10/12/19
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
Storage building for tools
Shed
5A
Opposite of cold
Hot
8A
Nickname for the 16th US president
Abe
11A
Covered with concrete
Paved
13A
Desperate Housewives actress Longoria
Eva
14A
Like soda that is no longer fizzy
Flat
15A
A brand name for the anti-inflammatory pain reliever naproxen
Aleve
16A
My Fair Lady star Harrison
Rex
17A
___ ‘n Honey (Nature Valley granola bar flavor)
Oats
18A
Beloved author who died August 5 and who was the first African-American woman to win a Nobel Prize: 2 wds.
Toni Morrison
21A
The L in LAPD
Los
22A
Turn a book into a film for example
Adapt
25A
A penny saved ___ penny earned: 2 wds.
Is A
28A
Lady Love singer Rawls
Lou
31A
To ___ Mockingbird (Harper Lee novel): 2 wds.
Killa
32A
Presidential honor awarded to 18-Across in 2012 by Barack Obama: 3 wds.
Medal of Freedom
36A
I ___ idea! (That’s news to me!): 2 wds.
Had No
37A
Egg ___ yung
Foo
38A
Fill with wonder
Awe
39A
Leaves out
Omits
40A
By way of to a motorist
Via
43A
18-Across’s first novel published in 1970: 3 wds.
The Bluest Eye
50A
Creamy French cheese
Brie
52A
A Beautiful Mind director Howard
Ron
53A
Foot-operated part of a piano
Pedal
54A
Cutting-___ floor (where unused scenes from a movie end up)
Room
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
55A
Scorpion actor Stidham
Ari
56A
Drops to the bottom of the ocean
Sinks
57A
Black Love cable channel
Own
58A
NBA player based in Brooklyn
Net
59A
Organization that developed space shuttles: Abbr.
NASA
1D
Minor tiff
Spat
2D
Heavenly ring
Halo
3D
Tied in score
Even
4D
Creature in hell
Devil
5D
Mr. in Germany
Herr
6D
Bending ___ backwards
Over
7D
Sitcom with such characters as Elaine Nardo and Latka Gravas
Taxi
8D
M*A*S*H star who won the SAG Life Achievement Award for 2018: 2 wds.
Alan Alda
9D
Mammal that can hang upside down
Bat
10D
Life-forms from outer space: Abbr.
Ets
12D
Floor model in a store
Demo
14D
Person who seeks out the best restaurants and recipes
Foodie
19D
Norway’s largest city
Oslo
20D
Well for Pete’s ___!
Sake
23D
Vehicle that removes snow
Plow
24D
Like animals that don’t bite
Tame
25D
If you ask me in a blog comment
IMHO
26D
Stitched part of a baseball
Seam
27D
Math exercise that uses plus signs
Addition
29D
Shake It ___ (2014 Taylor Swift single)
Off
30D
Sci-fi spaceship: Abbr.
UFO
33D
The Star-Spangled Banner or O Canada for example
Anthem
34D
Go down to defeat
Lose
35D
Wander around
Rove
41D
MSN and AOL for example: Abbr.
ISPs
42D
Polished off some leftovers perhaps: 2 wds.
Ate In
44D
Ingredient in a high-fiber muffin
Bran
45D
Data’s android twin on Star Trek: the Next Generation
Lore
46D
Individual part of a condo complex
Unit
47D
Former Simpsons character ___ Krabappel
Edna
48D
Hairy Tibetan beasts
Yaks
49D
Main character in the upcoming movie Frozen 2
Elsa
50D
Sis’s sibling
Bro
51D
Spreadsheet line
Row