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Smartypants Saturday
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1A
___ adieu (take one’s leave)
Bid
4A
What Beyonce might call Solange Knowles
Sis
7A
Blue Bloods occupation
Cop
10A
Amazed feeling
Awe
11A
___ making myself clear?: 2 wds.
Am I
12A
Pledge on the witness stand: 2 wds.
I Do
13A
Jolene singer who was MusiCares Person of the Year in 2019: 2 wds.
Dolly Parton
16A
Where ___ the time gone?
Has
17A
Like a breezeway
Airy
18A
Seasonal fast-food pork sandwich with barbecue sauce
Mcrib
21A
___ American Games (event held in Chile in 2023)
Pan
23A
Raw material in a mine
Ore
24A
Light sources on a medieval castle wall
Torches
28A
Both Sides Now singer who was MusiCares Person of the Year in 2022: 2 wds.
Joni Mitchell
31A
Warm-up performers before a headliner
Openers
32A
Government group with a Cryptologic Museum: Abbr.
NSA
33A
Puff ___ Magic Dragon
The
34A
Good trait to have
Asset
36A
Slipper for example
Shoe
39A
Shark ___ soup
Fin
40A
Sweet Caroline singer who was MusiCares Person of the Year in 2009: 2 wds.
Neil Diamond
45A
___ hands on deck!
All
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
46A
Perform in a drama
Act
47A
Card game that doesn’t require any strategy
War
48A
___ your trade (do your work)
Ply
49A
Insect that makes a bzzzzz noise
Bee
50A
Filthy place on a pig farm
Sty
1D
Unsatisfactory
Bad
2D
___ Jima (1945 battle location)
Iwo
3D
New ___ (national capital in Asia)
Delhi
4D
Expresses aloud
Says
5D
Mischievous devil
Imp
6D
Cheap Thrills singer
Sia
7D
___ Field (New York Mets’ ballpark)
Citi
8D
Strong smell as from stinky tofu
Odor
9D
Small horse
Pony
14D
Workroom for science experiments
Lab
15D
Place to raise cattle
Ranch
18D
Power that Austin Powers once lost
Mojo
19D
Corn or yams on a farm
Crop
20D
Thor actress Russo
Rene
21D
Soup vessels
Pots
22D
Path of a cannonball
Arc
24D
Begin to grow weary
Tire
25D
Partners of roosters
Hens
26D
Is there anything ___?
Else
27D
Piece of wood used as a bed support
Slat
29D
Company that makes Xeon processors
Intel
30D
Eh it doesn’t really move me
Meh
34D
Focus on a bull’s-eye
Aim
35D
Comes down in flakes
Snows
36D
___ out of it! (response to I’m in love with you in Moonstruck)
Snap
37D
The Devil’s domain
Hell
38D
Like the texture of many fried foods
Oily
39D
Destiny
Fate
41D
Apply delicately like concealer on under-eye circles
Dab
42D
Frozen pond’s surface
Ice
43D
Black Widow’s nickname
Nat
44D
Like chapped lips
Dry