7/5/18 Answer Crosswords With Friends

7/5/18
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
Supersonic airplane
Jet

4A
Complete trip across the swimming pool and back
Lap

7A
“The early bird catches the ___”
Worm

11A
“A long time ___ in a galaxy far far away …”
Ago

12A
Group for attorneys: Abbr.
ABA

13A
Great Lake bordering Cleveland and Buffalo
Erie

14A
Wet floor cleaner
Mop

15A
“Naturally!”
Yes

16A
Rhyming synonym for “defeat”
Beat

17A
“Graceland” singer whose “Homeward Bound—The Farewell Tour” began in May: 2 wds.
Paul Simon

20A
Hold in one’s hand
Grip

21A
For hours on ___ (for a long time)
End

22A
Where a bear might hibernate
Lair

23A
It might be hanging in a frame
Art

24A
Apple CEO Cook
Tim

27A
Former Black Sabbath lead singer whose “No More Tours 2” began in April: 2 wds.
Ozzy Osbourne

30A
Insect that hovers around flowers
Bee

31A
Where swine may dine
Sty

32A
What a cow swats flies with
Tail

33A
___-mo (instant replay technique)
Slo

34A
Sit tight
Wait

35A
“Candle in the Wind” singer whose “Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour” begins in September: 2 wds.
Elton John

38A
Marine navigational marker
Buoy

39A
“___ shocked!”: 2 wds.
I Am

40A
Cry loudly
Sob

43A
Administered by mouth
Oral

44A
Jamaican music genre
Ska

45A
Kind of animal that Dolly the first cloned mammal was
Ewe

46A
What a dog might gnaw on
Bone

47A
Mad as a wet ___
Hen

48A
Perfect score in diving
Ten

1D
Paper ___ (problem for a printer)
Jam

2D
Inflated self-importance
Ego

3D
First-place winnings: 2 wds.
Top Prize

4D
One-handed basketball shot
Lay Up

5D
Second son of Adam and Eve
Abel

6D
Witness who just happens to be there at the time
Passerby

7D
Internet site featuring health information
Webmd

8D
“Milk’s favorite cookie”
Oreo

9D
“The Last Jedi” director Johnson
Rian

10D
New York baseball player who isn’t a Yankee
Met

18D
Well-ventilated
Airy

1D
“___ the Groove” (Madonna song)
Into

20D
Intent look
Gaze

22D
Tennis shot that takes a while to land
Lob

23D
Take completely by surprise
Astonish

24D
Toy with a locomotive and a caboose: 2 wds.
Train Set

25D
“My heart just isn’t ___”: 2 wds.
In It

26D
“America’s Got Talent” judge ___ B
Mel

28D
Norwegian capital
Oslo

29D
State where Mitt Romney is running for Senate in 2018
Utah

33D
“You’re cramping my ___”
Style

34D
“Pretty ___” (Julia Roberts movie)
Woman

35D
Currency established by 1992’s Maastricht Treaty
Euro

36D
Bank offering involving repayment
Loan

37D
CNN anchor Tapper
Jake

38D
Longtime game show host Barker
Bob

41D
Have outstanding debts
Owe

42D
Actor/director Affleck
Ben