11/21/20
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
Hairstyling alternative to mousse
Gel
4A
Bullies in some fairy tales
Ogres
9A
Word that can follow “nit” or “dim”
Wit
12A
Christmas ___ (December 24)
Eve
13A
Best Motion Picture category at the Golden Globes
Drama
14A
What an auctioneer says after the final bid
Gone
15A
Jack White’s onetime wife and partner in the White Stripes
Meg
16A
Scottish-born Talking Heads musician who received the Carnegie Great Immigrants award in 2020: 2 wds.
David Byrne
18A
___ appeal (what luxury goods have for an upscale consumer)
Snob
20A
Acrobat’s safety gear
Net
21A
Boats like one in the Old Testament
Arks
22A
Lass’s male counterpart
Lad
24A
Frat buddy
Bro
25A
Blow off some ___ (vent one’s temper)
Steam
28A
Bodies of water beside Tampa and San Francisco
Bays
30A
Long sandwich, for short
Sub
33A
Canadian-born “Schitt’s Creek” actress who received the Carnegie Great Immigrants award in 2020: 2 wds.
Catherine Ohara
36A
“Rome wasn’t built ___ day”: 2 wds.
In A
37A
“Atlas Shrugged” novelist Ayn ___
Rand
38A
Hartford-based health insurance giant
Aetna
39A
Fat ___ (facial injury for a boxer)
Lip
40A
Place where you could get a body wrap
Spa
41A
Blueprint detail, for short
Spec
43A
Protective item on the floor of a car
Mat
45A
Keep ___ on (watch over)
Tabs
49A
Nicaraguan-born CNN political commentator who received the Carnegie Great Immigrants award in 2020: 2 wds.
Ana Navarro
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
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Word Whizzle
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52A
Long bench in front of a pulpit
Pew
53A
Joint inflammation
Gout
54A
Person from Vietnam or Pakistan, say
Asian
55A
___ shoots (green leaves used in some salads)
Pea
56A
Bird that says “Hoo”
Owl
57D
Starts to melt
Thaws
58D
Person who might use a fake passport
Spy
1D
Jewels
Gems
2D
Like this clue’s number
Even
3D
Toy brand that includes Minifigures
Lego
4D
Opposite of 2-Down
Odd
5D
___ prize winner (person in first place)
Grand
6D
Stellar review
Rave
7D
Send out, as an odor
Emit
8D
In low spirits
Sad
9D
___ in progress (something that’s not finished)
Work
10D
Stopovers near a highway
Inns
11D
“___-hee” (giggling sound)
Tee
14D
Classic Greek sandwich
Gyro
17D
Item in a bathroom dish: 2 wds.
Bar Soap
19D
Dullsville
Blah
23D
“___ the Beautiful” (patriotic song)
America
24D
“Ciao!”
Bye
25D
Zoology, for example: Abbr.
Sci
26D
“Queer Eye” costar France, or a shade of brown
Tan
27D
GPS prediction often affected by traffic: Abbr.
ETA
28D
What British people call a trash can
Bin
29D
Wine ___ dine
And
30D
Used a chair
Sat
31D
Coffee dispenser at a catered event
Urn
32D
Animal sound heard by Little Bo-Peep
Baa
34D
Music genre for 21 Savage
Rap
35D
What electric blankets generate
Heat
39D
Gave away temporarily
Lent
40
Thin item attached to a juice box
Straw
41
White precipitation
Snow
42
Revere of the Revolutionary War
Paul
43
Sitcom that featured Radar and Hawkeye
Mash
44
Song for Jessye Norman or Beverly Sills
Aria
46
Phone programs such as Calm and Headspace
Apps
47
Smoke alarm sound
Beep
48
Rock gently
Sway
49
Previously
Ago
50
Large vessel for beer or dye
Vat
51
Walk-___ (college athletes who weren’t recruited)
Ons