11/19/20 Answer Crosswords With Friends

11/19/20
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
“You haven’t changed ___!”: 2 wds.
A Bit

5A
Vessel for cooking soup
Pot

8A
Brewery product with “amber” and “wheat” varieties
Ale

11A
Brand of chocolate candy packaged in a long roll
Rolo

12A
2020 Emmy nominee Issa ___
Rae

13A
___ Van Winkle
Rip

14A
Surprise Taylor Swift album that was released July 24 and debuted at #1 on the Billboard charts
Folklore

16A
“Well, excusez-___!”
Moi

17A
Big mouth, in slang
Yap

18A
Band that included Lance Bass: 2 wds.
Nsync

20A
Ceiling’s opposite
Floor

23A
“Just so everyone’s aware …”: Abbr.
FYI

24A
Channel that mostly airs reruns of cop shows
Ion

25A
Instant coffee brand made by Starbucks
Via

27A
Smooth-talking, in an insincere way
Glib

31A
Musician/songwriter from Fun who collaborated on 14-Across: 2 wds.
Jack Antonoff

34A
“I have absolutely no ___” (“Beats me”)
Idea

35A
Corporate bigwig: Abbr.
CEO

36A
Big lummox
Oaf

37A
“Eh, I’ll pass”
Nah

39A
Grates, as a lemon
Zests

41A
Harden of the Houston Rockets
James

44A
___ Air (upscale section of Los Angeles)
Bel

45A
___ Schirmer (attorney on “Billions”)
Ira

46A
14-Across’s lead single, which also debuted at #1 on the Billboard charts
Cardigan

51A
Plural of “la,” in Paris
Les

52A
___-Wan Kenobi
Obi

53A
Actor Diggs who guest-starred throughout the first season of “Muppets Now”
Taye

54A
___ Vegas Strip
Las

55A
___ at your heartstrings (elicit sympathy)
Tug

56A
Gazed at
Eyed

1D
Sound that’s like “woof” and “ruff”
Arf

2D
Ghost in Super Mario World
Boo

3D
Needing medicine and bed rest, perhaps
Ill

4D
Japan’s biggest city
Tokyo

5D
Any object used in a play
Prop

6D
Boating implement that was used as a murder weapon in “The Talented Mr. Ripley”
Oar

7D
___-weeny
Teeny

8D
Land-based military force
Army

9D
“Cowardly” creature in “The Wizard of Oz”
Lion

10D
Long story about grand adventures
Epic

15D
Early stage of an insect’s life cycle
Larva

19D
Communicate silently with your hands
Sign

20D
Competitor of Aquafina and Evian
Fiji

21D
Fill up, as a truck or a baked potato
Load

22D
A little more frequently than “never”
Once

23D
Inevitable future
Fate

26D
Small distance unit on a ruler
Inch

28D
London bathrooms
Loos

29D
“___ first you don’t succeed …”: 2 wds.
If At

30D
Bosom buddies, in texts
Bffs

32D
“Citizen ___” (Orson Welles movie)
Kane

33D
Moved very slowly, like molasses
Oozed

38D
Wide necktie
Ascot

40D
Ruling ___ (privileged people who make the laws)
Elite

41D
Joe Biden’s wife
Jill

42D
Location
Area

43D
The “m” in “E = mc²”
Mass

44D
Lockup on a ship
Brig

47D
___ Dhabi (United Arab Emirates’ capital)
Abu

48
Like Neil Patrick Harris and Ben Platt
Gay

49
Affirmative vote
Aye

50
“Earth to ___” (Disney series starring Paul Rugg)
Ned