3/2/24
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
Off-road ride: Abbr.
ATV
4A
___-abiding citizen
Law
7A
Numbered sheets worn by marathon runners
Bibs
11A
___ Lanka
Sri
12A
Card game similar to Crazy Eights
Uno
13A
Chess piece that starts in a corner
Rook
14A
He is the narrator and a friend of Gatsby in The Great Gatsby: 2 wds.
Nick Carraway
17A
Sword that’s similar to a foil
Epee
18A
Egomaniacal pop star
Diva
19A
Turns back to zero like a trip odometer
Resets
22A
When Presidents’ Day and Labor Day are celebrated
Monday
26A
Be sulky
Pout
28A
___ thought long and hard about this …
Ive
29A
She has an affair with Gatsby in The Great Gatsby: 2 wds.
Daisy Buchanan
35A
Car Wheels ___ Gravel Road (Lucinda Williams album): 2 wds.
On A
36A
Delete by drawing two lines through: 2 wds.
X Out
37A
Metal part of a drum set
Cymbal
41A
Made noise while sleeping
Snored
45A
Pint or pound for example
Unit
47A
Section of the brain
Lobe
48A
She is killed in a hit-and-run accident in The Great Gatsby: 2 wds.
Myrtle Wilson
52A
I didn’t mean to do that!
Oops
53A
Dead ___ tell no tales
Men
54A
Trade-___ (used cars that go back to dealerships)
Ins
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
55A
Lacking free time
Busy
56A
Something to sign a contract with
Pen
57A
Cornea’s location
Eye
1D
Actor Ed who died in 2021
Asner
2D
Hogwash
Tripe
3D
Nasty habits
Vices
4D
Longtime Patrick Stewart role Jean-___ Picard
Luc
5D
MSNBC Reports anchor Cabrera
Ana
6D
Any of seven parts of this clue
Word
7D
Operagoer’s congratulatory shout
Bravo
8D
Dubuque or Davenport resident say
Iowan
9D
Flowy accessory draped around the shoulders
Boa
10D
Place for vapor trails
Sky
15D
Doesn’t discard
Keeps
16D
Part of a margarita glass that’s dipped in salt
Rim
20D
___ surprise (extra item in a Cracker Jack box)
Toy
21D
Replacement for a teacher who’s out sick for short
Sub
23D
Clamor
Din
24D
Gardner of classic Hollywood
Ava
25D
Currency spent at the Mount Fuji souvenir shop
Yen
27D
Man’s outfit at an awards ceremony for short
Tux
29D
Pal of Sleepy and Bashful
Doc
30D
Don’t go ___ further
Any
31D
___ woman hear me roar: 2 wds.
I Am
32D
Business firms: Abbr.
Cos
33D
Follower of Attila
Hun
34D
Ring-shaped reef
Atoll
38D
Belches
Burps
39D
Unable to stand still
Antsy
40D
Lollipop rapper ___ Wayne
Lil
42D
O’Donnell who was on Showtime’s American Gigolo
Rosie
43D
Magazine targeted to African Americans
Ebony
44D
Thick, as fog
Dense
46D
Worker without a permanent contract
Temp
48D
Organized crime group
Mob
49D
___ Broke My Heart (Drake Song)
You
50D
Miniature
Wee
51D
Quality ___ (chain of hotels)
Inn