12/11/21
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
Official documents proving who you are: Abbr.
Ids
4A
Sound of Santa’s laughter: 2 wds.
Hoho
8A
“Don’t leave!”
Stay
12A
1980s gymnast Mary ___ Retton
Lou
13A
On a grand scale, in filmmaking
Epic
14A
___ bear (parent who fiercely protects her kids)
Mama
15A
Garland worn in Polynesia
Lei
16A
Simple watercraft
Raft
17A
Plow-pulling animals
Oxen
18A
Top 10 longest-running Broadway musical in which Timon and Pumbaa sing “Hakuna Matata”: 3 wds.
The Lion King
21A
Black-and-white whale
Orca
23A
Young lad
Boy
24A
Store founder who famously partnered with Roebuck
Sears
26A
Bottom edge of a trouser cuff
Hem
27A
Sports organization for Jordan Spieth: Abbr.
PGA
30A
Top 10 longest-running Broadway musical in which Fantine sings “I Dreamed a Dream”: 2 wds.
Les Miserables
33A
Poem of lofty praise
Ode
34A
Bridegroom’s formalwear, for short
Tux
35A
Guzzled down
Drank
36A
Boxer’s quick, poking punch
Jab
37A
Numbered sections of a play
Acts
38A
Top 10 longest-running Broadway musical in which a cast of aspiring dancers sings “One”: 3 wds.
A Chorus Line
44A
Prepare a hot meal
Cook
45A
“There’s ___ for improvement”
Room
46A
The “M” in Will Smith’s “MIB” film franchise
Men
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
49A
Just sitting around
Idle
50A
Flashing dot on a radar screen
Blip
51A
Get on in years
Age
52A
Gentle creature in a forest
Deer
53A
Mumford & ___ (“I Will Wait” band)
Sons
54A
Pull behind, as a hitched camping trailer
Tow
1D
“Well, ___ be darned!”
Ill
2D
Female 52-Across
Doe
3D
You pack it with clothes
Suitcase
4D
“Now see ___!”
Here
5D
Gem with a milky shimmer
Opal
6D
Old-fashioned record player: Hyph.
Hifi
7D
When Indigenous Peoples’ Day is
October
8D
Like the air in cigar bars
Smoky
9D
Cab
Taxi
10D
Word that might interrupt a preacher’s sermon
Amen
11D
Cristina ___ (Sandra Oh’s “Grey’s Anatomy” character)
Yang
19D
“No ___, no foul”
Harm
20D
What Frances McDormand’s character Fern was, in the most recent Oscar winner for Best Picture
Nomad
21D
Norway’s capital city
Oslo
22D
___ Richards, aka Mister Fantastic of the Fantastic Four
Reed
25D
Stringed instrument heard in Bollywood soundtracks
Sitar
26D
Evil spell cast by a witch
Hex
27D
Rectangular piece of cloth or vinyl under a diner’s table setting: 2 wds.
Place Mat
28D
Refined fellow
Gent
29D
Puts forth a question
Asks
31D
Residential areas near a major city
Suburbs
32D
Raisin Nut ___ (brand of cereal)
Bran
36D
Extra card that may be “wild” in poker
Joker
38D
___ rain (environmentally hazardous weather)
Acid
39D
Zip ___ (part of an address)
Code
40D
Center of a bagel or doughnut
Hole
41D
Han who pilots the Millennium Falcon
Solo
42D
Choice cut of pork or beef
Loin
43D
Little devils
Imps
47D
Vain sense of self-importance
Ego
48D
“Happy ___ Year!”
New