10/7/23
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
___ Vegas Aces (WNBA team)
Las
4A
49ers quarterback Darnold
Sam
7A
Financial advances made by a bank
Loans
12A
Ending for harp or hobby
Ist
13A
Cop a ___ (make a courtroom deal)
Plea
15A
Web portal that was created in 1994
Yahoo
16A
Oliver Twist novelist who was buried in Poets’ Corner in Westminster Abbey: 2 wds.
Charles Dickens
19A
Hair-raising
Eerie
20A
Fly high
Soar
21A
Cow’s noise
Moo
22A
Musician Yoko
Ono
24A
Toddler’s rest time
Nap
26A
The light has dawned!
Aha
29A
Groups of two
Duos
32A
Water in Madrid
Agua
36A
Just So Stories writer who was buried in Poets’ Corner: 2 wds.
Rudyard Kipling
40A
Flat-topped landform found in the American Southwest
Mesa
41A
Dramatic high-maintenance person
Diva
42A
From head to ___
Toe
43A
Vegetable in a mushy dish in England
Pea
46A
Catchall at the end of many lists: Abbr.
Etc
48A
Big bird seen in Australia
Emu
51A
Person from Jordan usually
Arab
54A
The ___ Whisperer (Redford/Johansson movie)
Horse
58A
My Last Duchess poet who was buried in Poets’ Corner: 2 wds.
Robert Browning
61A
Absolutely perfect
Ideal
62A
Couch
Sofa
63A
Weather phenomenon often seen in London
Fog
64A
Brand of breath mints
Certs
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
65A
Speak out loud
Say
66A
Number of points for a slam dunk
Two
1D
Pests that can get into schoolkids’ hair
Lice
2D
1970s tennis champion Arthur
Ashe
3D
Symbol that represents a state on the US flag
Star
4D
Sweet’n Low alternative
Splenda
5D
Drink that might be on tap at a bar
Ale
6D
Unorganized situation
Mess
7D
Brand name for spandex
Lycra
8D
Tree sometimes described as mighty
Oak
9D
Um sorry to intrude …
Ahem
10D
Social blunder: Hyph.
Nono
11D
Not terrible but not great: Hyph.
Soso
14D
Much ___ About Nothing
Ado
17D
___ Grande (river between El Paso and Ciudad Juárez)
Rio
18D
Five-time Olympic medalist Thorpe
Ian
23D
Belonging to us
Our
25D
Good friend
Pal
26D
One of an octopus’s eight
Arm
27D
___ and cry (clamor)
Hue
28D
Promotions that pop up on websites
Ads
30D
The ___ Couple (1970s sitcom about mismatched roommates)
Odd
31D
Hit the slopes
Ski
33D
___-R-Done! (Larry the Cable Guy’s catchphrase)
Git
34D
Game with colorful cards
Uno
35D
Word that can follow Stone or middle
Age
37D
Corgi’s sharp sound
Yap
38D
Eh ___ seen better
Ive
39D
Route in a maze
Pathway
44D
Some English noblemen
Earls
45D
State-of-the-___
Art
47D
Person in jail
Con
48D
Rocker Clapton
Eric
49D
Sicko ___ (Travis Scott hit)
Mode
50D
App often used by people who don’t own cars
Uber
52D
Muscles exercised by planks
Abs
53D
The Super Mario ___ Movie (2023 film)
Bros
55D
Former Oculus headset
Rift
56D
White covering on a mountain
Snow
57D
Breakfast food brand with Homestyle and Buttermilk varieties
Eggo
59D
Chow down
Eat
60D
All ___ sudden: 2 wds.
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