1/20/18
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
Andy’s son on “The Andy Griffith Show”
Opie
5A
Fish’s appendage
Fin
8A
Soviet agency in “Bridge of Spies”: Abbr.
KGB
11A
Rachel Maddow’s channel
MSNBC
13A
____-Magnon man
Cro
14A
Flatow who hosts public radio’s “Science Friday”
Ira
15A
Like posh communities with restricted access
Gated
16A
Writer who created Narnia: 3 wds.
CS Lewis
18A
Muffs it
Errs
20A
Excursions
Trips
21A
Writer who created Middle-earth: 4 wds.
JRR Tolkien
25A
Cable channel that airs three “Law & Order” series in syndication
Ion
26A
Tavern frequented by Barney Gumble and Homer Simpson
Moes
27A
Frosts, as a cinnamon roll
Ices
31A
Pleased
Glad
33A
Actor Wheaton of “Stand by Me”
Wil
34A
Take ___ day as it comes
Each
35A
Bottom of a sneaker
Sole
36A
Noteworthy segments of a time line
Eras
38A
Pro-gun lobby: Abbr.
NRA
39A
Writer who created Oz: 3 wds.
L Frank Baum
42A
Nebraska city where Marlon Brando was born
Omaha
45A
___-in-the-wool (unchanging in one’s opinions)
Dyed
46A
Writer who created the Hundred Acre Wood: 3 wds.
AA Milne
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
49A
Works loose with a crowbar
Pries
52A
“___ Possible” (2002-2007 animated series)
Kim
53A
Started, as a fire
Lit
54A
Wipe clean, as a chalkboard
Erase
55A
Hostess ____ Balls (sugary treats)
Sno
56D
Cul-de-____ (dead end)
Sac
57D
“There’s ___ sheriff in town”: 2 wds.
A New
1D
“I’m shocked,” in a text
OMG
2D
TV ad for a good cause: Abbr.
PSA
3D
What the “I” in 6-Down stands for
Internal
4D
Movie critic Roger who died in 2013
Ebert
5D
Media watchdog agency: Abbr.
FCC
6D
US agency that conducts audits: Abbr.
IRS
7D
Nick who plays Richard Graves on the Epix sitcom “Graves”
Nolte
8D
Fuzzy brown fruit that’s green inside
Kiwi
9D
Hold tightly
Grip
10D
Deep male singing voice
Bass
12D
Data-containing item inserted into a computer: Hyph.
CD Rom
17D
Bert’s roommate on “Sesame Street”
Ernie
19D
More like a turtle or snail
Slower
21D
Irish dances
Jigs
22D
Hershey’s caramel candy
Rolo
23D
Two-time Oscar nominee Knightley
Keira
24D
Madagascar or Maui, for example
Island
28D
From the country north of the US
Canadian
29D
Light brown color
Ecru
30D
Bogus
Sham
32D
Indian city that’s among the world’s biggest
Delhi
37D
Video-chat service
Skype
40D
Drops to the ground
Falls
41D
Legendary Yankees catcher Yogi
Berra
42D
Certain hardwood trees
Oaks
43D
Primary
Main
44D
Bullets and bombs, for short
Ammo
47D
Actress Long who joined the “NCIS: Los Angeles” cast in 2017
Nia
48D
And many more: Abbr.
ETC
50D
Compass point opposite WNW: Abbr.
Ese
51D
Do a tailor’s job
Sew