5/14/22
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
Schindler’s ___
List
5A
Source of maple syrup
Sap
8A
Zenith
Acme
12A
Could I bounce an ___ off you?
Idea
13A
Roth ___ (type of saving plan)
Ira
14A
Person from Poland or Ukraine say
Slav
15A
Eighth US president (1837-1841) who unsuccessfully ran again in 1844 and 1848: 2 wds.
Van Buren
17A
YOU ARE ___ (mall map phrase)
Here
18A
Surgery places: Abbr.
Ors
19A
Aerosmith vocalist Tyler and 1-Down’s father
Steven
21A
Chef’s protection against splatters
Apron
24A
For Official ___ Only (phrase on some forms)
Use
25A
Ghosts’ scare words
Boos
26A
What brown rice has that white rice lacks
Bran
29A
Experimenter’s room
Lab
32A
Colorful card game
Uno
33A
Russell of A Beautiful Mind
Crowe
34A
Sierra Nevada beverage
Ale
35A
Six-point scores in football: Abbr.
Tds
36A
Ear part that may sport a ring
Lobe
37A
Penny-___ (small-time)
Ante
38A
Clean Air Act organization: Abbr.
EPA
40A
Intense passion
Ardor
41A
Capital of Cuba
Havana
44A
Life story for short
Bio
45A
Have a bun in the ___ (be pregnant)
Oven
46A
13th US president (1850-1853) who unsuccessfully ran again in 1856
Fillmore
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
51A
___ E. Coyote (Road Runner’s pursuer)
Wile
52A
___ up your sleeve (secret advantage)
Ace
53A
No-show in the army: Abbr.
Awol
54A
Back muscles at the gym
Lats
55D
Stop sign’s color
Red
56D
Try to find
Seek
1D
Actress Tyler of Ad Astra
Liv
2D
NAACP cofounder ___ B. Wells
Ida
3D
Member of one of the houses of Congress: Abbr.
Sen
4D
Things you shouldn’t do
Taboos
5D
Dear ___ (start of a business letter addressed to unnamed men)
Sirs
6D
What ___ my options?
Are
7D
Items for frying bacon
Pans
8D
Remnants of a barbecue
Ashes
9D
22nd US president (1885-1889) who successfully ran again in 1892
Cleveland
10D
Stallion’s mate
Mare
11D
Why ___ bother?
Even
16D
Ode on a Grecian ___ (Keats poem)
Urn
20D
Carry a ___ (sing well)
Tune
21D
Share a border with
Abut
22D
Backyard place for koi
Pond
23D
26th US president (1901-1909) who unsuccessfully ran again in 1912
Roosevelt
26D
Male sibling for short
Bro
27D
Hold up with a gun
Rob
28D
Feeling you may be struck with
Awe
30D
Lady Gaga’s vocal range
Alto
31D
Drink that comes in six-packs and cases
Beer
33D
Family in Scotland
Clan
37D
Alluring smells
Aromas
39D
Glass parts of a window
Panes
40D
Be stricken with a virus
Ail
41D
Bay at the moon
Howl
42D
Brand of fitness shoes
Avia
43D
Many miles in the distance
Afar
44D
Needed a Band-Aid maybe
Bled
47D
___ cream sundae
Ice
48D
Be in the hole financially
Owe
49D
Caviar basically
Roe
50D
Animal whose old antlers are sold as dog chews
Elk