3/24/18
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
Light providers on tabletops
Lamps
6A
Weak, cowardly person
Wimp
10A
Light ___ feather: 2 wds.
As A
13A
Rams and ewes
Sheep
14A
Above
Over
15A
Cover a ____ of ground
Lot
16A
“Slumdog Millionaire” director who declined a knighthood: 2 wds.
Danny Boyle
18A
Arab group whose chairman is Mahmoud Abbas: Abbr.
PLO
19A
Fossil fuel mined in Appalachia
Coal
20A
Couch potato’s favorite part of the house: 2 wds.
TV Room
22A
Not yet transmitted, as email
Unsent
25A
Continent that the Yangtze River runs through
Asia
26A
College entrance exam that’s an alternative to the ACT
Sat
27A
Contains
Has
29A
Happen afterward
Ensue
33A
“A Brief History of Time” physicist (1/8/42-3/14/18) who declined a knighthood: 2 wds.
Stephen Hawking
37A
“___ and Juliet”
Romeo
38A
___ England (northeastern states)
New
39A
Oil-drilling structure
Rig
40A
Regulation
Rule
42A
Property that’s owned, such as savings accounts and houses
Assets
45A
At the right pitch, musically: 2 wds.
In Tune
48A
Part of the face that you might furrow or mop
Brow
49A
Unknown John or Jane
Doe
50A
“Fame” singer declined a knighthood: 2 wds.
David Bowie
55A
Immeasurably long time
Eon
56A
Like Voldemort or Darth Vader
Evil
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
57A
Get rid of, as chalk marks
Erase
58A
Flesh ___ blood
And
59A
Pack of 52 cards
Deck
60A
Fit for a king or queen
Regal
1D
1960s hallucinogenic drug: Abbr.
LSD
2D
“Now I get it!”
Aha
3D
Dudes
Men
4D
Trump’s vice president
Pence
5D
Watch secretly: 2 wds.
Spy On
6D
Material for warm sweaters and socks
Wool
7D
Climbing plant
Ivy
8D
Liquefies from the heat
Melts
9D
Film critic’s advance screening
Preview
10D
Pet food with a Prime Classics line
Alpo
11D
Upcoming “Star Wars” movie
Solo
12D
It contains protons and electrons
Atom
17D
Immerse oneself in the tub
Bathe
21D
Captain or colonel, for example
Rank
22D
Former country that was once led by Brezhnev: Abbr.
USSR
23D
Western alliance since 1949: Abbr.
NATO
24D
Part of a sunflower that can be more than 10 feet tall
Stem
25D
Arthur who was the 1975 Wimbledon champion
Ashe
28D
Frank known for her World War II diary
Anne
30D
What a peasant calls a king
Sire
31D
___ of measure (inch or centimeter, for example)
Unit
32D
“Don’t put all your ___ in one basket”
Eggs
34D
Lima’s country
Peru
35D
Nagged relentlessly
Hounded
36D
Honor given for high achievement
Award
41D
Depart
Leave
43D
On the wagon
Sober
44D
Said a four-letter word
Swore
45D
“I’ve got absolutely no ____” (“I’m clueless”)
Idea
46D
Midday
Noon
47D
Look after, as a bar
Tend
48D
Rip off financially
Bilk
51D
___ Rattlehead (Megadeth’s mascot)
Vic
52D
What happy dogs’ tails do
Wag
53D
“This ___ test …” (broadcast interruption): 2 wds.
Is A
54D
Electric ___ (roller coaster debuting at SeaWorld San Diego this summer)
Eel