11/26/20
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Kitchen vessel used for frying
Pan
4A
Steelers quarterback Roethlisberger
Ben
7A
Hound or spaniel, for example
Dog
10A
What often takes place right before the end of a semester
Exam
12A
Farm tower for holding fodder
Silo
13A
State between Oregon and Montana: Abbr.
Ida
14A
Actress Catherine ___-Jones who played Olivia de Havilland in “Feud”
Zeta
15A
Thriller author Gerritsen
Tess
16A
Be sick
Ail
17A
Band whose “White Album” and “Yellow Submarine” were Billboard’s top two albums on March 1, 1969: 2 wds.
The Beatles
20A
Sticky black substance used on roads
Tar
23A
Grandmother of Enos and Enoch, in the Bible
Eve
24A
Thus far
Yet
25A
“A long time ___ in a galaxy far, far away …”
Ago
26A
“Fresh ___” (NPR program hosted by Terry Gross)
Air
27A
Defeat handily
Rout
30A
Rapper whose “HNDRXX” and self-titled album were Billboard’s top two albums on March 18, 2017
Future
32A
Singer whose “Purple Rain” and a greatest hits compilation were Billboard’s top two albums on May 7, 2016
Prince
34A
Pieces of body art, for short
Tats
35A
Bill and ___ (murmur romantically)
Coo
36A
2002 and 2012 British Open winner Ernie
Els
37A
Seven-inch records: Abbr.
Eps
39A
Joint that connects the femur and pelvis
Hip
40A
Parked oneself on a bench, say
Sat
41A
Band whose “Use Your Illusion I” and “Use Your Illusion II” were Billboard’s top two albums on October 12, 1991: 3 wds.
Guns N Roses
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
45A
Stuff that’s put into a blast furnace
Ore
46A
“Darling, won’t you ___ my worried mind” (lyric from “Layla”)
Ease
47A
Make a garment from wool, perhaps
Knit
51A
Sheepskin boot brand
Ugg
52A
Middle-___ (like people in their 50s)
Aged
53A
Time long past
Yore
54A
Knock down a ___ (humble someone who’s being arrogant)
Peg
55A
Jennings who’s written a series of “Junior Genius Guides”
Ken
56D
Teeny
Wee
1D
Candy that comes out of the neck of a dispenser
Pez
2D
Lumberjack’s tool
Axe
3D
Washington ballplayer, for short
Nat
4D
“Holy” singer Justin
Bieber
5D
“All ___ being equal …”
Else
6D
Have ___ in the matter (be irrelevant to a decision): 2 wds.
No Say
7D
Phone sounds, formerly: 2 wds.
Dail Tones
8D
Funny-pages pooch with a super-long tongue
Odie
9D
Women, to a cowboy
Gals
11D
Surface to do yoga on
Mat
12D
Singer Nicks who is the only woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice
Stevie
18D
Use your ears
Hear
19D
Actress Garr
Teri
20D
William Howard ___ (27th US president)
Taft
21D
Water, in Spain
Agua
22D
What the “last one in” is, when running to the pool: 2 wds.
Rotten Egg
28D
West Coast school whose team colors are “true blue” and gold: Abbr.
UCLA
29D
Crash ___ dummy
Test
31D
It offers Priority Mail: Abbr.
USPS
32D
Self-assured, like a confident public speaker
Poised
33D
Thick, braided cord
Rope
35D
A few well-___ words (short speech)
Chosen
38D
Move around surreptitiously
Sneak
41D
Ascend: 2 wds.
Goup
42D
Irresistible craving
Urge
43D
White-hot anger
Rage
44D
Blue expanse above
Sky
48D
___ and then (occasionally)
Now
49D
Dublin’s country: Abbr.
Ire
50D
Inexpensive shirt, typically
Tee