8/20/20 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/20/20
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
“Above the ___” (1994 movie about basketball)
Rim

4A
Makes a decision
Opts

8A
Red-and-white Christmas candy shape
Cane

12A
Kid who’s not always well-behaved
Imp

13A
“I’ve got a bad feeling about this”: Hyph.
Uhoh

14A
Idris of “The Wire”
Elba

15A
2007 Grammy-nominated hit by Beyoncé and 26-Across: 2 wds.
Beautiful Liar

18A
Homophone of “tacked”
Tact

19A
___ of time (minute or hour, for example)
Unit

20A
Spot for a diner’s cloth napkin
Lap

22A
Throw to a batter
Pitch

26A
Colombian singer with the 2006 #1 hit “Hips Don’t Lie”
Shakira

30A
Soft drink such as Tab or RC
Cola

31A
One of the Three Stooges
Moe

32A
Make into law
Enact

34A
“One thing ___ to another”
Led

35A
Where a college freshman is likely to live
Dorm

37A
2009 26-Across hit whose Spanish-language version is called “Loba”: 2 wds.
She Wolf

39A
Got up from a sofa
Stood

41A
Chicken of the ___ (brand of tuna)
Sea

42A
Short-term office employee
Temp

45A
Soul singer ___ James
Etta

48A
2016 26-Across song on the “Zootopia” soundtrack: 2 wds.
Try Everything

53A
Steel ___ (scouring pad material)
Wool

54A
Lymph ___ (kidney-shaped organ)
Node

55A
Organization that might hold a school carnival: Abbr.
PTA

56A
Weighty burden
Onus

57A
America’s Cold War rival: Abbr.
USSR

58A
“Toy Story” kid who makes mutant toys
Sid

1A
Part of a “cage” in the chest
Rib

2A
“How ___ Your Mother”: 2 wds.
I Met

3D
Group that assigns Rs and PG-13s: Abbr.
MPAA

4D
Unused movie scene in a blooper reel
Outtake

5D
___ Beta Kappa (honor society)
Phi

6D
Meat alternative that comes in blocks
Tofu

7D
Deliberately avoid
Shun

8D
Boston basketball player
Celtic

9D
Actor Mahershala whose first Oscar was for “Moonlight”
Ali

10D
8-Down’s league: Abbr.
NBA

11D
Body part that can be cupped to catch a soft sound
Ear

16D
West Coast college attended by Gabrielle Union and Ali Wong: Abbr.
UCLA

21D
___ pencil (makeup kit item that’s often red)
Lip

23D
On ___ and needles (edgy)
Pins

24D
Fee to drive on a road
Toll

25D
Treble ___
Clef

26D
“I’ve ___ a lovely time”
Had

27D
Stuff inside a filthy chimney
Soot

28D
Person who uses their superpowers for good
Hero

29D
Cheer at a football game, maybe
Rah

31D
Tennis serves that aren’t returned
Aces

33D
Degrees for healers: Abbr.
MDs

36D
Part of a speaker that’s not a woofer
Tweeter

38D
Lodging spots near highway off-ramps
Motels

40D
Trial witness’s pledge
Oath

43D
Actor Patel who starred in “Slumdog Millionaire”
Dev

44D
List of dessert offerings, say
Menu

46D
___ and cons
Pros

47D
Extra money for taxi drivers
Tips

48D
Prefix for “histamine” or “body”
Anti

49D
Number of people needed to use a teeter-totter
Two

50D
Father of Bryce Dallas Howard
Ron

51D
“How dare ___!”
You

52D
Rushing distances, in football: Abbr.
Yds

54D
Josh who voices Olaf the snowman
Gad