3/16/24
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
Rule the ___ (be in charge)
Roost
6A
Group of employees on a cruise ship
Crew
10A
Violent group of protestors
Mob
13A
How a Reuben sandwich is served: 2 wds.
On Rye
14A
Prefix that’s at the start of the first A in NASA
Aero
15A
Hindu character on The Simpsons
Apu
16A
2014 Sandra Brown bestseller about a doctor who goes missing in the mountain wilderness: 2 wds.
Mean Streak
18A
Buddhist sect whose name literally translates as meditation
Zen
19A
Taps a computer mouse
Clicks
20A
Word that appears in capital letters on the back of a penny
Cent
21A
What soup is prepared in
Pot
24A
Ooh and ___ (express amazement)
Aah
25A
End of UCLA’s URL
Edu
27A
Sorta: Suffix
Ish
28A
If I Ruled the World rapper
Nas
30A
He preceded Trump
Obama
34A
2020 Sandra Brown bestseller about a woman who investigates her father’s disappearance: 3 wds.
Sasha
38A
I am … Fierce (2008 Beyonce album)
Thick As Thieves
39A
Notable time period
Era
40A
Something in a printer cartridge
Ink
41A
___ Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Its
43A
Go ___ snail’s pace: 2 wds.
At A
45A
Medical degree held by a dentist: Abbr.
DDS
46A
At the peak of
Atop
49A
Catholic clergyman
Priest
52A
Comedian Hooks who was on Saturday Night Live from 1986 to 1994
Jan
53A
2021 Sandra Brown bestseller set in Texas during Prohibition: 2 wds.
Blind Tiger
57A
1
All
58A
Quick snack
Bite
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
59A
Make extra-happy
Elate
60A
Jedi who trained under Luke and Leia
Rey
61A
Major celebrity
Star
62A
Loosen up
Relax
1D
CD-___ (storage medium)
Rom
2D
___ Thing at a Time (recent Morgan Wallen album)
One
3D
Is it a girl ___ boy?: 2 wds.
Or A
4D
The time has come for you to lip-___ for your life! (RuPaul catchphrase)
Sync
5D
Automaker that produces the Cybertruck
Tesla
6D
Exciting part of an action movie involving automobiles: 2 wds.
Car Chase
7D
Smell really bad
Reek
8D
Remove every bit of data from
Erase
9D
Pan used in Chinese cooking
Wok
10D
Puzzle that might be made in a cornfield
Maze
11D
Word in the names of three of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments
Open
12D
Soft hit in baseball
Bunt
17D
The Princess and the Frog princess
Tiana
20D
Three-dimensional figure whose faces are squares
Cube
21D
Cherry stones
Pits
22D
Department of Labor regulatory agency: Abbr.
Osha
23D
Watch ___ space
This
26D
___ make myself clear?: 2 wds.
Do I
29D
Kitchen gadget that might be used to make baby food
Strainer
31D
Highly enthusiastic
Avid
32D
Fix with a needle and thread
Mend
33D
Makes a request
Asks
35D
Chocolate ___ cookie
Chip
36D
Break me off a piece of that Kit ___ bar! (part of a candy jingle)
Kat
37D
Absolutely couldn’t stand
Hated
42D
Gymnastics move that requires leg flexibility
Split
44D
Flower that blooms in the fall
Aster
46D
Almost but not entirely closed
Ajar
47D
Sanctuary: A Witch’s ___ (AMC+ series)
Tale
48D
If ___ you knew!
Only
50D
Asteroid City actress Wilson
Rita
51D
Playing piece in Rummikub or mah-jongg
Tile
53D
Ammunition for a toy rifle
BBS
54D
Guy’s partner at a square dance often
Gal
55D
When you should get to where you’re going: Abbr.
ETA
56D
Nero Wolfe creator Stout
Rex