3/20/21
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
Radiant symbols of angels
Halos
6A
Mitch McConnell’s group: Abbr.
Gop
9A
Turkey, ham, or beef
Meat
13A
Not even remotely competent
Inept
14A
She played Beatrix in the “Kill Bill” movies
Uma
15A
West Coast college near Bel Air: Abbr.
UCLA
16A
He replaced Best as the drummer for the Beatles
Starr
17A
Tried to get elected
Ran
18A
Thick hairstyle or thick carpet
Shag
19A
Presidential swearing-in ceremony that took place on January 20, 2021
Inauguration
22A
Medical coverage group: Abbr.
HMO
23A
Big ___ (fast food burger with a sesame seed bun)
Mac
24A
“Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s ___” (Johnny Depp movie)
End
27A
“Unaccustomed ___ am …”: 2 wds.
As I
30A
Language spoken by Julius Caesar
Latin
34A
Poem, whose title suggests future challenges, that was recited at Joe Biden’s 19-Across: 4 wds.
The Hill We Climb
38A
Transparent
Clear
39A
“Thank ___ very much”
You
40A
Super ___ (group that raises money for election campaigns): Abbr.
Pac
41A
Actress Saldana or Kravitz
Zoe
43A
___ Sremmurd (duo with the hits “No Type” and “Black Beatles”)
Rae
46A
Poet who wrote and recited 34-Across at age 22: 2 wds.
Amanda Gorman
52A
Swirl with a spoon
Stir
53A
___ cream truck
Ice
54A
Undercover spies
Moles
56A
Body of water where toy boats are sailed
Pond
57A
Light brown shade
Tan
58A
Pop out, like a DVD
Eject
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
59A
Big, hairy beasts
Apes
60A
Number that is an upside-down nine
Six
61A
Outdated computer items that were “floppy”
Disks
1D
Belonging to that dude
His
2D
Prefix that means the opposite of “pro-“
Anti
3D
Tilt to one side
Lean
4D
Winfrey who founded the magazine O
Oprah
5D
Play, like a banjo
Strum
6D
Teacher for someone on a spiritual journey
Guru
7D
Actor ___ Sy who stars on Netflix’s “Lupin”
Omar
8D
___ Games (Western Hemisphere sports event, for short): 2 wds.
Panam
9D
“Hamilton,” for one
Musical
10D
Amazon device with Alexa artificial intelligence
Echo
11D
Actor Tudyk who voices the Joker on HBO Max’s “Harley Quinn”
Alan
12D
Game where players yell “Not it!”
Tag
20D
Personal objective
Goal
21D
Very soft stone
Talc
24D
“And so on and so forth”: Abbr.
ETC
25D
Washington Capitals’ sports group: Abbr.
NHL
26D
Actress Ruby with an Oscar nomination for “American Gangster”
Dee
28D
Foxy
Sly
29D
___ Jima (Japanese island)
Iwo
31D
Thinnest part of a pool cue
Tip
32D
“___ Survivor” (Reba McEntire hit): 2 wds.
Im A
33D
“American Ninja Warrior” network
NBC
35D
Problematic landing places on a golf course
Hazards
36D
Word that can follow “curling” or “waffle”
Iron
37D
Currency used in Finland and Ireland
Euro
42D
Makes changes to a manuscript
Edits
44D
___ Forces (the military)
Armed
45D
Face Blowing a Kiss, for one
Emoji
46D
At the peak of
Atop
47D
Underground workplace for the Seven Dwarfs
Mine
48D
South American fruit that resembles a blueberry
Acai
49D
Demographic group after baby boomers, for short: 2 wds.
Genx
50D
Beverages at Oktoberfest
Ales
51D
What a feather boa wraps around
Neck
52D
___ treatment (manicure or massage, say)
Spa
55D
Dead people who are considered holy: Abbr.
Sts