2/10/18
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
Whale-obsessed captain created by Herman Melville
Ahab
5A
Diplomacy
Tact
9A
Restaurant founded by Colonel Sanders
KFC
12A
Like steak that’s been cooked less than “medium”
Rare
13A
Hundred ____ Wood (where Winnie-the-Pooh lives)
Acre
14A
Option for a long-term investor: Abbr.
IRA
15A
____ market (place to buy used goods)
Flea
16A
Yuletide holiday, for short
Xmas
17A
“You’re ___ the boss of me!”
Not
18A
Author of “Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe” who cameoed as a teacher in the 1991 film adaptation: 2 wds.
Fannie Flagg
21A
Triple ___ (margarita ingredient)
Sec
22A
Hot goo used in roofing and paving
Tar
23A
Bodybuilder’s “washboard” muscles
Abs
26A
Sound that often goes with “ooh”
Aah
28A
Red blood _____ (erythrocyte)
Cell
32A
Author of “Jaws” who cameoed as a reporter in the 1975 film adaptation: 2 wds.
Peter Benchley
36A
Single-named singer from Ireland
Enya
37A
Comment from a cow
Moo
38A
Adversary
Foe
39A
Small part of a big machine
Cog
42A
Group that had a #1 hit with “Waterfalls”
TLC
44A
Author of “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” who cameoed as a party guest in the 2011 film adaptation: 3 wds.
John Lecarre
49A
“This time you’ve gone ___ far!”
Too
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
50A
Release an audible breath
Sigh
51A
“____ It Fun” (Paramore song)
Aint
53A
“The ____” (Diana Ross musical set in Oz)
Wiz
54A
Boundary line
Edge
55A
Change residences
Move
56A
“Rogue ____: A Star Wars Story” (2016 movie)
One
57A
Julia’s role in “Ocean’s Eleven”
Tess
58A
“Come Sail Away” band
Styx
1D
Sound from a cartoon dog
Arf
2D
Fifty percent
Half
3D
Neck of the woods
Area
4D
Spill the ____ (tell a secret)
Beans
5D
Vehicle hailed on a street corner
Taxi Cab
6D
Pinnacle
Acme
7D
Ceramics or knitting, for example
Craft
8D
Electric car company that makes the Model X SUV
Tesla
9D
Title for Queen Elizabeth’s father
King
10D
Michigan J. ____ (Looney Tunes character)
Frog
11D
Pet that purrs
Cat
19D
Within arm’s reach
Near
20D
Rounded top of a doorway
Arch
23D
Terk or Kerchak in “Tarzan,” for example
Ape
24D
“Justice League” actor Affleck
Ben
25D
Farm enclosure that’s filthy
Sty
27D
Bottom portion of a tailored skirt
Hem
29D
Galadriel of “The Lord of the Rings,” for one
Elf
30D
Jerry’s uncle, on “Seinfeld”
Leo
31D
Strong drain cleaner
Lye
33D
“We were made for ___ other”
Each
34D
V-shaped cuts
Notches
35D
Pepsi, RC, or Coke
Cola
40D
First stage
Onset
41D
Fly without an engine
Glide
43D
Studies all night for a test
Crams
44D
Become a member of
Join
45D
Seep through cracks
Ooze
46D
What chickens lay
Eggs
47D
Protests that causes property damage
Riot
48D
Covetous feeling
Envy
49D
Number of things in a pair
Two
52D
____-Mex (spicy cuisine)
Tex