1/10/26
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
Platform in a marina
DOCK
5A
“Rah, rah, sis-boom-___!”
BAH
8A
Pole on a sailboat
MAST
12A
Where a cake bakes
OVEN
13A
“A long time ___ in a galaxy far, far away…”
AGO
14A
Told ___ (was dishonest): 2 wds.
ALIE
15A
1994 revival of a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical…
CAROUSEL
17A
Drop in the mail
SEND
18A
Drink made with steamed milk
LATTE
19A
Things of that ___ (similar items)
ILK
21A
Onstage whisper
ASIDE
23A
Quiet activity for a preschool class
NAP
26A
“I didn’t know ___ way to turn”
WHICH
30A
1998 musical adaptation of an E.L. Doctorow novel…
RAGTIME
32A
Affluent
RICH
33A
Protein source in tofu
SOY
34A
Song heard in an opera house
ARIA
35A
With 49-Across, 2004 revival of a Lorraine Hansberry play…
ARAISIN
37A
Discontinued Apple music devices
IPODS
38A
Paper Mate product
PEN
39A
Actress Elizabeth of “Eternity”
OLSEN
41A
Piercing tool
AWL
42A
Ronald Reagan’s job before he was a politician
ACTOR
46A
Plummeted
FELL
49A
See 35-Across: 3 wds.
INTHESUN
52A
“Speak No ___” (2024 horror movie)
EVIL
53A
Center of a hurricane
EYE
54A
Type of saxophone
ALTO
55A
Actor Tim on the Netflix sitcom “Leanne”
DALY
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
56A
Sprint
RUN
57A
In need of a map
LOST
1D
Title for Dottie McStuffins, on Disney Junior
DOC
2D
President’s office shape
OVAL
3D
Michael who played Ken’s friend Allan in “Barbie”
CERA
4D
Speed equal to one nautical mile per hour
KNOT
5D
First, second, third, and home, in softball
BASES
6D
It’s “just a number,” in a familiar expression
AGE
7D
Easter or Juneteenth, for example
HOLIDAY
8D
Item worn over the Phantom of the Opera’s face
MASK
9D
Beer with “cream” and “pale” varieties
ALE
10D
Something to mention during confession
SIN
11D
Main character of “How I Met Your Mother”
TED
16D
The Beehive State
UTAH
20D
Where the femur is
LEG
22D
Jeremy with a supporting role on “The Morning Show”
IRONS
23D
“Meet the Parents” star Robert De ___
NIRO
24D
Surrounded on all sides by
AMID
25D
Small vegetables often found in samosas
PEAS
26D
Saran ___
WRAP
27D
Expand the workforce
HIRE
28D
“Not if ___ help it!”: 2 wds.
ICAN
29D
Shang-___ (Marvel hero)
CHI
31D
Spigot
TAP
33D
More wacky
SILLIER
36D
Female swine
SOW
37D
Twelfth of a foot
INCH
40D
Consumed
EATEN
41D
“___ McBeal” (1997-2002 TV series)
ALLY
43D
Color similar to turquoise
TEAL
44D
World capital that’s west of Stockholm
OSLO
45D
Grooves in a muddy road
RUTS
46D
US government agent, for short
FED
47D
Actress Mendes who retired from films in 2014
EVA
48D
“All My Life” rapper ___ Durk
LIL
50D
Manhattan school that Spike Lee attended: Abbr.
NYU
51D
“He’s Just ___ That Into You”
NOT