4/4/19
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Grants permission for
Oks
4A
AOL used to send out millions of these for free: Abbr.
CDs
7A
“One more thing …”
Also
11A
Statement that made Pinocchio’s nose grow
Lie
12A
Actress Lucy who was in the 2018 Netflix movie “Set It Up”
Liu
13A
Gas in a glowing sign
Neon
14A
Precious stone
Gem
15A
Body spray brand with Apollo and Phoenix varieties
Axe
16A
Tight like a drumhead
Taut
17A
Swedish EDM DJ who had a 2013 hit with “Wake Me Up”
Avicii
19A
American EDM DJ who had a 2019 hit with “Close to Me”
Diplo
20A
Large concert venue
Arena
22A
Animal in Goldilocks’s fairy tale
Bear
25A
“You can relax now” in the army: 2 wds.
At Ease
30A
Scottish EDM DJ who had a 2016 hit with “This Is What You Came For”: 2 wds.
Calvin Harris
33A
___-crawly (icky bug)
Creepy
34A
Like a dual-power adapter: Hyph.
AC DC
35A
Corrosive chemicals
Acids
38A
With 42-Across French EDM DJ who had a 2015 hit with “Hey Mama”
David
42A
See 38-Across
Guetta
46A
Big bovines that frequently wear yokes
Oxen
47A
___-fashioned (whiskey cocktail)
Old
48A
___ Van Winkle
Rip
49A
Prepare for the future
Plan
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
50A
Mother deer
Doe
51A
Rap concert’s sound blaster
Amp
52A
Long fishes used in sushi rolls
Eels
53A
Two in Spain
Dos
54A
Word of acceptance
Yes
1A
Gymnast Korbut or actress Kurylenko
Olga
2A
Chicken ___ (dish containing butter and bread crumbs)
Kiev
3D
18-wheel truck
Semi
4D
Mother on “The Cosby Show”
Clair
5D
“Designing Women” star Carter
Dixie
6D
“Peggy ___ Got Married” (1986 movie)
Sue
7D
Prefix that’s the opposite of “pro-”
Anti
8D
Big jump
Leap
9D
The Empress of ___ (nickname for Gladys Knight)
Soul
10D
“I think you’re ___ something here!”
Onto
18D
Cut like a jack-o’-lantern or a turkey
Carve
19D
Facts and figures
Data
21D
Slangy way to say “I’ll pass”
Nah
22D
Secretly include as an email recipient: Abbr.
BCC
23D
In one ___ and out the other
Ear
24D
Alternative to stout or pilsner
Ale
26D
Remove as a wrong letter in a crossword
Erase
27D
Arrow’s curved path
Arc
28D
Punk rocker ___ Vicious
Sid
29D
Key in the upper-left corner of a keyboard
ESC
31D
Tablet whose default browser is Safari
iPad
32D
Most populous urban area in the US: Abbr.
NYC
36D
Home with frozen walls
Igloo
37D
Guys on a Western ranch perhaps
Dudes
38D
Use performance-enhancing drugs
Dope
39D
Wheel-connecting rod
Axle
40D
Calf meat
Veal
41D
Cozy places to stay during road trips
Inns
43D
Food carrier in a dining hall
Tray
44D
A stopwatch keeps it
Time
45D
Android downloads
Apps
47D
Like the numbers 45 47 and 49
Odd