11/5/20
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
A ___ of bread
Loaf
5A
Kagan of the US Supreme Court
Elena
10A
Bomb that doesn’t go off
Dud
13A
___ Grey (variety of tea)
Earl
14A
Arizona State University’s city
Tempe
15A
Had a sandwich, perhaps
Ate
16A
2020 #1 album by The Weeknd whose lead single is “Heartless”: 2 wds.
After Hours
18A
Catch in the act
Nab
19A
Group that helps drivers: Abbr.
AAA
20A
“There ___ to be a law!”
Ought
22A
Page that a newcomer to a website might consult: Abbr.
Faq
25A
Network airing the drama “Snowpiercer”
TNT
27A
Delivery company with brown trucks
Ups
28A
___ of power (illegal exploitation of authority)
Abuse
30A
Tool for moving a gondola
Oar
32A
Residue on a cigar’s tip
Ash
35A
2020 hit by The Weeknd, the second single from 16-Across: 2 wds.
Blinding Lights
39A
Lyft route prediction: Abbr.
ETA
40A
“See ya later!”
Bye
41A
“Wow, cool!”
Neato
42A
“Shiny Happy People” band
Rem
44A
It rises in the east and sets in the west
Sun
46A
Satellite navigation device: Abbr.
GPS
47A
Bone structure surrounding the brain
Skull
50A
Do some quilting or darning
Sew
52A
Dog with a yellow, black, or chocolate coat, for short
Lab
53A
2020 hit by The Weeknd, the third single from 16-Across: 3 wds.
In Your Eyes
60A
Taproom beverage
Ale
61A
Headpiece for Miss Universe
Tiara
62A
Comedian who followed Carson on “The Tonight Show”
Leno
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
63A
Earnings ___ share (stock statistic)
Per
64D
Kick out of high school
Expel
65D
___ Tremaine (“Cinderella” villain)
Lady
1D
___ & Perrins (sauce company)
Lea
2D
Big doofus
Oaf
3D
“Our Father who ___ in heaven …”
Art
4D
Insect that might make a dog itch
Flea
5D
Actor Hawke who starred in “Boyhood”
Ethan
6D
Jerry’s uncle, on “Seinfeld”
Leo
7D
Bird with lean, red meat
Emu
8D
Broadcaster of the newsmagazine “Here & Now”
NPR
9D
Ancient Greek fable writer
Aesop
10D
“Aw, crud!”
Dang
11D
State on Colorado’s western border
Utah
12D
Red ink on a balance sheet
Debt
17D
Gave three or four stars to, say
Rated
21D
___ note (explanation in a dictionary)
Usage
22D
Laundry detergent whose brand name is slang for “fantastic”
Fab
23D
Up to the job
Able
24D
Ctrl-Q, in some computer programs
Quit
26D
NFL color commentator Romo
Tony
27D
Internet address: Abbr.
URL
29D
Mean dog’s growl
Snarl
31D
“Rock of ___” (jukebox musical featuring 1980s songs)
Ages
33D
Chase and catch, as fly balls in baseball
Shag
34D
First letters in an address bar
HTTP
36D
Tech company in the Dow Jones Industrial Average
IBM
37D
___ tube (pool float)
Inner
38D
“We need assistance!”
Sos
43D
___ Eight (NCAA tournament round)
Elite
45D
“I see he’s up to his ___ tricks”
Usual
47D
Challenge to a duel, with a glove
Slap
48D
Cabbage with curly-leaf and bumpy-leaf varieties
Kale
49D
Popular rideshare app
Uber
51D
“You know perfectly ___ …”
Well
54D
Homophone of “Knicks”
Nix
55D
Puppy’s noise
Yap
56D
Underground metal deposit
Ore
57D
Supportive vote
Yea
58D
At the ___ of the day (when all is said and done)
End
59D
Kind of sauce for some Asian cuisine
Soy