12/1/18
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
Classic sandwich that sometimes has avocado added for short
BLT
4A
The good ___ days
Old
7A
Big hunk of beef
Slab
11A
___ Radley (To Kill a Mockingbird character)
Boo
12A
Celebrity chef Rachael
Ray
13A
Chicago airport that is United’s main hub
OHare
14A
If You Give a Cat a ___ (2008 book by 27-Across)
Cupcake
16A
Schleps
Totes
17A
Word that can follow ginger and amber
Ale
18A
If You Give a Mouse a ___ (1985 book by 27-Across)
Cookie
19A
Take a stab at answering
Guess
22A
___-pitch softball
Slo
23A
Suffix for persist or exist
Ent
24A
The wolf ___ the door: 2 wds.
Is At
25A
Short stocky marsupial
Koala
27A
Author of the If You Give … children’s book series: 2 wds.
Laura Numeroff
32A
Foul smells
Odors
33A
The West Wing actor Alan
Alda
34A
Prince Charles to Queen Elizabeth
Son
37A
Jettas and Passats for short
VWS
38A
Your Movie Sucks author Roger
Ebert
39A
If You Give a Moose a ___ (1991 book by 27-Across)
Muffin
41A
CT scan alternative: Abbr.
MRI
42A
Geographic reference book
Atlas
43A
If You Give a Pig a ___ (1998 book by 27-Across)
Pancake
47A
Utensil similar to a colander
Sieve
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
48A
Legendary boxer Muhammad
Ali
49A
18-wheeler
Rig
50A
In this location
Here
51A
Big name in blue jeans
Lee
52A
___ team (wrestling duo)
Tag
1A
Network that airs Peaky Blinders and Doctor Who
BBC
2A
Actor Ferrigno who once played the Incredible Hulk
Lou
3D
Summit
Top
4D
Exams requiring no writing utensils
Orals
5D
Waterskiing locale
Lake
6D
It’s used to make denim blue
Dye
7D
Go away!
Shoo
8D
Hanukkah potato treat
Latke
9D
The results ___!: 2 wds.
Are In
10D
Attack from all sides
Beset
13D
Goodbye Mr. Chips star Peter
Otoole
15D
Former Cuban leader Fidel
Castro
18D
Shellfish served with linguine
Clams
19D
___ Grissom (William Petersen’s CSI character)
Gil
20D
Suits cable channel
USA
21D
Water in French
Eau
22D
Whiskey ___ (cocktails containing lemon juice)
Sours
25D
The Artist Formerly ___ as Prince (what Prince once called himself)
Known
26D
Language spoken by Saudis
Arabic
28D
Give counsel to
Advise
29D
Way to go! at the bullring
Ole
30D
Initials of the president whose wife was Eleanor
FDR
31D
What Jack Sprat couldn’t eat
Fat
34D
___ Mouth (1990s band with two songs on the Shrek soundtrack)
Smash
35D
Navel that’s the opposite of an innie
Outie
36D
Super Bowl athlete briefly
NFLer
38D
Bert’s Sesame Street roommate
Ernie
40D
Personal #1 for short
Fave
41D
___ chauvinist
Male
43D
Close chum
Pal
44D
___ Deco (style commonly seen in Miami)
Art
45D
Korean automaker with the slogan The Power to Surprise
Kia
46D
Food in an omelet or a frittata
Egg