11/26/16
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
Undergarment for a woman
Bra
4A
Part of an envelope that gets licked
Flap
8A
Peas come in them
Pods
12A
Cat’s coat
Fur
13A
Actress Kudrow
Lisa
14A
Ice precipitation that could dent a car
Hail
15A
Late ____ (charge for an overdue library book)
Fee
16A
Decide not to include
Omit
17A
Veggie used in Cajun cuisine
Okra
18A
Author of “Brush Back,” the latest of 17 novels featuring 38-Across: 2 wds.
Sara Paretsky
21A
____ corners (eliminate some steps)
Cut
22A
Vow during a wedding: 2 wds
I Do
23A
____ for thought
Food
25A
Trudge through the mud
Slog
27A
Mermaid’s home
Sea
30A
First novel featuring 38-Acrross: 2 wds.
Indemnity Only
33A
Issa _____, star of HBO’s “Insecure”
Rae
34A
Exclamation from a butterfingers
Oops
35A
“The Time Traveler’s ____” (2009 movie)
Wife
36A
“In what way?”
How
37A
“Just one _____!” (“I’ll be there momentarily!”)
Sec
38A
Title detective played by Kathleen Turner in a 1991 film: 3 wds.
Vi Warshawski
44A
Like exams that don’t require paper
Oral
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
45A
Native American tribe of the southwest
Hopi
46A
Brooding music genre
Emo
48A
Spare ____ (abdominal flab)
Tire
49A
Actor Wilson of “Masterminds”
Owen
50A
Like crunchy carrots
Raw
51A
TV award for athletes
ESPY
52A
Otherwise
Else
53A
Sketch comedy show on NBC since 1975: Abbr.
SNL
1D
Permanent pal, in textspeak
BFF
2D
Has serious regrets about
Rues
3D
Three-digit start of a phone number: 2 wds.
Area Code
4D
Decorated vehicle in a parade
Float
5D
Walk with difficulty
Limp
6D
Where Laos is
Asia
7D
New England’s pro football team
Patriots
8D
Selfie, for example
Photo
9D
Tall, sturdy trees
Oaks
10D
“____ Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency” (BBC America series)
Dirk
11D
Kill, like a dragon
Slay
19D
Insulting
Rude
20D
Experimental and avant-garde
Edgy
23D
Douglas ____ (kind of tree)
Fir
24D
“Snakes ____ Plane”: 2 wds.
On A
25D
Footwear that you might use to get to a ski lodge
Snow Shoe
26D
Facial feature used for a kiss or a pout
Lip
27D
Best-selling chocolate bar in the world
Snickers
28D
Toymaker in Santa’s workshop
Elf
29D
Congressional approval vote
Aye
31D
The ____ of Venice (Othello’s title)
Moor
32D
Hasn’t yet repaid a debt
Owes
36D
____ Joel Osment (“The Sixth Sense” actor)
Haley
37D
Pigs
Swine
38D
What contestants do during Tribal Council, on “Survivor”
Vote
39D
Barry’s love interest on “The Flash”
Iris
40D
Bend, like wet lumber
Warp
41D
Werewolf’s sound
Howl
42D
Orangutans, for example
Apes
43D
Supermodel who was born in Mogadishu, Somalia
Iman
47D
Hooting bird
Owl