11/1/18
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Metro___ (prepaid wireless service)
Pcs
4A
Central African country that can also be a man’s name
Chad
8A
Torn-off bit of paper
Scrap
13A
Mine rock
Ore
14A
Sharpen like one’s skills
Hone
15A
Spicy food often served on nachos
Chili
16A
Nonverbal “yes”
Nod
17A
Greek “I” or a tiny amount
Iota
18A
Bird on Mexico’s flag
Eagle
19A
“Hollaback Girl” singer with the 2018-2019 Las Vegas concert residency “Just a Girl”: 2 wds.
Gwen Stefani
22A
Canal in New York
Erie
23A
Shoot at from above
Strafe
27A
Masses of mud or hair
Clumps
31A
Number after uno in Spanish
Dos
32A
“I Want It That Way” group with the 2017-2019 Las Vegas concert residency “Larger Than Life”: 2 wds.
Baskstreet Boys
37A
Country whose flag is the Stars and Stripes: Abbr.
USA
38A
Walk quietly without pressing your feet down fully
Tip Toe
39A
Queen’s seat
Throne
42A
Home to the NBA’s Jazz
Utah
45A
“Fantasy” singer with the 2018-2019 Las Vegas concert residency “The Butterfly Returns”: 2 wds.
Mariah Carey
50A
Made on a loom
Woven
53A
Ho-hum
Blah
54A
“Good Girls” actress Whitman
Mae
55A
What chiropractors do to crooked spines
Align
56A
Suffix for “towel” or “kitchen”
Ette
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
57A
Actress LaRue who played Natalia on “CSI: Miami”
Eva
58A
Make good on a debt
Repay
59A
Throw like a horseshoe
Toss
60A
“Dawson’s Creek” actor James Van ___ Beek
Der
1D
Ping-___ (game with paddles)
Pong
2D
“Gladiator” star Russell
Crowe
3D
Passover meal
Seder
4D
Tools used for sculpting stone
Chisels
5D
Owl’s call
Hoot
6D
Starting wager in poker
Ante
7D
Turn a ___ ear to (ignore)
Deaf
8D
Lavender or citrus for an air freshener
Scent
9D
Something to sit on
Chair
10D
Oil-drilling platform
Rig
11D
“We’re ___ on the same page” (“It’s unanimous”)
All
12D
Dessert that’s served in slices
Pie
20D
Quarterback Foles who was the 2018 Super Bowl MVP
Nick
21D
Positive thing on a balance sheet
Asset
24D
“And so with no further ___ …”
Ado
25D
2018 Emmy winner Claire
Foy
26D
Ending for “lion” or “priest”
Ess
28D
Put into words
Utter
29D
Scan that could help diagnose an ACL tear: Abbr.
MRI
30D
Liveliness
Pep
32D
Everything ___ the kitchen sink
But
33D
Light brown wood
Ash
34D
Part of a traffic jam
Car
35D
Feels with one’s fingers
Touches
36D
___ testing (software trial period)
Beta
40D
___-3 fish oil
Omega
41D
Female goat
Nanny
43D
“Miss Congeniality 2: ___ and Fabulous” (Sandra Bullock movie)
Armed
44D
Throw like something weighty
Heave
46D
“Yeah yeah”: 2 wds.
I Bet
47D
Vocal range for Anita Baker and Tina Turner
Alto
48D
Head coverings
Hats
49D
Period between birthdays
Year
50D
World ___ II
War
51D
Shout for a flamenco dancer
Ole
52D
___ pass (ticket with extra perks): Abbr.
VIP