11/18/23
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
The Devil
Satan
6A
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines actress Grier
Pam
9A
Throng
Mob
12A
Brand of dental products: Hyph.
Oral B
13A
___ a debt of gratitude
Owe
14A
Abbreviation for 17 Monopoly properties: Abbr.
Ave
15A
Native People at the Pilgraims’ first harvest celebration in 1621, which inspired Thanksgiving
Wampanoag
17A
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead ___ Tell No Tales
Men
18A
The Golden Girls star Arthur
Bea
19A
Slip up
Err
20A
Three feet
Yard
21A
Top part of a mushroom
Cap
23A
Ostrich’s Australian relative
Emu
25A
With 39-Across, president who proclaimed a national Thanksgiving Day in 1863
Abraham
29A
Elizabeth of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Olsen
33A
Go after legally
Sue
34A
2022 Wimbledon champion Rybakina
Elena
36A
Inter Miami soccer star Messi’s nickname
Leo
37A
Mahatma Gandhi’s country
India
39A
See 25-Across
Lincoln
41A
Pesticide banned by the EPA: Abbr.
DDT
43A
Used ___ lot
Car
44A
McGwire’s rival in the 1998 baseball home run record chase
Sosa
47A
Vessel for cooking stir-fry
Wok
49A
Isn’t ___ shame?: 2 wds.
Ita
52A
All Hallows’ ____ (October 31)
Eve
53A
Leader of 15-Across, who attended the Pilgrims’ celebration
Massasoit
56A
One way to get rid of body hair
Wax
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
57A
What sardines are typically packed in
Oil
58A
Singer Ronstadt with 12 Grammys
Linda
59A
Underhanded
Sly
60A
Artist and social activist Yoko
Ono
61A
Person from Japan or Jordan, say
Asian
1D
Boar’s mate
Sow
2D
United ___ Emirates (country in the Middle East)
Arab
3D
Like a domesticated animal
Tame
4D
South American animal related to the llama
Alpaca
5D
Hoopsters’ organization: Abbr.
NBA
6D
Of low quality
Poor
7D
Having knowledge of
Aware
8D
Jo, Beth, and Amy’s sister in Little Women
Meg
9D
What a baby might call its mother
Mama
10D
Pull the wool ___ your eyes
Over
11D
Curve in a road
Bend
16D
Himalayan country whose capital is Kathmandu
Nepal
20D
The King and I star Brynner
Yul
22D
___ of time (early)
Ahead
24D
Title heroine of an animated musical set in Polynesia
Moana
25D
Just ____ (suspected!: 2 wds.
As I
26D
Bread at McDonald’s
Bun
27D
Color of half of a deck of cards
Red
28D
Braveheart director Gibson
Mel
30D
___ Poke (chewy caramel candy)
Slo
31D
Slim swimmer
Eel
32D
____ sequitur (comment that doesn’t logically follow what came before it)
Non
35D
Fleetwood Mac singer Stevie
Nicks
38D
Northwest state where Napoleon Dynamite takes place: Abbr.
Ida
40D
Time of great difficulty
Crisis
42D
Writer who created Tom Sawyer
Twain
44D
Does some hemming
Sews
45D
Shape of a NASCAR track
Oval
46D
Alluring
Sexy
48D
Scandinavian capital city founded in the Viking Age
Oslo
50D
Beloved novelist Morrison
Toni
51D
The Sopranos actress Turturro who shares her name with an opera
Aida
53D
Heifer’s comment
Moo
54D
___ mode (served with a scoop of ice cream): 2 wds
Ala
55D
Color that’s close to beige
Tan