10/5/24
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
One of three supports for a grand piano
Leg
4A
___ never too late!
Its
7A
Word that can go before iron or paper
Scrap
12A
Rules ___ rules
Are
13A
College basketball competition: Abbr.
Nit
14A
Fruit with a Kalamata variety
Olive
15A
Moon of Uranus named for Prospero’s daughter in Shakespeare’s The Tempest
Miranda
17A
Mexican American comedian George
Lopez
18A
Car horn’s sound
Beep
19A
Joint where the funny bone is
Elbow
21A
Bull rider’s show
Rodeo
23A
Back of the neck
Nape
27A
Trial and ____
Error
30A
The Twilight Zone host Serling
Rod
32A
Muscle used in chin-ups, for short
Lat
33A
Moon of Uranus named for Katherine’s sister in Shakespeare’s the Taming of the Shrew
Bianca
35A
Moon of Uranus named for a rich heiress in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice
Portia
37A
Smartphone program
App
38A
I _____ Child of God (Mormon hymn): 2 wds.
Ama
40A
Chaplin and Nixon actor James
Woods
41A
Bigfoot’s Himalayan cousin
Yeti
43A
Much of the language found on Urban Dictionary
Slang
45A
Online bully
Troll
47A
____ as sin
Ugly
51A
Written composition
Essay
54A
Moon of Uranus named for Polonius’ daughter in Shakespeare’s Hamlet
Ophelia
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
56A
Flaky rock that’s a source of oil
Shale
57A
Doctor ____ (BBC show currently starring Ncuti Gatwa)
Who
58A
Austrian or Swiss peak
Alp
59A
Awards that Audra McDonald has six of
Tonys
60A
Droop, as baggy pants
Sag
61A
Uno + uno, in Spain
Dos
1D
Mary’s follower, in a nursery rhyme
Lamb
2D
Great Lake near Niagara Falls
Erie
3D
Chicago star Richard
Gere
4D
… there was no room for them in the _____ (Luke 2:7)
Inn
5D
___ over (helped through a tough time)
Tided
6D
Older, like baked goods
Staler
7D
Unaccompanied part of a song
Solo
8D
Circus performer with a red nose
Clown
9D
___ cord (part of a parachute)
Rip
10D
Madison or Park, in Manhattan: Abbr.
Ave
11D
Candy with a novelty dispense
Pez
16D
Protective garb for Julia Child
Apron
20D
Betty ____ (1930s cartoon character)
Boop
22D
Black-and-white ocean predator
Orca
24D
Vocal range that’s equivalent to countertenor
Alto
25D
Settled a bill
Paid
26D
Time approximations from a GPS: Abbr.
Etas
27D
Website with bidding
Ebay
28D
Ready to harvest
Ripe
29D
Completely engaged in thought
Rapt
31D
Opposite of across in a crossword puzzle
Down
34D
I ____ embarrassed!: 2 wds.
Am So
36D
Scoundrel
Rogue
39D
Gives permission to
Allows
42D
Where Florence is
Italy
44D
Letter before beta
Alpha
46D
High-fiber breads
Ryes
48D
Brand of garbage bags
Glad
49D
Disney title character whose last name is Pelekai
Lilo
50D
Pomeranians’ barks
Yaps
51D
Suffix that indicates more than -er
Est
52D
Yellowjackets cable channel, for short
Sho
53D
____ Diego Union-Tribune (newspaper)
San
55D
Ungenerous person
Hog