8/6/22
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
___ Lasso (Apple TV show)
Ted
4A
Hit the bunny slope maybe
Ski
7A
Emotion voiced by Bill Hader in Inside Out
Fear
11A
___ in trouble? (kid’s question to a parent): 2 wds.
Am I
12A
Body part that also means cool
Hip
13D
Glowing emanation
Aura
14A
Word that can follow tour or school
Bus
15A
___ the land of the free …
Oer
16A
Tall spring flower that’s often purple or blue
Iris
17A
The Daily Show comedian who was the featured entertainer at the 2022 White House Correspondents’ Dinner: 2 wds.
Trevor Noah
20D
Garments with three sets of hooks
Bras
21A
Where have we ___ before?
Met
22A
Pack of printer paper
Ream
23A
What your aunt might call your mother
Sis
24A
Spy group featured in Covert Affairs: Abbr.
CIA
27D
Schmigadoon! comedian who was the featured entertainer at the 2015 White House Correspondents’ Dinner: 2 wds.
Ceci Lystrong
30A
Particularly fitting
Apt
31A
Unprocessed material from underground
Ore
32A
What the second O of YOLO stands for
Once
33A
Burlesque show neckwear
Boa
34A
___ la Vida Sandias (Frida Kahlo painting that inspired a Coldplay song)
Viva
35A
Community comedian who was the featured entertainer at the 2014 White House Correspondents’ Dinner: 2 wds.
Joel McHale
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
39A
Ready willing and ___
Able
40A
Fleece-lined boot brand
Ugg
41A
Broadcaster with the news podcast Consider This
NPR
44D
Spy who’s deep undercover
Mole
45A
Father of Tommy and Dil on Rugrats
Stu
46A
That’s ___ bad
Too
47A
Slip slowly through
Seep
48A
Sandra Oh’s title role on a BBC America series
Eve
49D
Homophone of so
Sew
1A
New ___ (option in a browser’s File menu)
Tab
2A
Large bird that might be attacked by a dingo
Emu
3A
Draw attention (from)
Distract
4A
Sneakers and flip-flops for example
Shoes
5A
Chicken ___ (poultry dish named for Ukraine’s capital)
Kiev
6D
You have my word on it: 2 wds.
I Promise
7D
Barely perceptible like light from a great distance
Faint
8D
Currency used in Lisbon and Madrid
Euro
9D
Vocal number by Mozart or Wagner maybe
Aria
10D
Overly hasty
Rash
18D
Malek who played Lyutsifer Safin in No Time to Die
Rami
19D
No ___ for the wicked
Rest
20D
Toot as a horn
Beep
22D
Record label for Doja Cat and Miley Cyrus
RCA
23D
New York university whose mascot is Otto the Orange
Syracuse
24D
Religious places where nuns live
Convents
25D
1400s Peruvian empire
Inca
26D
Avengers: ___ of Ultron
Age
28D
Weaving device with shuttles
Loom
29D
Stir up as sediment
Roil
33D
Sound of censorship
Bleep
34D
Not at all specific
Vague
35D
Fruity toppings for toast
Jams
36D
Instrument related to the bassoon
Oboe
37D
The Great star Fanning
Elle
38D
Channel that airs Tiny House Hunters
HGTV
42D
19th-century poet of The Bells
Poe
43D
Get your ducks in a ___
Row