-___-Doo-Dah
Dee
33D
Honey Nut Cheerios mascot
Bee
34D
Complete and total
Utter
38D
Pithy phrase of wisdom
Adage
39D
Chili ___ (former Chef Boyardee product)
Mac
41D
Highly skilled
Adept
42D
Dome-shaped shelter in Greenland
Igloo
43D
Parachute fabric
Nylon
45D
Drop from the eye
Tear
46D
Black Pride hairstyle
Afro
48D
College transcript figure: Abbr.
GPA
49D
Split apart as a seam
Rip
50D
Sound blaster on a concert stage
Rye
51D
Pumpernickel is a type of it
Amp