11/9/19
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
Ping-___ (table tennis)
Pong
5A
Angry
Mad
8A
Audio recordings that were once packaged in longboxes: Abbr.
CDs
11A
Text notification
Alert
13A
Bar order that could be either in a bottle or on tap
Ale
14A
Shelter that might have a thatched roof
Hut
15A
Microwave feature that counts down while your food heats up
Timer
16A
Computer port for a flash drive: Abbr.
USB
17A
Doctors’ organization that publishes 48 issues a year of its main journal: Abbr.
AMA
18A
Title of a book (and numerous memes) about Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: 2 wds.
Notorious RBG
21A
What Donkey Kong is despite his name
Ape
22A
Actor Hanks who plays Mr. Rogers in an upcoming movie
Tom
23A
Cards that often include photos and birth dates: Abbr.
IDs
26A
All-in-one desktop since 1998
iMac
29A
Reminder of what to buy at the supermarket
List
32A
Actress who played Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the film On the Basis of Sex: 2 wds.
Felicity Jones
35A
Big gulp from a bottle
Swig
36A
TV’s Warrior Princess
Xena
37A
Dental problem that could be fixed with bonding or veneers
Gap
38A
Soda ___
Pop
40A
Under the weather
Ill
42A
Nine-member judicial body Ruth Bader Ginsburg was appointed to in 1993: 2 wds.
Supreme Court
48A
Point value of each vowel in Scrabble
One
49A
Jazz horn for short
Sax
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
50A
Happy about your accomplishments
Proud
52A
Initials of the president depicted on the US dime
FDR
53A
Money placed in a jar at a coffee shop
Tip
54A
Shouts
Yells
55A
Common Christmas gift for a child
Toy
56A
She married Lennon in 1969
Ono
57A
Frantic shout to a stockbroker during a market crash
Sell
1D
Sportscaster Summerall
Pat
2D
thirtysomething actor Ken
Olin
3D
Fish that Marlin and Dory are looking for in a 2003 movie
Nemo
4D
Swedish teen environmental activist Thunberg
Greta
5D
Hawaiian island where Willie Nelson has a home
Maui
6D
Another thing …
Also
7D
First appearance on the stage
Debut
8D
Prince ___ (Cinderella character)
Charming
9D
Stupid
Dumb
10D
Male deer
Stag
12D
Word preceding of Capricorn on a globe
Tropic
19D
Extended version of a song played in dance clubs
Remix
20D
Brand of red plastic cups
Solo
23D
No ___ ands or buts
Ifs
24D
Condensation found on grass in the morning
Dew
25D
Like ice-covered sidewalks
Slippery
27D
Had brunch
Ate
28D
Pessimistic person
Cynic
30D
Mermaid’s home
Sea
31D
Small amount in a cookbook: Abbr.
TSP
33D
Dr. Frankenstein’s assistant
Igor
34D
Clunker of a car
Jalopy
39D
Green sauce made with basil
Pesto
41D
Things that attract fish toward bait
Lures
42D
Like cashmere sweaters and fuzzy slippers
Soft
43D
Computer command that fixes a mistake
Undo
44D
After Park the second-most popular street name in the US that isn’t an ordinal number
Main
45D
Montreal baseball player once
Expo
46D
___ model (someone to look up to)
Role
47D
Jethro ___ (rock band)
Tull
51D
Broadband option: Abbr.
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