12/17/16
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
“A Farewell to ____” (Hemingway novel)
Arms
5A
Actress Michele of “Glee”
Lea
8A
Minuscule
Wee
11A
Pirate’s booty
Loot
12A
Unmitigated ___ (brazenness)
Gall
13A
“Shallow ____” (2001 Gwyneth Paltrow movie)
Hal
14A
“Smallville” girl ___ Lang
Lana
15A
Garfield’s dog pal
Odie
16A
“Raiders of the Lost ___”
Ark
17A
Politician lampooned by Alec Baldwin on “Saturday Night Live” in 2016: 2 wds.
Donald Trump
20A
Faulty firecracker
Dud
21A
Space aliens: Abbr.
Ets
22A
Dog’s bark, in the funnies
Arf
25A
“A Million Ways to ___ in the West” (2014 movie)
Die
27A
Cast-of-thousands movie
Epic
31A
Politician lampooned by Larry David on “SNL” in 2016: 2 wds.
Bernie Sanders
35A
Pop singer Brickell who’s married to Paul Simon
Edie
36A
Athlete who’s paid to play
Pro
37A
“Just ___ expected!”: 2 wds.
As I
38A
The “L” in “LAPD”
Los
41A
Word pronounced the same as “two”
Too
43A
Politician lampooned by Darrell Hammond on “SNL” in 2016: 2 wds.
Bill Clinton
48A
Actor Hiddleston of the “Thor” movies
Tom
49A
Asian country whose capital is Vientiane
Laos
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
50A
Power ___ (item such as a belt sander)
Tool
52A
All ___ day’s work: 2 wds.
In A
53A
Not genuine: Abbr.
Imit
54A
Poet Pound or actor Miller
Ezra
55A
Chicken ___ (childhood ailment)
Pox
56A
Four-song albums, perhaps: Abbr.
Eps
57A
Go through a novel
Read
1D
100%
All
2D
Highway or byway
Road
3D
The “M” in the food additive “MSG”
Mono
4D
Witness ___ (area in a courtroom)
Stand
5D
Cheryl of “Charlie’s Angels”
Ladd
6D
On the A-list
Elite
7D
On the ___ (vigilant)
Alert
8D
1980s band that featured George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley
Wham
9D
Old West lawman Wyatt ____
Earp
10D
Moose’s relative
Elk
12D
Hawn of “The First Wives Club”
Goldie
18D
Maker of the A3 sedan
Audi
19D
Secondhand
Used
22D
Bart’s grandfather, on “The Simpsons”
Abe
23D
Color of seven stripes on the US flag
Red
24D
End of a standard work week: Abbr.
Fri
26D
Mind reader’s claimed ability: Abbr.
ESP
28D
Split ___ soup
Pea
29D
Government agency whose website has “Payments” and “Refunds” sections: Abbr.
IRS
30D
Former CBS crime drama set in Las Vegas
CSI
32D
“Gimme a Break!” star Carter
Nell
33D
Painter or sculptor, for example
Artist
34D
Common lunchtime
Noon
39D
“Kukla, Fran, and ___” (early TV series)
Ollie
40D
Little rascal
Scamp
42D
Whiskered sea mammal
Otter
43D
U2’s front man
Bono
44D
Wide-screen format that “Rogue One” was filmed in
IMAX
45D
Chris’s mother, on “Family Guy”
Lois
46D
Flow very slowly
Ooze
47D
Author Roberts who wrote the 2016 best seller “The Obsession’
Nora
48D
Money given to a bellhop
Tip
51D
Young man, in Scotland
Lad