11/2/17
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Good buddy
Pal
4A
Texter’s phone
Cell
8A
___-witted (stupid)
Dim
11A
Very big, expensive movie
Epic
13A
Black-purple berry from Brazil
Acai
14A
“Can I Have ___-over?” (“Let me try that again”): 2 wds.
Ado
15A
“Queen of R&B” who received a 2016 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award: 2 wds.
Ruth Brown
17A
High ball from Andy Murray
Lob
18A
Long, skinny fish
Eel
19A
“Kingsman: The Golden Circle” actress Watson
Emily
21A
Grumpy person’s look
Scowl
24A
“Cup or ____?” (question at an ice cream shop)
Cone
26A
Neither here ___ there
Nor
27A
Weaver’s machine
Loom
29A
Chest-beating beast
Ape
32A
“Queen of Rock” who received a 2016 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award: 2 wds.
Linda Ronstadt
36A
Bathroom, to a Londoner
Loo
37A
“Deliver Us From Evil” star Bana
Eric
38A
“Empire” actress Long
Nia
39A
____ transit (public transportation)
Mass
41A
Say out loud
Utter
43A
Is in harmony (with)
Jibes
46A
Executive’s degree, often: Abbr.
MBA
47A
Monkey friend of Aladdin
Abu
48A
“Queen of Salsa” who received a 2016 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award: 2 wds.
Celia Cruz
54A
Actor Beatty who voiced Lotso in “Toy Story 3”
Ned
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
55A
What pizza is baked in
Oven
56A
Coffee-growing region of Hawaii
Kona
57A
Beings from beyond the stars: Abbr.
ETs
58A
Camper’s shelter
Tent
59A
Hit on the noggin
Bop
1D
Price ___ pound (cost in the produce section)
Per
2D
Kwik-E-Mart proprietor on “The Simpsons”
Apu
3D
Ignited
Lit
4D
Astronomer Sagan who wrote “Cosmos”
Carl
5D
____-warrior (“green” activist)
Eco
6D
Attorney’s profession
Law
7D
___ closet (place to store sheets)
Linen
8D
Salvador who painted “The Persistence of Memory”
Dali
9D
Token of immunity on “Survivor”
Idol
11D
Electronic musician with the 2001 hit “South Side”
Moby
12D
Big League ___ (brand of bubble gum)
Chew
16D
Heroine of the “Twilight” saga
Bella
20D
Veal or venison, for example
Meat
21D
NBC show created by Lorne Michaels: Abbr.
SNL
22D
Spiral shape
Coil
23D
“Yes ___?” (“What is your answer?”): 2 wds.
Or No
24D
Beer brand first brewed in Colorado, in 1873
Coors
25D
High-end hotel chain
Omni
28D
Rocks found in mines
Ores
30D
Huff and puff
Pant
31D
Friend of Susan, Lynette, Bree, and Gabrielle on “Desperate Housewives”
Edie
33D
Curved roof on the US Capitol
Dome
34D
Word that can go before “tank” or “diving”
Scuba
35D
Roofing goo
Tar
40D
Wide necktie
Ascot
42D
Sharp as a ___
Tack
43D
2017 Emmy nominee Fonda
Jane
44D
“Oh, s-u-u-ure!”: 2 wds.
I Bet
45D
Flowers that haven’t opened yet
Buds
46D
___ julep (Kentucky Derby drink)
Mint
49D
Wife of Adam
Eve
50D
“The IPCRESS File” author Deighton
Len
51D
Steal from
Rob
52D
One, in Italian
Uno
53D
Nuke in the microwave
Zap