3/30/24
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
Sound of an explosion
Boom
5A
Shout from the fans during a bullfight
Ole
8A
Plant parts that grow downward
Roots
13A
Home for a prehistoric human
Cave
14A
Fur baby
Pet
15A
Not still sleeping
Awake
16A
Daughter of the 42nd president who wrote She Persisted: 2 wds.
Chelsea Clinton
19A
Down ___ (nickname for Australia)
Under
20A
___ Solo (father of Kylo Ren)
Han
21A
Yoga student’s cushion
Mat
23A
Oops I blew it: 2 wds.
My Bad
27A
With 40-Across daughter of the 40th president who wrote The Long Goodbye
Patti
31A
Tight end Gronkowski who won four Super Bowls
Rob
33A
Nights preceding holidays
Eves
35A
Taiwan’s continent
Asia
36A
Droops
Sags
37A
Lean slightly to one side
Tilt
38A
Just kidding eye signal
Wink
39A
Paramedic’s skill: Abbr.
CPR
40A
See 27-Across
Davis
41A
Guide a vehicle
Steer
43A
Time period studied by historians
Era
45A
Liquor in a mojito
Rum
47A
Lengthy written test answer
Essay
51A
Daughter of the 43rd president who wrote Everything Beautiful in Its Time: 3 wds.
Jenna Bush Hager
57A
5-Down solos
Arias
58A
Beverage served with scones
Tea
59A
Oval Office override
Veto
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
60A
Fruit that dries into a raisin
Grape
61A
Bill at a nightclub
Tab
62A
Correct spelling errors say
Edit
1D
Covertly include in an email: Abbr.
BCC
2D
Pearl Harbor’s island
Oahu
3D
Where cupcakes bake
Oven
4D
___ together (slowly combine)
Meld
5D
Musical production often sung in Italian
Opera
6D
Orange Is the New Black actress DeLaria
Lea
7D
Engrave with acid
Etch
8D
Like galoshes weather
Rainy
9D
A League of Their ___
Own
10D
Grain in a horse’s feed bag perhaps
Oat
11D
Bout-ending decision: Abbr.
Tko
12D
Political title for John Fetterman: Abbr.
Sen
17D
Trucker’s vehicle
Semi
18D
Woolly babies
Lambs
22D
Catch in a snare
Trap
24D
Greek letter after alpha
Beta
25D
Tel ___ Israel
Aviv
26D
Supermarket section with cold cuts and potato salad
Deli
27D
Otter’s foot
Paw
28D
Like an item offered for sale without a guarantee: 2 wds.
As Is
29D
Windshield shading
Tint
30D
Opposite of give
Take
32D
Cruel beast in fantasy stories
Ogre
34D
Roads on a map of downtown: Abbr.
Sts
36D
Scour with a steel wool pad
Scrub
40D
Tiny bit in a recipe
Dash
42D
Dry-___ marker
Erase
44D
Detox program
Rehab
46D
Dog that’s not a single breed
Mutt
48D
Set aside for later
Save
49D
Ripened like cheese
Aged
50D
Mythical beast of the Himalayas
Veti
51D
British car named for a big cat for short
Jag
52D
Goof up
Err
53D
My Big Fat Greek Wedding star Vardalos
Nia
54D
Siesta
Nap
55D
Giant squid’s habitat
Sea
56D
Spoil
Rot