Complete Clue List
Across
1. Had a shot, in baseball parlance (5,2)
6. Experienced
10. Gamut (wide extent of topics in "Who's the Expert?")
11. Dazzling performance, virtuosity
12. Meticulous, elegant
13. Individual details, particulars
14. A benevolent spirit (var.)
15. Belief that spirits inhabit the natural world
16. Conclude with (3,2)
17. Instructed
21. Without wasted words
25. Query
27. Astuteness, intelligence
28. Big success
29. Absorbs gradually
33. Milked for all it's worth (4,3)
37. Not so bright
38. Competent
39. Worthless, not useful
40. "Rubber Duckie" singer
41. Consolidated
42. Embellished
43. Uncanny
44. Intellectual
45. Greatly feared (the "Who's the Expert?" daily challenge against an exceptional player)
Down
1. Theme
2. Adept (1,4,2), possibly even a dab one!
3. More downhearted after seeing "Who's the Expert?" times
4. Schooled in a particular field
5. Drawing from several branches of knowledge
6. Having extensive knowledge (arch.)
7. Having more clusters
8. Execution of a computer program (3-4), which the "Who's the Expert?" game is
9. Quick to learn (2,5)
18. Computer program clients, such as those playing "Who's the Expert?"
19. Bone prefix
20. Best of the best
22. Match
23. Church council
24. Also-ran (or also-played)
25. Sound of relief
26. Set of tools
29. Block
30. Strategic planning (with "out")
31. Magnificent
32. Became faster (with "up"), something that may happen by regularly playing "Who's the Expert?"
33. Brought up to speed
34. Learned
35. Practiced repeatedly
36. Gave in