3/5/22
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
DEA undercover agent
Narc
5A
Cape ___ (Massachusetts resort town)
Cod
8A
Fondue holder
Pot
11A
Gemstone that reflects rainbow colors
Opal
12A
Rent-to-___
Own
13A
“Do ___ say!” (“Don’t disobey me!”): 2 wds.
As I
14A
Free trial version of a video game
Demo
15A
___ DuBois, lead female character in the Tennessee Williams play “A Streetcar Named Desire”
Blanche
17A
Black widow’s trap
Web
19A
Just ___ (slightly): 2 wds.
A Tad
20A
Give money to, as a Kickstarter project
Fund
22A
Alternative to magic mushrooms: Abbr.
LSD
24A
“Driving Miss Daisy” actress who played 15-Across in the original 1940s stage production of “A Streetcar Named Desire”: 2 wds.
Jessica Tandy
29A
“___ your decision”
Its
30A
In ___ respects (sort of)
Some
31A
“A Wrinkle in Time” director DuVernay
Ava
32A
“The Godfather” actor who played 41-Across in the original 1940s stage production of “A Streetcar Named Desire”: 2 wds.
Marlon Brando
35A
Carry-___ (small pieces of luggage)
Ons
36A
Actress Mireille of “World War Z”
Enos
37A
___ Minor (where Turkey is located)
Asia
40A
Pole for an angler
Rod
41A
___ Kowalski, lead male character in “A Streetcar Named Desire”
Stanley
44A
Strongly positive review
Rave
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
48A
Droning sound from an electric razor
Hum
49A
“___ never been so happy in my whole life!”
Ive
50A
Burnett of CNN
Erin
51A
Actors Harris and Helms
Eds
52A
___ Moines (city in Iowa)
Des
53A
Pesky plant
Weed
1D
Head motion meaning “yes”
Nod
2D
Chimpanzee, for example
Ape
3D
Pickup truck that used to carry the Dodge name
Ram
4D
Circus entertainers with red noses
Clowns
5D
___ salad (dish with bacon and chopped eggs)
Cobb
6D
Duolingo’s bird mascot
Owl
7D
Evidence in a paternity suit: Abbr.
DNA
8D
Formal treaty
Pact
9D
Group monitoring workplace standards: Abbr.
Osha
10D
Like scores that need to be “broken”
Tied
16D
Slang term for “nothing” taken from Spanish
Nada
18D
Light bulb inventor Thomas
Edison
20D
Crumbly cheese in Greek recipes
Feta
21D
“Back in the ___” (Beatles song)
USSR
22D
Young farm animal with wool
Lamb
23D
Two-channel audio system
Stereo
24D
Comedian Gaffigan
Jim
25D
Pros and ___
Cons
26D
Prefix for “bot” and “technology”
Nano
27D
Items mailed out to Netflix’s non-streaming subscribers: Abbr.
DVDs
28D
___ Ming (7’6″ basketball legend)
Yao
33D
Student’s financial aid option
Loan
34D
Second son of Queen Elizabeth
Andrew
37D
Arthur ___ Stadium (US Open venue)
Ashe
38D
Bump on a snow tire
Stud
39D
Pet food brand with a paw-print logo
Iams
40D
Dark-colored breads
Ryes
42D
Top of a jack-in-the-box
Lid
43D
All Saints’ ___ (October 31)
Eve
45D
“My lips ___ sealed”
Are
46D
Compete
Vie
47D
Caboose’s location on a train
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