7/4/20
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
Top for a pot
Lid
4A
Soak (up) as gravy with bread
Sop
7A
President who pardoned Nixon
Ford
11A
___ Maria (Christian prayer)
Ave
12A
Large container for popcorn
Tub
13A
Mama ___ (The Princess and the Frog voodoo priestess)
Odie
14A
___ talk (coach’s halftime speech)
Pep
15A
Flag-maker during the Revolutionary War: 2 wds.
Betsy Ross
17A
___-generated content (what a wiki has)
User
19A
People-eating monster
Ogre
20A
Revolutionary War soldier who gave his life for his country: 2 wds.
Nathan Hale
24A
Vegetable known for making people cry
Onion
25A
Antlered animal found in the Rockies
Elk
26A
Worn-down pencil
Nub
29A
Simple meal containing meat and vegetables
Stew
30A
___ Nas X (Old Town Road rapper)
Lil
31A
Largest island in the Caribbean
Cuba
32A
A boy’s best friend is ___ mother (Psycho quote)
His
33A
Captain’s diary
Log
34A
What people are called
Names
35A
Revolutionary War figure who warned of the British invasion: 2 wds.
Paul Revere
37A
Having no hair
Bald
39A
Now or at any other time
Ever
40A
French military officer who commanded American troops in the Revolutionary War
Lafayette
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
43A
Go ___ your mother (dad’s non-answer sometimes)
Ask
46A
Country between Iraq and Afghanistan
Iran
47A
What a pole vaulter tries to clear
Bar
48A
Tell a whopper
Lie
49A
Company car or expense account for example
Perk
50A
Male friend in slang
Bro
51A
___ Jose Sharks (hockey team)
San
1D
Once around the track
Lap
2D
___ got a crazy idea …
Ive
3D
Sheriffs’ subordinates
Deputies
4D
Longtime radio host Howard
Stern
5D
Going ___ with (dating)
Out
6D
TV network that gets some government funding
PBS
7D
Valley ___ (American Revolution site)
Forge
8D
Funky smell
Odor
9D
Go up
Rise
10D
___ Moines Register (newspaper)
Des
15D
Garbanzo or fava for example
Bean
16D
Yellow part of an egg
Yolk
18D
Demonstrate
Show
20D
Eat a snack
Nosh
21D
Prefix that’s the opposite of pro-
Anti
22D
27 Dresses star Katherine
Heigl
23D
Entirely
All
26D
Roman ___ (I V X L C D and M)
Numerals
27D
___ Eats (rideshare company’s food-delivery service)
Uber
28D
Headquarters
Base
30D
R&B legend Rawls
Lou
31D
Bat’s home
Cave
33D
Title for a lord’s wife
Lady
34D
House of Cards actress Campbell
Neve
35D
Part of a pirate ship that’s walked
Plank
36D
Fashionably nostalgic
Retro
37D
Like leafless trees
Bare
38D
View from ___ (distantly see)
Afar
40D
Body part needed for kissing
Lip
41D
What waves do during low tide
Ebb
42D
Toxic substance in cigarettes
Tar
44D
Singer of the #1 hit Cheap Thrills
Sia
45D
Male doll sold in the Barbie section of a toy department
Ken