6/21/25
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
“___ Little Piggy” (nursery rhyme)
THIS
5A
Comedian Issa who starred in a 2025 “Black Mirror” episode
RAE
8A
Class not requiring much effort: 2 wds.
EASY A
13A
Metric prefix meaning one billionth, or an iPod model
NANO
14A
Theater chain that competes with Regal and Cinemark
AMC
15A
Air Jordans, for example
NIKES
16A
“Girls Trip” actress who wrote the book “I Curse You With Joy”: 2 wds.
TIFFANY HADDISH
19A
French ___ (type of coffee preparation)
ROAST
20A
Have a payment due
OWE
21A
Suffix for “Marx” or “manner”
ISM
23A
Beautify
ADORN
27A
With 40 Across, “The Upshaws” actress who wrote the book “Yeah, I Said It”
WANDA
31A
Wood used in wine barrels
OAK
33A
“Marriage Story” director Baumbach
NOAH
35A
Lake that Toledo is next to
ERIE
36A
Dark spot sometimes called a beauty mark
MOLE
37A
Leisurely gait
LOPE
38A
Actor Murray who appears in many Wes Anderson films
BILL
39A
“Ladies ___ gentlemen …”
AND
40A
See 27 Across (full name: Wanda Sykes)
SYKES
41A
Rain ___ (interruption of a baseball game)
DELAY
43A
“Ready when you ___!”
ARE
45A
UK network that airs “Call the Midwife”
BBC
47A
Message sent without postage
EMAIL
51A
“2 Dope Queens” cohost who wrote the book “Please Don’t Sit on My Bed…”
PHOEBE ROBINSON
57A
Two-door car
COUPE
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
58A
Brew served in pubs
ALE
59A
Shop that might sell pastrami sandwiches
DELI
60A
Mist from a perfume bottle
SPRAY
61A
Nickname whose full version might include “vin,” “anie,” or “inda”
MEL
62A
Site that displays business ratings
YELP
1D
Explosive material: Abbr.
TNT
2D
What stylists cut
HAIR
3D
Facts and details, for short
INFO
4D
Large piece of furniture on a talk show set
SOFA
5D
___ and raves
RANTS
6D
Senator Klobuchar
AMY
7D
Sonic bounce
ECHO
8D
Finished
ENDED
9D
Financial ___ package
AID
10D
Glide down a trail at Vail
SKI
11D
“Without a doubt!”
YES
12D
Hardwood traditionally used for baseball bats
ASH
17D
Largest map region in the game Risk
ASIA
18D
No longer sleeping
AWAKE
22D
Once in a blue ___ (rarely)
MOON
24D
“You ___ live once!”
ONLY
25D
Chess piece that looks like a tower
ROOK
26D
Back part of the neck
NAPE
27D
“Charlotte’s ___”
WEB
28D
Getting very little rain
ARID
29D
Long river through Egypt
NILE
30D
Maker of Inspiron laptops
DELL
32D
“MAS*H” star Alan
ALDA
34D
“___ So Shy” (Pointer Sisters song)
HES
36D
Noncommittal answer to a question
MAYBE
40D
Big rig
SEMI
42D
Home for monks
ABBEY
44D
Person who resists authority
REBEL
46D
Study like crazy at the last minute
CRAM
48D
Murray who won Wimbledon twice
ANDY
49D
Words of understanding: 2 wds.
I SEE
50D
Lounge around
LOLL
51D
Machines made by 30-Down: Abbr.
PCS
52D
Bounce up and down
HOP
53D
Shared by you and me
OUR
54D
Group that regulates auto emissions: Abbr.
EPA
55D
The Grand ___ Opry
OLE
56D
___ in the bud (prevent worsening)
NIP