6/22/19
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
Cubes rolled in Yahtzee
Dice
5A
The whole ball of wax
All
8A
Put money down on a race
Bet
11A
Egg shapes
Ovals
13A
Digit that’s treated in a pedicure
Toe
14A
“Longoria of the upcoming movie “”Dora and the Lost City of Gold”””
Eva
15A
Ray star whose last name sounds like a crafty animal: 2 wds.
Jamie Foxx
17A
Number of single-digit numbers
Ten
18A
___ moment please
One
19A
Slippery ___ (type of tree)
Elm
20A
Hagrid’s dog in the Harry Potter books
Fang
21A
Ostrich-like bird
Emu
22A
___-op (before surgery)
Pre
24A
Scottish actor McGregor
Ewan
27A
Type of humor that’s delivered with a straight face
Dead Pan
31A
Mrs. Dalloway author whose last name sounds like a howling animal: 2 wds.
Virginia Woolf
34A
Dangled a carrot in front of say
Enticed
35A
Factual
Real
36A
Macadamia for one
Nut
37A
“Word said twice before “”black sheep”” in a nursery rhyme”
Baa
39A
What Proactiv combats
Acne
42A
Ice Age sloth
Sid
43A
Horrific
Bad
46A
Scheduled to arrive
Due
47A
Farm implement pioneer whose last name sounds like an antlered animal: 2 wds.
John Deere
50A
Washboard muscles
Abs
51A
Impress greatly
Awe
52A
Hell’s ruler
Satan
53A
Item placed outside the front door
Mat
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
54A
Cayenne pepper’s color
Red
55A
Steals from
Robs
1D
Martial arts training site
Dojo
2D
Terrible 16th-century Russian czar
Ivan
3D
I ___ I saw I conquered
Came
4D
The House With a Clock in Its Walls director Roth
Eli
5D
What the woman on the Emmy statuette is holding
Atom
6D
Pink topping on a bagel
Lox
7D
Comic book villain Luthor
Lex
8D
___-test (look for flaws in a program)
Beta
9D
Never give a sucker an ___ break
Even
10D
Powdered orange drink since the 1950s
Tang
12D
… or so it would ___
Seem
16D
Illness that often includes coughing and fatigue
Flu
20D
Wide-brimmed hat worn by Indiana Jones
Fedora
21D
Search ___ (Google for example)
Engine
22D
___ soup (term for heavy fog)
Pea
23D
Like the eggs in eggnog
Raw
24D
New Year’s ___ (celebration with champagne toasts)
Eve
25D
No-___ situation
Win
26D
Van Gogh made it
Art
27D
Look what you ___!
Did
28D
The Cask of Amontillado author
Poe
29D
“State where “”Selma”” was primarily set: Abbr.”
ALA
30D
Sports group that awards the Vince Lombardi Trophy: Abbr.
NFL
32D
Hospital area for those in critical condition: Abbr.
ICU
33D
Butterfly catcher’s tool
Net
37D
Container to put your shoes in at airport security
Bin
38D
Throws in as a bonus
Adds
39D
Rock singer Lambert
Adam
40D
Country that’s very close to Florida
Cuba
41D
Home for birds
Nest
42D
Backyard storage structure
Shed
43D
2020 Democratic presidential candidate O’Rourke
Beto
44D
Many an Abu Dhabi resident
Arab
45D
Groups of Cub Scouts
Dens
47D
Mayonnaise container
Jar
48D
Have to pay back
Owe
49D
Big floppy part of an elephant
Ear