8/27/16
Smartypants Saturday
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1C
“Are we having ____ yet?”
Fun
4C
____ America Pageant
Miss
8C
Either half of a colon
Dot
11C
“What ____ weekend?” (“Downton Abbey” line): 2 wds.
Is A
12C
Perfectly divisible by two
Even
13C
“Who ____ to say?”: 2 wds.
Am I
14C
Georgia-born soprano who sang at Ronald Reagon’s second inauguration: 2 wds.
Jessye Norman
17C
Very angry
Irate
18C
Grand Ole ___ (Nashville country music venue)
Opry
19C
Flower often used in corsages
Orchid
23C
Extended family
Clan
26C
Bonnet or beret, for example
Hat
27C
Pet monkey in Disney’s “Aladdin”
Abu
30C
Brooklyn-born soprano who went on to chair Lincoln Center and the Metropolitan Opera: 2 wds.
Beverly Sills
33C
“Percy Jackson: ___ of Monsters” (2013 movie)
Sea
34C
____ the line (obey orders)
Toe
35C
Grains eaten by horses
Oats
36C
Playground ride that goes up and down
Seesaw
38C
Blueprint detail, briefly
Spec
41C
Ballroom dance usually in 3/4 time
Waltz
45C
New Zealand-born soprano who played opera singer Nellie Melba in a Downton Abbey” episode: 3 wds.
Kiri Te Kanawa
49C
Archie Manning’s youngest son
Eli
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
50C
“Oh, get ____ it!”
Over
51C
Get a blue ribbon
Win
52C
Cartoon reaction to seeing a mouse
Eek
53C
Heal, like a broken heart
Mend
54C
Pigpen
Sty
1D
Brand of bottled water named for a South Pacific island
Fiji
2D
___-friendly (not requiring technical expertise)
User
3D
Agency that built the Hubble Space Telescope: Abbr.
Nasa
4D
Selina ___ (“Veep” character played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus)
Meyer
5D
“What a fool ___ been!”
Ive
6D
Member of Congress who’s not a representative: Abbr.
Sen
7D
____-Caps (movie candy)
Sno
8D
Somewhat wet
Damp
9D
Actor Sharif who died in 2015
Omar
10D
Miniature
Tiny
15D
Rock’s ___ Temple Pilots
Stone
16D
Ned’s firstborn son, on “The Simpsons”
Rod
20D
Tabby cat in “The Secret Life of Pets”
Chloe
21D
Actor Sean of “Will & Grace”
Hayes
22D
“___ showtime!”
Its
23D
“60 Minutes” network
CBS
24D
TV cook Sandra ____,known for “semi-homemade” cooking
Lee
25D
“Ex Machina” robot played by Alicia Vikander
Ava
27D
____ carte (ordered separately): 2 wds.
Ala
28D
Nonkosher deli order, for short
BLT
29D
Letters at the start of an American navy vessel’s name: Abbr.
USS
31D
GPS recommendation: Abbr.
Rte
32D
Person from Des Moines or Sioux City
Iowan
36D
___-fi (Robert Heinlein’s literary genre)
Sci
37D
Lifetime achievement ____
Award
38D
____-Ball (carnival game)
Skee
39D
Big stack
Pile
40D
Colts linebacker ___ Walden
Erik
42D
Legal statues
Laws
43D
Foolish person, in England
Twit
44D
Kooky
Zany
46D
British Olympic diver Daley
Tom
47D
Second human mentioned in the Bible
Eve
48D
Male doll made by Mattel
Ken