6/25/22
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
___ up the crowd (make the audience more excited)
Amp
4A
Spurt forth
Spew
8A
Jump on one leg
Hop
11A
Feathery neckwear
Boa
12A
Give a smooth surface to as a street
Pave
13A
Folk singer Suzanne
Vega
14A
Vehicle that’s driven on a parkway and parked on a driveway
Car
15A
NAACP cofounder and suffragist who was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in 1988: 3 wds.
Ida B Wells
17A
Cautionary ___ (story that gives a warning)
Tale
19A
Uses a golf cart say
Rides
20A
Round flat item
Disc
22A
Container for sardines
Tin
23A
Slightly cut as bangs
Trim
25A
Las Vegas WNBA team
Aces
27A
___-a-Lago (Donald Trump’s estate)
Mar
30A
Suffragist pioneer who was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in 1973: 3 wds.
Susan Banthony
33A
When I was your ___ …
Age
34A
Linseed and olive products
Oil
35A
Pay for a poker hand
Ante
36A
Pretty Little Liars: Original ___ (upcoming HBO Max series)
Sin
37A
Make changes to an article
Edit
39A
Garments worn by Dracula and Doctor Strange
Capes
42A
Commits a faux pas
Errs
44A
Suffragist and National Woman’s Party leader who was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in 1979: 2 wds.
Alice Pauls
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
48A
Slithery swimmer
Eel
50A
Rolled-up unit of fabric or wallpaper
Bolt
51A
Frozen queen born on the winter solstice
Elsa
52A
That was so long ___
Ago
53A
Get the picture
See
54A
Pause button’s opposite
Play
55A
Judge’s field
Law
1D
Abbott Elementary network
ABC
2D
Water-filled ring around a castle
Moat
3D
Blissful place
Paradise
4D
Undercover agents
Spies
5D
Inflate as an expense report
Pad
6D
Actress Longoria
Eva
7D
Trap made of spider silk
Web
8D
Had in one’s hands
Held
9D
Stare at inappropriately
Ogle
10D
Get a non-failing grade
Pass
13D
Blood vessel that’s not an artery
Vein
16D
Place to wear a watch
Wrist
18D
Type of bean named after a South American city
Lima
21D
Log ___ (syrup brand)
Cabin
22D
On pins and needles
Tense
23D
Airport agency with a 3-1-1 rule for liquids: Abbr.
TSA
24D
Cheap-looking toupee in slang
Rug
26D
Silent ___ (President Coolidge’s nickname)
Cal
27D
City that’s home to the NHL’s Canadiens
Montreal
28D
Princess Atta in A Bug’s Life for one
Ant
29D
Deli bread
Rye
31D
White ___ (sleeping aid you hear in the background)
Noise
32D
What electrolysis removes
Hair
36D
Religious subdivision
Sect
38D
Schedule setback
Delay
39D
Vehicles in lines at airports
Cabs
40D
African plant with medicinal properties
Aloe
41D
Mound
Pile
43D
Maker of the video game Sonic & Knuckles
Sega
45D
Energetic spirit
Pep
46D
___ of a sudden …
All
47D
Biggest funder of NATO: Abbr.
USA
49D
Flo Rida’s first #1 hit
Low