8/20/22
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
Holy moly!
Wow
4A
Feeling blue
Sad
7A
Take a ___ at (give a shot)
Stab
11A
Bygone ___ (time long past)
Era
12A
Spirited shout at a bullring
Ole
13D
Shelter in a mountain
Cave
14A
Place that serves cocktails
Bar
15A
Beaver’s creation
Dam
16A
___ ramp (highway feature)
Exit
17A
Physician whose low-fat diet for heart health forbids meat fish poultry and full-fat dairy products: 2 wds.
Dean Ornish
20D
Lingerie purchases
Bras
21A
Animal that curiosity supposedly killed
Cat
22A
Homophone of booze
Boos
23A
Sound at a kennel
Arf
24A
Lik-m-aid Fun ___ (candy powder with an edible Lik-a-Stix)
Dip
27D
Physician whose low-carb diet for weight loss stresses protein and fat: 2 wds.
Robert Atkins
30A
Low value for an ace
One
31A
Baseball Hall of Famer Mel
Ott
32A
___ Thump (final studio album by the White Stripes)
Icky
33A
Chrisley Knows Best cable channel
USA
34A
Females that give us wool
Ewes
35A
Entrepreneur whose diet program for weight loss includes personal coaches and prepackaged meals: 2 wds.
Jenny Craig
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
39A
Greatly lacking in rainfall
Arid
40A
Warm embrace
Hug
41A
National Gallery of ___ (Washington DC museum)
Art
44D
Drink sometimes given out during communion
Wine
45A
Class for some immigrants to America: Abbr.
ESL
46A
Well excusez-___!
Moi
47A
Disney villain voiced by Chiwetel Ejiofor in 2019
Scar
48A
What you ___ is what you get
See
49D
Center of a hurricane
Eye
1A
What a black widow might spin
Web
2A
English pop star Rita
Ora
3A
All of a person’s clothing
Wardrobe
4A
Fountain drinks
Sodas
5A
Country singer Jackson
Alan
6D
Person in Nancy Pelosi’s party
Democrat
7D
Feature of Yankee Candles
Scent
8D
Vehicle to the airport maybe
Taxi
9D
Car rental company
Avis
10D
Main character in The Queen’s Gambit
Beth
18D
At ___ (relaxed)
Ease
19D
Inflatable lifeboat
Raft
20D
Timely benefit
Boon
22D
Male chum
Bro
23D
Fastens to as with pins or tape
Attaches
24D
Yahtzee or bunco for example: 2 wds.
Dice Game
25D
Supplies at a tattoo parlor
Inks
26D
Gangnam Style performer
Psy
28D
Paint a ___ picture of (describe in glowing terms)
Rosy
29D
Fruit with green pulp
Kiwi
33D
Beneath
Under
34D
Bald bird
Eagle
35D
Movie classic about a great white shark
Jaws
36D
New York City mayor Adams
Eric
37D
Singer/songwriter ___ Simone
Nina
38D
Devious ploy
Ruse
42D
___ Kent (character on Ted Lasso)
Roy
43D
Score like 3-3 or 10-10
Tie