2/24/18
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
“Bye-bye”: Hyph.
Tata
5A
Part of the body that a baseball pitcher warms up
Arm
8A
Airhead
Ditz
12A
Teen ___ (young celebrity)
Idol
13A
Light, inexpensive shirt
Tee
14A
Long, thin musical instrument
Oboe
15A
MSNBC host of “Hardball”: 2 wds.
Chris Matthews
18A
“Santa Clarita ____” (Netflix series)
Diet
19A
Major-leaguer
Pro
20A
Powerful explosive: Abbr.
TNT
21A
“Give me an example”: 2 wds.
Name One
24A
“This ___ job for Superman!”: 2 wds.
Is A
27A
Crimson
Red
28A
Chilling in a cooler: 2 wds.
On Ice
23A
With 34-Across, MSNBC host of a nightly news and opinion show
Rachel
34A
See 32-Across
Maddow
35A
Massage, like bread dough
Knead
36A
NBA player from Dallas, for short
Mav
37A
“The “O” in “IOU”
Owe
38A
Soft drink holder made from aluminum: 2 wds.
Soda Can
41A
Sound of contentment
Aah
44A
“___ and Peace” (Tolstoy novel)
War
45A
State that’s north of Missouri
Iowa
48A
MSNBC host of “The 11th House”: 2 wds.
Brian Williams
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
52A
Not at all handsome
Ugly
53A
Yea’s opposite
Nay
54A
Separate with a strainer
Sift
55A
Roomy handbag
Tote
56A
“He said, ___ said”
She
57A
Trees that New Haven, Connecticut is known for
Elms
1D
___ Tac (brand of breath mints)
Tic
2D
What Ritalin treats: Abbr.
ADHD
3D
Pianist/singer ___ Amos
Tori
4D
Creature from outer space
Alien
5D
Banking convenience: Abbr.
ATM
6D
Brought in the crops
Reaped
7D
___-Goldwyn-Mayer (movie studio)
Metro
8D
Play-___ (brand of clay used by kids)
Doh
9D
“Yeah, sure!”: 2 wds.
I Bet
10D
“Santa Claus is Coming to ___”
Town
11D
Passion for life
Zest
16D
Intimidate with a steely look: 2 wds.
Stared Down
17D
In vain: 3 wds.
To No Avail
22D
Brooks who directed “Young Frankenstein”
Mel
23D
Defensive ___ (football position)
End
24D
Rub the wrong way
Irk
25D
___ Diego Chargers
San
26D
___ of spades (playing card that can symbolize death)
Ace
29D
Phrase in a swearing-in ceremony: 2 wds.
I Do
30D
Milked animal
Cow
31D
Partner of a ram
Ewe
33D
“Every dog ___ its day”
Has
34D
Fleetwood ___ (“Dreams” band)
Mac
36D
Grammy winner Carey
Mariah
39D
Daybreaks
Dawns
40D
Background ___ (unwanted sounds on a recording)
Noise
41D
Touch at an edge
Abut
42D
Oscar-winning Ben Affleck film
Argo
43D
Handle of a sword
Hilt
46D
Cry loudly
Wail
47D
Versatile kind of car radio
AMFM
49D
Sailor’s “yes”
Aye
50D
Caustic stuff used in some soaps
Lye
51D
People who have been canonized: Abbr.
STs