10/27/18
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
Former The View cohost O’Donnell or Perez
Rosie
6A
Spider’s construction
Web
9A
European mountain range where the Winter Olympics have taken place 10 times
Alps
13A
Add decorations to
Adorn
14A
Devout Hindu clerk on The Simpsons
Apu
15A
Daughter of Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars movies
Leia
16A
Houston is its largest city
Texas
17A
___ Grande (river to the Gulf of Mexico)
Rio
18A
Not in so ___ words
Many
19A
We Are the World producer who received the French Legion of Honor medal in 2001: 2 wds.
Quincy Jones
22A
More cold and slippery
Icier
24A
Political title for Cory Booker: Abbr.
Sen
25A
Actress Green of March 2019’s live-action Dumbo movie
Eva
26A
We ___ to please
Aim
29A
___ Allan Poe Museum (Richmond attraction)
Edgar
33A
Raging Bull director who received the French Legion of Honor medal in 2005: 2 wds.
Martin Scorsese
37A
Ready to be served at a bar: 2 wds.
On Tap
38A
Snake associated with Cleopatra
Asp
39A
Earthquake relief for example
Aid
40A
Silent assent
Nod
42A
Japanese competitor of BMW and Lexus
Acura
45A
Spartacus actor who received the French Legion of Honor medal in 1985: 2 wds.
Kirk Douglas
50A
Polish for publication
Edit
51A
Bad Times at ___ El Royale
The
52A
Briefly recap: 2 wds.
Sum Up
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
56A
Start again from scratch
Redo
57A
Billion-year period
Eon
58A
Dry-___ board
Erase
59A
Vocal feature of Tom Waits
Rasp
60D
___ Loves You (Beatles hit)
She
61D
It might be measured in miles per hour
Speed
1D
Lab maze runner
Rat
2D
Poem of admiration
Ode
3D
Chicago White ___
Sox
4D
Baghdad native
Iraqi
5D
Occur afterward
Ensue
6D
Sound an alarm
Warn
7D
Movie like Doctor Zhivago or Lawrence of Arabia
Epic
8D
Bobbing markers in harbors
Buoys
9D
Teardrop-shaped nuts
Almonds
10D
Not fatty like healthy meat
Lean
11D
Cone-bearing tree
Pine
12D
What Simon does in a kids’ game
Says
20D
Country that produces Persian rugs
Iran
21D
Taunt from the stands
Jeer
22D
Hall of Fame catcher Rodríguez
Ivan
23D
Don’t put the ___ before the horse
Cart
25D
Brooding genre of rock music
Emo
27D
Sierra Burgess ___ Loser (2018 Netflix movie): 2 wds.
Is A
28D
They host comedy roasts: Abbr.
MCs
30D
Shift into high ___ (start moving faster)
Gear
31D
Pyeongchang’s continent
Asia
32D
Fire hydrant color
Red
34D
Sleeveless summer shirt: 2 wds.
Tank Top
35D
___ Touch (Apple product introduced in 2007)
iPod
36D
Translucent gemstone
Opal
41D
Pampers like a grandmother might (with on)
Dotes
43D
Jobs for private eyes
Cases
44D
Seize as a throne
Usurp
45D
Golden State Warriors coach Steve
Kerr
46D
Flash of inspiration
Idea
47D
Eliminates
Rids
48D
This seems problematic: Hyph.
Uhoh
49D
Actor Hackman or Wilder
Gene
53D
Old-time movie actress West
Mae
54D
Don’t ___ that tone of voice with me!
Use
55D
___ XING (road sign)
Ped