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Smartypants Saturday
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1A
Florida city with a large Cuban population
MIAMI
6A
Phony
SHAM
10A
Sabrina Carpenter’s music genre
POP
13A
Constellation that contains Betelgeuse
ORION
14A
___ Alto, California
PALO
15A
“___ got a lot on my mind”
IVE
16A
“Fences” actor who received the Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre in 2017: 3 wds.
JAMES EARL JONES
19A
Walk-___ (minor roles)
ONS
20A
Otherwise
ELSE
21A
Nonreactive, like helium and other noble gases
INERT
22A
___ snail’s pace (very slowly): 2 wds.
AT A
23A
Newspaper deliverer’s path: Abbr.
RTE
24A
With 38-Across, “Cabaret” actor who received the Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre in 2023
JOEL
27A
Diet thought to mimic Stone Age eating habits
PALEO
30A
Fragrant, cone-bearing tree
FIR
33A
Opposed to: Prefix
ANTI
34A
Pollution in an industrial park
SMOG
35A
Currency used during the 2024 Paris Olympics
EURO
36A
“How ___ I to know?”
WAS
37A
Soda that has been promoted by Britney Spears and Michael Jackson
PEPSI
38A
See 24-Across
GREY
39A
Performed
DID
40A
Author Wolitzer who wrote “The Wife” and “The Uncoupling”
MEG
42A
“Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black ___”
PEARL
45A
Get ready to perform surgery
PREP
47A
Up to ___ (as good as expected)
PAR
50A
“Mame” actress who received the Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre in 2022: 2 wds.
ANGELA LANSBURY
53A
Last name of TV’s “Science Guy”
NYE
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
54A
Large, strong animals on a farm
OXEN
55A
Unit of measure for eye creams
OUNCE
56A
Gloomy
SAD
57A
Watered-down
WEAK
58A
Folktales and urban legends
MYTHS
1D
What Dr. Evil stole from Austin Powers
MOJO
2D
Country with a Persian-speaking majority
IRAN
3D
Gets ready to shoot an arrow
AIMS
4D
Prank-call victim on early episodes of “The Simpsons”
MOE
5D
Map in the corner of a bigger map
INSET
6D
Relaxing areas in some upscale hotels
SPAS
7D
___ Krishnas
HARE
8D
Every last one
ALL
9D
Cocktail made of rum, sugar, lime juice, soda water, and mint
MOJITO
10D
Tree whose scent is used in some air fresheners
PINE
11D
“My cup runneth ___.”
OVER
12D
Annoying person
PEST
17D
Slipped by, as time
ELAPSED
18D
Number of time zones in China
ONE
22D
Former boxer Laila who hosts “Home Made Simple” on OWN
ALI
23D
Daily diet or exercise routine
REGIMEN
24D
Body part that might be struck by an uppercut
JAW
25D
Carrying ___ conversation: 2 wds.
ON A
26D
Otherworldly beings: Abbr.
ETs
28D
Part of a rock band’s gear
AMP
29D
___ Alamos National Laboratory
LOS
30D
Canine’s coat
FUR
31D
Vexation
IRE
32D
“Klute” and “All That Jazz” actor Scheider
ROY
35D
Item in a “which came first?” debate
EGG
37D
Sleeper’s headrest
PILLOW
39D
Rainbow’s husband on “Black-ish”
DRE
41D
___ salts (bath additive)
EPSOM
42D
Flapjacks are made in them
PANS
43D
Irish singer with the box set “Only Time: The Collection”
ENYA
44D
Got on in years
AGED
45D
Emotional request
PLEA
46D
Arrange in order of preference
RANK
47D
Type of football kick
PUNT
48D
Curved image on Utah’s license plates
ARCH
49D
Dark-colored breads
RYES
51D
Tool with “felling” and “splitting” varieties
AXES
52D
Action on a trading floor
BUY