11/19/22
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
Somewhat moist
Damp
5A
Noteworthy phases in history
Eras
9A
They’ve been around the block ___ times: 2 wds.
A Few
13A
River that forms Kentucky’s northern border
Ohio
14A
___ hour (period of heavy traffic)
Rush
15A
Greek letter that can also mean smidgen
Iota
16A
American drip technique painter played by Ed Harris in a 2000 biopic: 2 wds.
Jackson Pollock
19A
Heeded a command
Obeyed
20A
James Bond for one
Spy
21A
Go ___ distance
The
22A
Sticky stuff used during an ultrasound
Gel
24A
Action word such as speak or sing
Verb
26A
With 40-Across Mexican painter played by Salma Hayek in a 2002 biopic
Frida
30A
Savings plan for old age: Abbr.
Ira
32A
Hawaiian island where Barack Obama was born
Oahu
35A
Good things ___ in small packages
Come
36A
Group of like-minded voters
Bloc
37A
Obsessive fan in slang
Stan
38A
Fuel that anthracite is a variety of
Coal
39A
Keep ___ distance (stay away): 2 wds.
At A
40A
See 26-Across
Kahlo
41A
Rhinestone Cowboy singer Campbell
Glen
43A
Black Beatles duo ___ Sremmurd
Rae
45A
Former Giants quarterback Manning
Eli
47A
2022 Harry Styles hit As It ___
Was
49A
Field or Tony Soprano’s daughter
Meadow
54A
Dutch painter played by Willem Dafoe in a 2018 biopic: 3 wds.
Vincent Vangogh
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
57A
Furniture megastore founded in Sweden
Ikea
58A
The ___ have it! (shout after a bill passes in Congress)
Ayes
59A
Actress Fanning
Elle
60A
___ we forget …
Lest
61A
Collections of similar things
Sets
62A
Killed as a dragon
Slew
1D
Place to learn karate or aikido
Dojo
2D
Mad captain of Moby-Dick
Ahab
3D
Steinbeck’s Of ___ and Men
Mice
4D
Very slow and dawdling
Poky
5D
Slowly crumble like a rocky hillside
Erode
6D
Compete in a marathon
Run
7D
Snakes of Egypt
Asps
8D
Heavy-duty wet/dry floor-cleaning appliance: Hyph.
Shop Vac
9D
Need medicine and bed rest perhaps
Ail
10D
Sudsy treatment for heels and toes
Footbath
11D
Make an engraving in glass
Etch
12D
Stop sleeping
Wake
17D
Company that made the Genesis console
Sega
18D
Harsh cleaning agent
Lye
23D
Pleasant little ditty
Lilt
25D
Civil rights legend Parks
Rosa
26D
Federal group that monitors the airwaves: Abbr.
Fcc
27D
Young animated marsupial
Roo
28D
Uses the mind’s eye
Imagines
29D
The Farmer in the ___
Dell
31D
Lion’s fierce call
Roar
33D
Creepy computer in 2001: A Space Odyssey
Hal
34D
Card game named for a Spanish number
Uno
36D
Fruits bought by the bunch
Bananas
40D
Sharp as an eagle’s vision
Keen
42D
Girl lamb
Ewe
44D
Accumulate in heaps
Amass
45D
Malevolent
Evil
46D
Click the thumbs-up icon in a social media post
Like
48D
Irritating bump on an eyelid
Stye
50D
Fun for children of all ___!
Ages
51D
Voodoo ___
Doll
52D
Rudely stare at
Ogle
53D
Man that was too close!
Whew
55D
Animal that might eat Whiskas or Fancy Feast
Cat
56D
Pet’s doctor for short
Vet