8/6/16
Smartypants Saturday
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1C
Undergarments with push-up and minimizer options
Bras
5C
Former “Grey’s Anatomy actor ____ Dane
Eric
9C
“BrainDead” network
CBS
12C
“Let us know if you’re ___ to attend”
Able
13C
Number that’s neither positive nor negative
Zero
14C
Honey Nut Cheerios grain
Oat
15C
Navajo mystery author Tony, whose daughter Anne also writes Navajo mysteries
Hillerman
17C
Work day that is sometimes “casual”: Abbr.
Fri
18C
2009 Jay Z song about Auto-Tune
Doa
19C
Put off, as a decision
Defer
21C
Chef’s protective garment
Apron
24C
3-D model of the Earth
Globe
26C
Falling apart at the ___
Seams
27C
“Dune” author Frank, whose son Brian also writes Dune novels
Herbert
30C
Actor McKellen
Ian
31C
Large swine
Hog
32C
___-wee Herman (Pual Reubens character)
Pee
33C
Racing-based mystery author Dick, whose son Felix also writes racing-based mysteries
Francis
36C
Karate blows
Chops
38C
Bird’s perch
Roost
39C
Cars
Autos
40C
Come to ___ (being a fistfight)
Blows
42C
Assistant at the North Pole
Elf
43C
Mary ___ Retton (1984 Olympic gymnast)
Lou
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
44C
“Dragonriders of Pern” author Anne, whose son Todd also writes Pern novels
McCaffrey
50C
Container for ashes
Urn
51C
“I made a mistake!”
Oops
52C
Suffix for “cigar” or “disk”
Ette
53C
Little ___ Riding Hood
Red
54C
Nimble
Spry
55D
“Breaking Bad” actor Norris
Dean
1D
Word often said before “humbug”
Bah
2D
Baseball hitter’s accomplishment: Abbr.
RBI
3D
“___ About That Bass” (2014 hit)
All
4D
Rarely
Seldom
5D
“Budapest” singer George ___
Ezra
6D
Georgia-based band that disbanded in 2011
Rem
7D
“This American Life” host Glass
IRA
8D
“Three Days of the ___” (1975 Robert Redford film)
Condor
9D
Brewing device in a diner
Coffee Pot
10D
Like Old Mother Hubbard’s cupboard
Bare
11D
Mix, like paint
Stir
16D
Immense time periods
Eons
20D
Flow back
Ebb
21D
Disbelieving exclamation popularized by the movie “Clueless”: 2 wds.
As If
22D
Bartlett ___ (fruit with yellow-green skin)
Pear
23D
Went quickly from place to place: 2 wds.
Ran Around
24D
Casper is a friendly one
Ghost
25D
Cost an arm and a ___
Leg
28D
Something seized by a bank, for short
Repo
29D
Thriller author Gerritsen
Tess
31D
___ and hers
His
34D
“Apocalypse ___” (1979 movie)
Now
35D
2014 miniseries presented by Neil deGrasse Tyson
Cosmos
36D
Young cow
Calf
37D
Breathed heavily, like the Big Bad Wolf
Huffed
40D
Hazy image
Blur
41D
Handed-down folk knowledge
Lore
42D
Effortless
Easy
45D
Squad car driver
Cop
46D
Lifesaving technique: Abbr.
CPR
47D
Throughway: Abbr.
RTE
48D
When a train’s expected to reach its destination: Abbr.
ETA
49D
Money in Japan
Yen