9/7/19
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
Ant-Man’s partner in a 2018 superhero movie
Wasp
5A
College basketball tourney: Abbr.
Nit
8A
Southwestern hill with a flat top
Mesa
12A
Nature walk
Hike
13A
Small stringed instrument, for short
Uke
14A
Intensely enthusiastic
Avid
15A
Luxury passenger train where 50-Across investigates a murder: 2 wds.
Orient Express
18A
Pop star Carly ___ Jepsen
Rae
19A
Body decoration drawn with a needle, for short
Tat
20A
TV network with an “All Access” streaming service
CBS
23A
Initials on a sandwich menu
BLT
25A
Flexible, like an acrobat
Limber
30A
Baseball batter’s successes
Hits
32A
What future attorneys study in school
Law
34A
Easily deceived
Naïve
35A
British author known for her murder mystery novels: 2 wds.
Agatha Christie
38A
Asian city that is the most populous metropolitan area in the world
Tokyo
39A
Body part exposed by a sandal
Toe
40A
They’re built in movie studios
Sets
41A
Anastasia ___ (“Fifty Shades of Grey” character)
Steele
43A
Devices that are an alternative to window fans: Abbr.
Acs
45A
Lay eyes on
See
46A
Yorkshire terrier’s bark
Yap
48A
Not feeling well
Ill
50A
Belgian detective created by 35-Across: 2 wds.
Hercule Poirot
57A
Amy Winehouse or Judy Garland, in terms of vocal range
Alto
58A
Ventnor or Vermont, in Monopoly: Abbr.
Ave
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
59A
“Give him an inch and he’ll take a ___”
Mile
60A
Portray inaccurately, as data
Skew
61A
Lil ___ X (rapper who came out in June)
Nas
62A
Highest point
Apex
1D
Horton hears one, in a Dr. Seuss story
Who
2D
It’s inside an exercise ball
Air
3D
Head down a black diamond trail, perhaps
Ski
4D
Word that can go before “pressure” or “group”
Peer
5D
Hazelnut cocoa spread from Italy
Nutella
6D
Tina Turner’s ex
Ike
7D
iPhone message in a speech balloon
Text
8D
Cocktail that could be “dry” or “dirty”
Martini
9D
Biblical woman whose name reads the same forward and backward
Eve
10D
Bro’s female counterpart
Sis
11D
They’re often included in free versions of apps
Ads
16D
Arrest
Nab
17D
Good friend
Pal
20D
Facebook Messenger conversations
Chats
21D
Culturally small-minded person
Bigot
22D
Vampire hunter’s weapon
Stake
24D
Diplomat’s quality
Tact
26D
___ hysteria (large-scale agitation)
Mass
27D
Goes for the bait, like a fish
Bites
28D
Website used by party hosts
Evite
29D
Singer/actress Della who died in 2017
Reese
31D
Eyelid swelling
Stye
33D
Command that halts a horse
Whoa
36D
Cry of surprise that a dairy farmer might use: 2 wds.
Holy Cow
37D
Cookbook entries
Recipes
42D
___ de cologne
Eau
44D
___-pitch softball
Slo
47D
Plot
Plan
49D
Second-largest city in South America, after Sao Paulo
Lima
50D
Owns
Has
51D
Antlered resident of Rocky Mountain National Park
Elk
52D
Thoroughfare that may be “scenic”: Abbr.
Rte
53D
Actress Longoria
Eva
54D
Have a ___-roaring good time
Rip
55D
Cheer for flamenco dancers
Ole
56D
San Antonio’s state: Abbr.
Tex