5/26/18
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
Large containers for dye or wine
Vats
5A
___ Hari (20th-century spy)
Mata
9A
I’ll never ___ the last of it!
Hear
13A
Skeptical response: 2 wds.
I Bet
14A
Vacation away from home
Trip
15A
Cher’s vocal range
Alto
16A
2017 Tony-winning musical about a teenager with a social anxiety disorder: 3 wds.
Dear Evan Hansen
19A
Out on the ocean: 2 wds.
At Sea
20A
___ out (jumps from an airplane)
Bails
21A
Hospital areas where triage takes place: Abbr.
ERs
23A
Less shallow
Deeper
27A
Tony-winning Best Actor of 16-Across whose film debut was in Pitch Perfect: 2 wds.
Ben Platt
32A
___ rule (old-timey math tool)
Slide
33A
Surface for figure skaters
Ice
34A
Toy company that makes the N-Strike Elite SurgeFire blaster
Nerf
36A
Pointy item in the grass at a golf course
Tee
37A
___ City (Comedy Central series)
Broad
40A
2016 movie musical whose songs’ lyrics were written by the same composing team as 16-Across: 3 wds.
La La Land
43A
Soaked up some rays while tanning
Sunned
45A
Third most populous country in the world: Abbr.
USA
46A
Bunny ___ (ski trail for beginners)
Slope
49A
Arctic abode
Igloo
53A
Song from 16-Across that also serves as a Twitter hashtag within the show: 4 wds.
You Will Be Found
57A
Hoodwink
Dupe
58A
Metallic element whose chemical symbol is Pb
Lead
59A
Gave approval to
Oked
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
60A
Betelgeuse or Polaris for example
Star
61A
Expresses verbally
Says
62A
Scottish loch that allegedly contains a monster
Ness
1A
Livin’ la ___ Loca (1999 Ricky Martin hit)
Vida
2A
Help in a crime
Abet
3A
Drinks that are brewed from leaves
Teas
4D
The Post actress Meryl
Streep
5D
Cable channel that airs the revival of Fear Factor
MTV
6D
Resident of Egypt typically
Arab
7D
Comedian Fey who cohosted the Golden Globe Awards three times
Tina
8D
Pest in a rose garden
Aphid
9D
___ and Gretel (fairy tale)
Hansel
10D
Ernie in the World Golf Hall of Fame
Els
11D
Enjoyed the catering
Ate
12D
First name of the anchorman in Anchorman
Ron
17D
Countess’s husband
Earl
18D
Microbrewery creations sometimes
Ales
22D
___ Marino (country surrounded by Italy)
San
24D
Pocket bread used for falafel
Pita
25D
I Dream of Jeannie actress Barbara
Eden
26D
Something that’s put into a saxophone
Reed
27D
Neckwear for babies
Bibs
28D
Color similar to beige
Ecru
29D
Gas that illuminates many Las Vegas lights
Neon
30D
Number that begins with an area code: Abbr.
Tel
31D
Syllable that might be sung in a song’s refrain
Tra
35D
Wintertime bug
Flu
38D
Response
Answer
39D
Supermarket section with fresh pastrami
Deli
41D
Like that’s gonna happen!: 2 wds.
As If
42D
Disney’s Typhoon ___ (Orlando water park)
Lagoon
44D
Goo Goo ___ (band that had the #1 hit Iris)
Dolls
47D
___ bargain (deal that can reduce a criminal sentence)
Plea
48D
Website originally known as AuctionWeb
Ebay
50D
New Testament book after Mark
Luke
51D
Single dollar bills
Ones
52D
May the ___ be ever in your favor (The Hunger Games line)
Odds
53D
Units of distance in football: Abbr.
Yds
54D
Umpire’s call after the third strike
Out
55D
Dance ___ storm: 2 wds.
Up A
56D
Actors Harris and Asner
Eds