12/28/17
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Tummy muscles, for short
Abs
4A
Peak
Top
7A
“___ and the Detectives” (1964 Disney movie)
Emil
11A
Actor Stephen of “Underworld: Awakening”
Rea
12A
Char the outside of
Sear
13A
Have egg on your ____ (be embarrassed)
Face
14A
2011 Drake album: 2 wds.
Take Care
16A
Kermit the ___
Frog
17A
Turn the car wheel
Steer
18A
Most adolescents, age-wise
Teens
19A
Guitar innovator ____ Paul
Les
21A
Word to an attack dog
Sic
22A
Ammunition in a toy gun
BBS
25A
With 34-Across, 2015 Drake and Future mixtape: 3 wds.
What a Time
30A
Textile machine
Loom
32A
“When the chips ___ down …”
Are
33A
Messy person
Slob
34A
See 25-Across: 3 wds.
To Be Alive
37A
Easy toss
Lob
38A
Dimly ___ (not very bright)
Lit
39A
Snack on
Eat
41A
___ as a rock
Solid
44A
Exercise similar to a crunch: Hyph.
Sit Up
48A
“… but ___ counting?”
Whos
49A
2017 Drake playlist: 2 wds.
More Life
52A
Putting on ___ (acting hoity-toity)
Airs
53A
Cain murdered him
Abel
54A
Fawn’s mother
Doe
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
55A
“Revenge of the Sith” mentor
Yoda
56A
What selfies are, for short
Pix
57A
Apparent psychic power: Abbr.
ESP
1D
National Endowment for the ___
Arts
2D
Pounds, like a drum
Beat
3D
“For heaven’s ___!”
Sake
4D
“It’s not my cup of ____”
Tea
5D
Tool used by a crew team
Oar
6D
___-existing condition
Pre
7D
What “FX” means in movie lingo
Effects
8D
Stallion’s mate
Mare
9D
Image on a touchscreen
Icon
10D
Lower limbs
Legs
12D
Fastener that’s turned with a “driver”
Screw
15D
Fish that often doesn’t have scales
Eel
18D
“Wayne’s World” actress Carrere
Tia
20D
“Thou ___ not steal” (commandment)
Shalt
21D
Carell or Coogan of comedy
Steve
22D
Standard diner sandwich, for short
BLT
23D
Unhappy spectator’s shout
Boo
24D
Shed many tears
Sob
26D
Actor Stidham of “Scorpion”
Ari
27D
Not feeling well
Ill
28D
___ juice (diner slang for milk)
Moo
29D
Flow back from the beach
Ebb
31D
Five-time “Saturday Night Live” host McCarthy
Melissa
35D
Lend a hand to
Aid
36D
Painter’s wooden prop
Easel
40D
___ Tuesday (Aimee Mann’s band in the 1980s)
Til
41D
Rock gently
Sway
42D
___ State University (school in Columbus)
Ohio
43D
“Little ____ Fauntleroy”
Lord
45D
“A rising ___ lifts all boats”
Tide
46D
Alien ships: Abbr.
UFOs
47D
Sound from a baby chicken
Peep
49D
It might show national boundaries
Map
50D
____-Wan Kenobi
Obi
51D
“Toy Story” dinosaur
Rex