9/14/24
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
Spending limit
Cap
4A
TV network headquartered in London
BBC
7A
Waterfalls R&B group
Tlc
10A
Card that makes blackjack with a king
Ace
11A
Structure extending over a harbor
Pier
12A
Serve from a pitcher, say
Pour
13A
American Fiction actress Issa
Rae
14A
Rest _____ (highway stop)
Area
15A
Unpleasant to look at
Ugly
16A
When Harry Met Sally actor who received a 2023 Kennedy Center Honor: 2 wds.
Billy Crystal
19A
What erupts from volcanoes besides lava
Ash
20A
Make a selection
Opt
21A
Staff onboard an airplane
Crew
24A
In the style of: 2 wds.
Ala
25A
Possesses
Has
28A
That’s what Friensd are for singer who received a 2023 Kenne Center Honor: 2 wds.
Dionne Warwick
32A
Cain or Abel, to Eve
Son
33A
___ been meaning to mention
Ive
34A
____-bitty (very small)
Itty
35A
Verb that’s a homophone of eek
Eke
36A
Person who calls fouls in basketball, for short
Ref
38A
The Equalizer star who received a 2023 Kennedy Center Honor: 2 wds.
Queen Latifah
44A
Throw with great force
Hurl
45A
Long, heroic tale
Saga
46A
Green prefix
Eco
47A
Pieces of luggage
Bags
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
48A
Utilizes
Uses
49A
Web browser entry: Abbr.
URL
50A
Poem of admiration
Ode
51A
Degree earned after defending a dissertation: Abbr.
PHD
52A
Zip-a-___-Doo-Dah
Dee
1D
Low-___ (like the paleo diet)
Carb
2D
Berry from the Amazon that’s used in some smoothies
Acai
3D
Banana’s outer covering
Peel
4D
Tree with papery bark
Birch
5D
Budweiser or Heineken beverage
Beer
6D
Brand of markers and colored pencils
Crayola
7D
Flowy garment in ancient Rome
Toga
8D
Break in the action
Lull
9D
Get weepy
Cry
11D
Picks up the tab
Pays
12D
Stroke in minature golf
Putt
17D
Grass that gets mowed
Lawn
18D
Trade jabs in a boxing ring
Spar
21D
Music recordings read by lasers: Abbr.
CDs
22D
2016 Summer Olympics city, for short
Rio
23D
Time span that’s much longer than an era
Eon
24D
Amazement
Awe
25D
___ the books (study)
Hit
26D
____ natural (Be cool)
Act
27D
Light shade of blue
Sky
29D
Just Do It athletic brand
Nike
30D
Ties, as a score: 2 wds.
Evens Up
31D
Internet access at a hotspot: Hyph.
Wifi
35D
Snakelike fishes
Eels
36D
Went on the warpath
Raged
37D
When Lyft users will get to their destinations: Abbr.
Etas
38D
Open space on a college campus
Quad
39D
I ____ you to reconsider (It would be a bad idea)
Urge
40D
___ extensions (alternative to mascara)
Lash
41D
Bitter quarrel
Feud
42D
Hundred ___ Wood (where Winnie the Pooh lives)
Acre
43D
Opening in the ground
Hole
44D
The White Lotus network
HBO