9/6/18 Answer Crosswords With Friends

9/6/18
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
Hairdo that was sometimes sported by Prince
Afro

5A
Hoppy brew: Abbr.
Ipa

8A
Live to tell the ___ (get through something difficult)
Tale

12A
Pet ___ (personally annoying thing)
Peeve

14A
What sailors use to swab the deck
Mop

15A
Famous ___ (brand of chocolate chip cookies)
Amos

16A
Nut used in pralines
Pecan

17A
“I’m less than impressed”
Meh

18A
Holiday with caroling for short
Xmas

19A
“Written in the Sand” band that won Vocal Group of the Year at the 2018 Academy of Country Music Awards: 2 wds.
Old Dominion

22A
Actor Patel of “Lion”
Dev

24A
First name of Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s son
Sir

25A
___ Martens (footwear brand familiarly)
Doc

26A
Handheld choppers
Axes

28A
“And so on and so forth”: Abbr.
ETC

30A
Practitioner of a religion associated with reggae
Rasta

34A
“Tin Man” singer who won Female Vocalist of the Year at the 2018 Academy of Country Music Awards: 2 wds.
Miranda Lambert

37A
New York-___ pizza
Style

38A
Haul with difficulty
Lug

39A
Swindler’s activity
Scam

40A
Australian bird that runs fast but can’t fly
Emu

42A
Finless fish served in sushi
Eel

44A
Special ___ (elite military missions)
Ops

45A
“You Make It Easy” singer who won Entertainer of the Year at the 2018 Academy of Country Music Awards: 2 wds.
Jason Aldean

49A
To the ___ (at the maximum possible level)
Hilt

50A
Why a game might go into sudden death
Tie

51A
Prod gently
Nudge

54A
Iconic jazz singer Fitzgerald
Ella

55A
Credentials for purchasing alcohol: Abbr.
IDs

56A
Spirited horse
Steed

57A
“Mr. Roboto” band
Styx

58D
“Viva ___ Vegas” (Elvis movie)
Las

59D
Gamblers calculate them
Odds

1D
Downloadable purchase for a phone
App

2D
Professional service charge
Fee

3D
Period during which a patient gets better
Recovery

4D
Dove soap bar’s shape
Oval

5D
Living eternally
Immortal

6D
Sonnet or limerick for example
Poem

7D
Insect that thrives on rosebushes
Aphid

8D
Vehicles that get hailed on the street
Taxi Cabs

9D
Guns & ___ (magazine)
Ammo

10D
Something you could find through LendingTree
Loan

11D
Suffix for “count” or “prophet”
Ess

13D
At loose ___ (not knowing what to do)
Ends

20D
Went kaput like a car engine
Died

21D
Former “Weekend Update” anchor Macdonald
Norm

22D
Busy beaver’s engineering projects
Dams

23D
Leave through a doorway
Exit

27D
Percentage paid to a state on purchases: 2 wds.
Sales Tax

29D
1995 Alicia Silverstone movie
Clueless

31D
Backed up a motion during a business meeting
Seconded

32D
Have a mind like a steel ___
Trap

33D
Freestanding banking devices: Abbr.
ATMs

35D
Pixar clownfish
Nemo

36D
Got on in years
Aged

41D
“Don’t fire ___ you see the whites of their eyes”
Until

43D
Word that can follow “contact” or “zoom”
Lens

45D
Reject with no warning as a boyfriend
Jilt

46D
Reliable friend
Ally

47D
Opera set in ancient Egypt
Aida

48D
It may be self-driving
Auto

49D
“___ dead Jim” (“Star Trek” quote)
Hes

52D
High school diploma alternative: Abbr.
GED

53D
Actors Helms and O’Neill
Eds