12/14/19
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
___ Lee Curtis
Jamie
6A
Cook in hot oil
Fry
9A
Hernandez who stars in Magnum P.I.
Jay
12A
Kitchen appliance brand
Amana
13A
Vote from a supporter
Aye
14A
Puerto Rico’s country: Abbr.
USA
15A
Microsoft founder who’s the second-richest American according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index ($109 billion as of 11/1/19): 2 wds.
Bill Gates
17A
Deafening noise
Din
18A
What ___ is new?
Else
19A
Drip that might require a plumber
Leak
20A
Rich often flourless cakes
Tortes
23A
___ the writing on the wall
See
25A
English pop star Rita
Ora
26A
Books of maps
Atlases
30A
Berkshire Hathaway CEO who’s the third-richest American according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index ($85 billion as of 11/1/19): 2 wds.
Warren Buffett
34A
Jacket parts that cover the arms
Sleeves
35A
Brock in the Baseball Hall of Fame
Lou
36A
Enraged
Mad
37A
Composer ___ Sebastian Bach
Johann
40A
Nimble
Spry
43A
Light and breezy
Airy
44A
8-Down in French
Oui
45A
Amazon founder who’s the richest American according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index ($112 billion as of 11/1/19): 2 wds.
Jeff Bezos
50A
Works by Kahlo and O’Keeffe
Art
51A
King Kong for one
Ape
52A
Not moving at all
Inert
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
53A
Brick-shaped candy brand
Pez
54A
___ food diet (plan that involves no cooking)
Raw
55A
Sharp-tasting
Tangy
1A
Left ___ (boxing punch)
Jab
2A
Sorry ___ disturbing you?: 2 wds.
Am I
3D
Prefix for functioning or nourished
Mal
4D
Long narrow indentation of a shoreline
Inlet
5D
Bird in the United States Postal Service logo
Eagle
6D
Kismet
Fate
7D
Kind of whiskey
Rye
8D
Word of consent
Yes
9D
Hey ___ (Beatles hit)
Jude
10D
About 77% of Russia is there
Asia
11D
Tug with a quick jerk
Yank
16D
Animal that says hee-haw
Ass
19D
Bit of foliage
Leaf
20D
Jobs for AAA
Tows
21D
___-B (brand of dental floss)
Oral
22D
Like valuable stamps and coins
Rare
23D
Disco ___ (minor character on The Simpsons)
Stu
24D
Toy maker at the North Pole
Elf
26D
Midsection muscles
Abs
27D
Gone Girl actress Ward
Sela
28D
Elite boys’ school near Windsor Castle
Eton
29D
Shock and amaze
Stun
31D
___ Martin (brand of cognac)
Remy
32D
Fashion model Marcille who’s on Real Housewives of Atlanta
Eva
33D
Jimbo’s friend on South Park
Ned
37D
Choosy moms choose ___ (peanut butter slogan)
Jif
38D
Travel in circles like the Moon around the Earth
Orbit
39D
Kind of animal voiced by Keegan-Michael Key in the 2019 film The Lion King
Hyena
40D
Sudsy bar for the shower
Soap
41D
Totally untainted
Pure
42D
Cracker brand whose name sounds posh
Ritz
43D
Some but not many: 2 wds.
A Few
45D
Glass container for tips
Jar
46D
Federal group involved in water monitoring: Abbr.
EPA
47D
Buddhist discipline
Zen
48D
www.girlscouts.___
Org
49D
Pen for swine
Sty