7/10/22
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
Set of five in Yahtzee
Dice
5A
Bachelor of Fine ___ (college degree)
Arts
9A
Wild guess
Stab
13A
___ hygiene (things like brushing and flossing)
Oral
14A
This waterslide is fun!
Whee
15A
Leafy green with a dinosaur variety
Kale
16A
Django Unchained actor who was born Eric Marlon Bishop: 2 wds.
Jamie Foxx
18A
___-bitsy (very small)
Itsy
19A
Hour after midnight
One
20A
Utter flop
Dud
21A
Greens ___ (golf course’s charge)
Fee
22A
The Queen actress who was born Ilynea Lydia Mironoff: 2 wds.
Helen Mirren
27A
Orchestra conductor’s stick
Baton
30A
Rowboat propeller
Oar
31A
___ kwon do
Tae
32A
Like all multiples of 2
Even
33A
Inappropriate noise at the dinner table
Burp
35A
Corner office occupant often
Boss
36A
Balloon filler
Air
37A
Put on your thinking ___
Cap
38A
Final golf shots typically
Putts
39A
Apocalypse Now actor who was born Ramón Estévez: 2 wds.
Martin Sheen
43A
Roth ___ (investment option): Abbr.
IRA
44A
Compute a total
Add
45A
Knives Out actress ___ de Armas
Ana
48A
1995 film about a pig who wants to do a sheepdog’s work
Babe
50A
The Fast and the Furious actor who was born Mark Sinclair: 2 wds.
Vin Diesel
53A
Shaft between wheels
Axle
54A
The Wizard ___ (song from the musical Wicked): 2 wds.
Andi
55A
Heart of the matter
Gist
56A
Golfers’ pegs
Tees
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
57D
CD or cassette holder
Case
58D
Miranda who played Éowyn in the Lord of the Rings films
Otto
1D
Karate location as in Cobra Kai
Dojo
2D
Country where Ali Khamenei is the Supreme Leader
Iran
3D
___ to (awoke after passing out)
Came
4D
___ Young Band (country group)
Eli
5D
Horrible
Awful
6D
The R in the state postal abbreviation RI
Rhode
7D
Where El Paso is: Abbr.
Tex
8D
The ___ Pistols (early punk band)
Sex
9D
Lindsey Vonn for one
Skier
10D
Ore-Ida potato puff: 2 wds.
Tater Tot
11D
Hangout on Happy Days that was previously called Arnold’s
Als
12D
Queen ___ (nickname for the singer of Irreplaceable)
Bey
17D
Old Testament garden
Eden
21D
Cone-producing evergreen
Fir
22D
Nickname much like sweetie
Hon
23D
Partner of neither
Nor
24D
Graphic that indicates where a pirate’s treasure is buried
Map
25D
Toward the sunrise
East
26D
Queer Eye styling expert Jonathan Van ___
Ness
27D
Balance ___ (gymnastics equipment)
Beam
28D
Brand with a retro 830 model basketball shoe
Avia
29D
A mind is a ___ thing to waste
Terrible
33D
Officially outlaw
Ban
34D
Private alternative to the US Postal Service
UPS
35D
Cinnamon ___ (breakfast pastry)
Bun
37D
Government organization in Zero Dark Thirty: Abbr.
CIA
38D
Spa treatment for the feet for short
Pedi
40D
They get planted on Arbor Day
Trees
41D
Big and little movers on an analog watch
Hands
42D
Murphy of Coming 2 America
Eddie
45D
Same ___ ever was: 2 wds.
As It
46D
Crow’s ___ (observation spot up on a ship’s mast)
Nest
47D
Low vocal range for women
Alto
48D
Item used in baseball and cricket
Bat
49D
Larger alternative to a hatchet
Axe
50D
Electric cleaning tool for short
Vac
51D
Pigs ___ blanket: 2 wds.
In A
52D
Anton ___ (food critic in Ratatouille)
Ego