11/6/21
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
Pen liquid
Ink
4A
Organization for Rory McIlroy and Dustin Johnson: Abbr.
PGA
7A
Life stories, for short
Bios
11A
Homer’s dad, on “The Simpsons”
Abe
12A
Very much: 2 wds.
A lot
13A
Guns & ___ (magazine about weapons)
Ammo
14A
“No” vote
Nay
15A
The Great ___ of China
Wall
16A
Late-night host who took over for Carson
Leno
17A
Current US Secretary of Defense: 2 wds.
Lloyd Austin
20A
Writes an online message to
Emails
22A
Hush-hush government group that gathers intelligence: Abbr.
NSA
23A
“___ of Easttown”
Mare
24A
“___ been real”
Its
25A
This instant
Now
28A
Current US Secretary of Education: 2 wds.
Miguel Cardona
32A
Hectic confusion
Ado
33A
Sallie ___ (student loan corporation)
Mae
34A
Subtle sign of what’s to come
Omen
35A
Top to a pot
Lid
36A
Give a helping hand
Assist
38A
Current US Secretary of the Treasury: 2 wds.
Janet Yellen
42A
Not closed
Open
43A
Actor Scott of “Happy Days”
Baio
44A
___ Friends (Snapchat menu option)
Add
47A
“___ in the Clowns”
Send
48A
Encourage
Urge
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
49A
Focus of a pedicure
Toe
50A
People who got divorced
Exes
51A
Cable channel that airs “People Puzzler” and “Master Minds”
GSN
52A
Mate of a ram
Ewe
1D
James Bond creator Fleming
Ian
2D
Sports league with a Sixth Man of the Year Award: Abbr.
NBA
3D
1948 Humphrey Bogart movie named after a place in Florida: 2 wds.
Key Largo
4D
Productions like “Hamlet”
Plays
5D
Like an Olympic champion’s medal
Gold
6D
FX series created by and starring Donald Glover
Atlanta
7D
Light wood for model planes
Balsa
8D
“How ___ Your Mother”: 2 wds.
I Met
9D
Prefix for “directional” or “present”
Omni
10D
Before you know it
Soon
12D
Unaccounted for, in the military: Abbr.
Awol
18D
In ___ of (instead of)
Lieu
19D
Russia was once a part of it: Abbr.
USSR
20D
“The Crown” actress Corrin
Emma
21D
Meter ___ (person who tickets illegally parked cars)
Maid
24D
What a drink served “neat” lacks
Ice
25D
Offer up as a candidate
Nominate
26D
“No ___ going to suspect a thing!”
Ones
27D
Wish for
Want
29D
Give off, as heat
Emit
30D
Small, red beetle with black markings
Lady Bug
31D
Get a ___ of your own medicine
Dose
35D
Gives temporarily
Lends
36D
Synchronize
Align
37D
___ gin fizz (mixed drink)
Sloe
38D
Six-time All-Star Canseco
Jose
39D
Pinnacle
Apex
40D
Leakes who was on “The Real Housewives of Atlanta”
Nene
41D
All ___ (listening carefully)
Ears
45D
___ Jones Industrial Average
Dow
46D
Actress Ruby who was married to Ossie Davis
Dee