3/13/21
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
What’s called out after someone guesses correctly in the game Battleship
Hit
4A
Go through some ___ and downs
UPS
7A
Type of insect that caused the very first computer bug
Moth
11A
Slow ___ turtle: 2 wds.
AS A
12A
Long, incoherent argument
Rant
14A
Energy field that a psychic might read
Aura
15A
First Native American woman to run for vice president, on the Citizens Party ticket (1980): 2 wds.
Ladonna Harris
18A
Sharp sound from a corgi
Yap
19A
Words ___ minute (typing speed)
Per
20A
Handwashing substance
Soap
23A
Phi Beta ___
Kappa
28A
“Let me just ___ you this …”
Ask
31A
“What was the reason?”
Why
32A
First-time player, in online gamer slang
Noob
33A
With 35-Across, first Native American woman to receive an electoral college vote for vice president, on the Green Party ticket (2016)
Winona
35A
See 33-Across
Laduke
37A
Biblical garden
Eden
38A
$1,000,000, for short
Mil
39A
___ Aviv (city in Israel)
Tel
40A
Attach, like a shirt button that fell off: 2 wds.
Sewon
42A
77-year-old British comedian Eric
Idle
44A
Agency that conducts audits: Abbr.
IRS
46A
___ Wednesday (Christian holy day)
Ash
49A
First Native American man to be elected vice president, on the Republican Party ticket (1928): 2 wds.
Charles Curtis
56A
Prefix for “correct” or “immune”
Auto
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
57A
Goes out on dates with
Sees
58A
“What ___ friends for?”
Are
59A
Throb, like a heart
Beat
60A
Female mouse, koala, or deer
Doe
61A
So far
Yet
1A
___ Jordan (secret identity of Green Lantern)
Hal
2A
British version of “My, my!”: 2 wds.
I Say
3A
Triumphant shout: Hyph.
Tada
4A
Vote container on “Survivor”
Urn
5A
Attracted to any gender, for short
Pan
6D
“Make it ___!” (“Hurry!”)
Snappy
7D
Scuff up a little
Mar
8D
“Days of ___ Lives”
Our
9D
Prefix meaning “three”
Tri
10D
“A new day ___ come”
Has
13D
On ___ ball
The
16D
Special ___ (counterterrorism activities, for example)
Ops
17D
Ship in the Bible and the Quran
Ark
21D
“You’re on your ___” (“I can’t help you”)
Own
22D
“I cracked the case!”
Aha
24D
What “&” signifies
And
25D
Look mopey
Pout
26D
“Don’t ___ the bear” (warning about provoking someone)
Poke
27D
Shepherd murdered in Genesis
Abel
28D
Impresses a lot
Awes
29D
The wrong ___ of the tracks
Side
30D
“I ___ You Were Waiting (For Me)” (Aretha Franklin/George Michael duet)
Knew
34D
Singer Yoko
Ono
35D
Top of a coffee can
Lid
36D
___ the time (constantly)
All
38D
Felt nostalgic about
Missed
41D
Zilch
Nil
43D
Keep an ___ to the ground (be attentive)
Ear
45D
High-___ graphics
Res
47D
Remain
Stay
48D
Employ
Hire
49D
“Cash ___” (game show that’s played in a taxi)
Cab
51D
Lime green or navy blue, for example
Hue
52D
“Has the jury arrived ___ verdict?”: 2 wds.
At A
53D
Decompose
Rot
54D
Corporate higher-up: Abbr.
CEO
54D
Make good ___ of (avail oneself of)
Use
55D
Theatrical backdrop
Set