5/11/19
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
Generation ___ (difference between age groups)
Gap
4A
End the bachelor life
Wed
7A
Ask for table scraps like a dog
Beg
10A
Offensive statistic for a baseball player: Abbr.
RBI
11A
Remove the peel from
Pare
12A
Female animal on a stud farm
Mare
13A
The Godfather actor Vigoda
Abe
14A
Continent with the highest land on Earth
Asia
15A
Actor West who played Batman
Adam
16A
White House Chief of Staff for Ford (and later vice president): 2 wds.
Dick Cheney
19A
Chemical suffix for ethyl or acetyl
Ene
20A
Alternative to MasterCard or American Express
Visa
23A
Fabric pattern on a sniper’s clothing for short
Camo
25A
Top line to fill in on a check
Date
28A
Group for the families of schoolchildren: Abbr.
PTA
30A
White House Chief of Staff for Nixon and Ford (and later Secretary of State): 2 wds.
Alexander Haig
33A
Small green morsel in fried rice
Pea
34A
Actress Diane on Hallmark Channel’s Chesapeake Shores
Ladd
35A
Cookie with a chocolaty flavor
Oreo
36A
Thick chunk as of marble
Slab
38A
Look me in the ___
Eye
39A
White House Chief of Staff for Reagan and George H.W. Bush (and also a Secretary of the Treasury): 2 wds.
James Baker
45A
Baby ___ (2008 Tina Fey comedy)
Mama
48A
134 square miles for Atlanta
Area
49A
___-warrior (activist for the Earth)
Eco
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
50A
Movie format with a plus-sized screen
IMAX
51A
Pint-sized
Tiny
52A
___ Kippur (Jewish holy day)
Yom
53A
Yes to a sailor
Aye
54A
Compound that explodes: Abbr.
TNT
55A
___-cone (icy dessert)
Sno
1D
Commencement honoree for short
Grad
2D
Jacobson who costarred with Ilana Glazer in Broad City
Abbi
3D
One bit at a time instead of all at once
Piece Meal
4D
Clean with soap
Wash
5D
Pennsylvania city known for its lake-effect snow
Erie
6D
College faculty honcho
Dean
7D
Long expired like eggs or meat
Bad
8D
Distinct period of history
Era
9D
Emerald or ruby for example
Gem
11D
Change of ___ (something different)
Pace
12D
Mother ___ (children’s game): 2 wds.
Mayi
17D
Fort ___ (place in Kentucky with billions of dollars’ worth of gold)
Knox
18D
At any point
Ever
21D
Duplicate door openers for houseguests: 2 wds.
Spare Keys
22D
End in ___ (conclude with no winner): 2 wds.
A Tie
23D
Toothpaste tube’s top
Cap
24D
Pub beverages
Ales
25D
Genetic material analyzed by 23andMe: Abbr.
DNA
26D
___ to Cart (Amazon button)
Add
27D
Better Off ___ (former ABC sitcom)
Ted
29D
In the past
Ago
31D
Fantastic Four actress Jessica
Alba
32D
Georgetown athlete
Hoya
37D
Powdered cleanser named for a Greek warrior
Ajax
38D
Online auction site since 1995
Ebay
40D
Actor Dillon who was Oscar-nominated for Crash
Matt
41D
___ Brockovich (Julia Roberts movie)
Erin
42D
Stuck in a mailbox
Sent
43D
Subject involving money: Abbr.
Econ
44D
Quarterback Tony who played his whole career with the Cowboys
Romo
45D
Actress Wasikowska of Alice Through the Looking Glass
Mia
46D
Jimmy Carter’s daughter
Amy
47D
Sallie ___ (student loan agency)
Mae