8/13/16
Smartypants Saturday
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1C
Korean-American comedian Margaret
Cho
4C
“Bearing gifts, we traverse ____” (We Three Kings” lyric)
Afar
8C
Cain’s victim
Abel
12C
What Scabbers is, in the Harry Potter books
Rat
13C
Speak the ___ language
Same
14C
___-knuckle boxing (fighting without gloves)
Bare
15C
___ Wednesday (observance 46 days before Easter)
Ash
16C
Beech or peach, for example
Tree
17C
Fictional villain who’s often green
Ogre
18C
Best-selling author of 25-, 36- and 44-Across: 2 wds.
Stephen King
21C
Group of women who live with a sultan
Harem
22C
Put a stop to
Cease
25C
Horror novel about a girl with telekinetic powers
Carrie
29C
Word that can follow “chewing” or “bubble”
Gum
30C
Wait in hiding
Lurk
33C
Place to go for a beer after work
Bare
34C
Reading material in a diner
Menu
35C
Gentle ___ lamb: 2 wds.
As A
36C
Horror novel about an author who is kidnapped by a fan
Misery
38C
Ballroom dance related to the bossa nova
Samba
40C
Cosmetics queen Lauder
Estee
44C
Horror novel where animals come back to life (and which has a misspelled word in the title): 2 wds.
Pet Sematary
48C
Final Four organization: Abbr.
NCAA
50C
Like the Sahara’s climate
Arid
51C
Edgar Allan ___
Poe
52C
Mechanics’ oily cloths
Rags
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
53C
___ E. Coyote (Road Runner’s pursuer)
Wile
54C
“Much ___ About Nothing” (Shakespeare play)
Ado
55C
Asisst in criminal activity
Abet
56C
Char the ouside of
Sear
57C
One of two politicians elected to Washington from each state: Abbr.
Sen
1D
2005 Best Picture winner
Crash
2D
“___ manana!” (“See you tomorrow,” in Spanish)
Hasta
3D
“The shoe is on the ___ foot”
Other
4D
Affliction for which an inhaler may be prescribed
Asthma
5D
Taxi charge
Fare
6D
Prayer ending
Amen
7D
Smell terrible
Reek
8D
“…Knick-knack paddywhack, give the dog ___…”: 2 wds.
A Bone
9D
You might check it or put it in the overhead compartment
Baggage
10D
Goof up
Err
11D
Actor Pace of the “Hobbit” movies
Lee
19D
Small kiss
Peck
20D
___ cream sundae
Ice
23D
One of the heavenly bodies involved in an eclipse
Sun
24D
Second-tallest bird in the world, after the ostrich
Emu
26D
A solo home run earns one: Abbr.
RBI
27D
Dorm supervisors: Abbr.
RAs
28D
Bono’s home country: Abbr.
Ire
30D
____ Vegas
Las
31D
Country whose territories include Puerto Rico and Guam: Abbr.
USA
32D
Wild, destructive spree
Rampage
34D
1990s computer game named after the fictional island where it was set
Myst
36D
Welcome ___ (item outside a front door)
Mat
37D
Person who likes books
Reader
39D
“Beauty and the ___” (1991 Disney movie)
Beast
41D
They are served at a small-plates restaurant
Tapas
42D
Wear away due to the tides
Erode
43D
Keep an ___ (watch carefully): 2 wds.
Eye On
45D
Tools that could be circular or rotating
Saws
46D
Lake that sounds like an adjective meaning “creepy”
Erie
47D
Actress Kunis who voices Meg on “Family Guy”
Mila
48D
Gun rights organization: Abbr.
NRA
49D
Vehicle that might compete with Lyft and Uber for customers.
Cab
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