2/6/21
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
Pokémon GO or Scrabble GO, for example
App
4A
Passageway for air or heat
Duct
8A
___ in the sky (unrealistic goal)
Pie
11A
Orange eggs on sushi
Roe
12A
Miles and miles away
Afar
13A
___ shui (Chinese home decor practice)
Feng
14A
Former Philippine president who received the Fulbright Prize for International Understanding in 1996: 2 wds.
Corazon Aquino
17A
Colorful item in a tackle box
Lure
18A
Large-nosed penguin in “Bloom County”
Opus
19A
“American ___” (reality show that debuted in 2002)
Idol
21A
“That ___ say … ” (“In other words …”): 2 wds.
Is To
24A
Great misfortunes
Woes
27A
Agreement after peace talks
Pact
29A
Photo ___ (drivers’ licenses and the like): Abbr.
IDs
31A
With 33-Across, Germany’s only female chancellor who received the Fulbright Prize for International Understanding in 2018
Angela
33A
See 31-Across
Merkel
35A
Covering for a hardwood floor
Rug
36A
Toni Braxton’s vocal range
Alto
38A
___ Bryant of “Saturday Night Live”
Aidy
39A
Cries uncontrollably
Sobs
41A
1998 animated film with a character named Chip the Wasp
Antz
43A
Tech support caller
User
45A
Long, skinny fishes in the Thames river
Eels
48A
Former South African president who received the Fulbright Prize for International Understanding in 1993: 2 wds.
Nelson Mandela
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
53A
Forget to include
Omit
54A
Stand-up comedian Cook
Dane
55A
“Dumbo” director Burton
Tim
56A
Egypt’s “Boy King” of the 14th century BC, for short
Tut
57A
“Go away, bad kitty!”
Scat
58A
Home for boars and sows
Sty
1D
Pole vaulter’s path
Arc
2D
Place to do the backstroke
Pool
3D
Country whose capital is Lima
Peru
4D
“___ and Confused” (Led Zeppelin song)
Dazed
5D
Spacecraft for little green men: Abbr.
UFO
6D
Type of cooking oil
Canola
7D
“She has a mind like a steel ___”
Trap
8D
___ Wei (Asian restaurant chain with a rhyming name)
Pei
9D
Cozy lodging place
Inn
10D
Anton ___ (restaurant critic in “Ratatouille”)
Ego
13D
Make a ___ over (spoil)
Fuss
15D
Stand up
Arise
16D
Almost but not ___
Quite
20D
Birthstone for many Libras
Opal
22D
___ torches (party decorations made from bamboo)
Tiki
23D
Took too much of a drug
Oded
24D
“___ of the Worlds”
War
25D
Heavy load to bear
Onus
26D
Kellogg’s ___ Buttermilk Pancakes
Eggo
28D
“___, it’ll be fun!”
Cmon
30D
Sneaky
Sly
32D
Rope used in calf roping
Lasso
34D
Tore down with a wrecking ball
Razed
37D
Airport landing area
Tarmac
40D
Sculpture of the upper body
Bust
42D
2020 Christopher Nolan spy film
Tenet
44D
“The ___ justify the means”
Ends
46D
“___ do this!” (“Game on!”)
Lets
47D
Thin cut made by a letter opener
Slit
48D
“Sorry, I’m ___ interested”
Not
49D
Large bird with emerald-colored eggs
Emu
50D
Kiddie ___ (books for children)
Lit
51D
Actress de Armas or Ortiz
Ana
52D
“Hillbilly Elegy” star Adams
Amy