4/30/22
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
Actor Omar of “House” and “Resurrection”
Epps
5A
Emeralds, diamonds, and rubies
Gems
9A
Short-lived trends
Fads
13A
Take a peek
Look
14A
Road ___ (driver’s anger)
Rage
15A
It pops into your brain
Idea
16A
Jazz trumpeter and singer born in New Orleans: 2 wds.
Louis Armstrong
19A
Sculpture and drawings, for example
Art
20A
Multiyear savings accounts: Abbr.
Cds
21A
Bottom-line amount for an addition problem
Sums
22A
“Nothing ___ changed”
Has
23A
Early-evening TV news hour
Six
24A
Calculate a total
Add
27A
Resin containing dinosaur DNA in “Jurassic Park”
Amber
30A
Ghost with teeth, in the Mario games
Boo
31A
Site
Area
32A
Pop and jazz singer born in New Orleans: 3 wds., abbr.
Harry Connick Jr
35A
Great Lake bordering Pennsylvania
Erie
36A
Manta ___ (type of fish)
Ray
37A
Scottish singer Boyle
Susan
38A
Encountered
Met
39A
Song or movie that does very well
Hit
40A
Pet that purrs
Cat
41A
Punter O’Donnell of the Packers
Pat
42A
“Take On Me” band: Hyph.
Aha
43A
Tick off
Irk
46A
Gospel great born in New Orleans: 2 wds.
Mahalia Jackson
51A
“Olly olly ___ free!” (phrase in children’s games)
Oxen
52A
Expert tax return preparers: Abbr.
CPAs
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
53A
Tickle Me ___ (toy that debuted in 1996)
Elmo
54A
“What ___ we talking about?”
Were
55D
Fully confident
Sure
56D
___ as a pin
Neat
1D
“Yellowjackets” actress Purnell
Ella
2D
Very far from wealthy
Poor
3D
Sulk
Mope
4D
Glide down snow
Ski
5D
Alumni, for short
Grads
6D
“I’m all ___!” (“Tell me more!”)
Ears
7D
___ Grand (Las Vegas hotel)
MGM
8D
Working period for Congress
Session
9D
Opposite of soft, in terms of mattresses
Firm
10D
Word meaning “commotion” that’s in the title of a Shakespeare comedy
Ado
11D
Lair for lions
Den
12D
Become droopy
Sag
17D
Fright-causing
Scary
18D
“Penguin suit,” for short
Tux
22D
“Happy Days Are ___ Again”
Here
23D
PlayStation maker
Sony
24D
Ships like Noah’s
Arks
25D
___ vu (“done that before” feeling)
Deja
26D
Mend, as a sock
Darn
27D
Throat-clearing sound
Ahem
28D
Female horse
Mare
29D
Londoner or Liverpudlian, for short
Brit
30D
“We’re all in the same ___”
Boat
31D
___ above the rest (superior): 2 wds.
A Cut
33D
Writers who review films
Critics
34D
Designer Mizrahi
Isaac
39D
Actor Holbrook
Hal
40D
High-speed pursuit
Chase
41D
Window ___ check (boxy pattern for fabric)
Pane
42D
Partially open, as a door
Ajar
43D
Dot on a map of the ocean
Isle
44D
Italy’s capital, in Italian
Roma
45D
Tie the ___ (get married)
Knot
46D
Trim the lawn
Mow
47D
Sharp tool used by a firefighter
Axe
48D
“On ___ Majesty’s Secret Service” (James Bond movie)
Her
49D
Kwik-E-Mart employee on “The Simpsons”
Apu
50D
“Godzilla: King of the Monsters” actor Watanabe
Ken