10/4/26
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
Crayola’s Laser Lemon, for example
COLOR
6A
The “I” of “TGIF”
ITS
9A
“Right away!”: Abbr.
ASAP
13A
Tolerate
ABIDE
14A
Black-and-yellow bug
BEE
15A
Behind schedule
LATE
16A
“Bridget Jones’s Diary” star whose name’s only vowels are E’s: 2 wds.
RENEE ZELLWEGER
19A
“Adios!”
BYE
20A
Symbol in the sky over Gotham City
BAT
21A
Mend
FIX
22A
Bit of rain
DROP
24A
Spanish artist Pablo
PICASSO
28A
With 37-Across, Hall of Fame New York Yankees shortstop whose name’s only vowels are E’s
DEREK
30A
Nerd
GEEK
31A
“If I ___ my way …”
HAD
32A
Extremely eager
AVID
33A
Makes a mistake
ERRS
34A
Glowing symbol of saintliness
HALO
35A
Dallas basketball player, for short
MAV
36A
Bleak
GRIM
37A
See 28-Across
JETER
38A
Looked at someone with scorn
SNEERED
40A
“___ leave me hanging!”
DONT
41A
Traveling through
VIA
42A
“Yes,” in the French Riviera
OUI
43A
New Year’s ___ party
EVE
46A
“Finding Dory” voice actress whose name’s only vowels are E’s: 2 wds.
ELLEN DEGENERES
51A
In a short while
SOON
52A
Auditory organ
EAR
53A
Pipsqueak
TWERP
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
54A
Extremist religious group
CULT
55A
“The Golden Girls” actress McClanahan
RUE
56A
Car with two more doors than a coupe
SEDAN
1D
Nutrient in pasta, for short
CARB
2D
Comply with
OBEY
3D
Hard-hit baseball that travels close to the ground: 2 wds.
LINE DRIVE
4D
Poem of praise
ODE
5D
Competitor of Nike and Adidas
REEBOK
6D
“A likely story!”: 2 wds.
I BET
7D
___ Aviv, Israel
TEL
8D
Photos that might be taken with a stick
SELFIES
9D
The voice of Amazon Echo
ALEXA
10D
Hang loosely
SAG
11D
Scarfed down
ATE
12D
“___ my last email …”
PER
17D
Hit with a laser gun
ZAP
18D
Part of a candle that’s lit
WICK
23D
Hue that becomes pink when mixed with white
RED
24D
Wavy hair salon treatment
PERM
25D
Broke into sharp pieces
SHATTERED
26D
Opportunity for bargain shoppers
SALE
27D
Terrible stench
ODOR
28D
Hydroelectric constructions
DAMS
29D
Three-time MLB All-Star Longoria
EVAN
30D
Graph paper pattern
GRID
36D
Wide smile
EREADER
37D
Knees and elbows, for example
HEN
39D
Major occasion
GRIN
40D
“With all ___ respect …”
JOINTS
42D
Ferocious monster in fantasy stories
EVENT
44D
Gown designer Wang
DUE
45D
Cable channel that produces an annual athletic awards show
OGRE
46D
“Exit full screen” key
VERA
47D
Nickname that may remove “-is” or “-isa” from the full name
ESPN
48D
“That’s hilarious!”, online
ESC
49D
___ de toilette
EAU
50D
Sheep that produces milk
EWE