1/7/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

1/7/21
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
Bean ___ (tofu)
Curd

5A
Upscale carmaker based in Munich
BMW

8A
Potato chip topping
Dip

11A
Continent whose coastline is over 39,000 miles long
Asia

12A
Singer Carly ___ Jepsen
Rae

13A
Mopey genre of modern music
Emo

14A
Title shared by #1 hits from Taylor Swift in 2015 & Neil Sedaka in 1975: 2 wds.
Bad Blood

16A
Expected golf course score
Par

17A
Made use of a stool
Sat

18A
Half-Vulcan played by Leonard Nimoy
Spock

20A
Company whose Cristal ballpoint pen has a clear barrel
Bic

23A
Highest university degree: Abbr.
PHD

25A
Online marketplace for handmade goods
Etsy

26A
Indigenous person from Alaska, Canada, or Greenland
Inuit

28A
“Give us this day ___ daily bread …”
Our

30A
Title shared by #1 hits from Maroon 5 in 2012 & Phil Collins in 1985: 3 wds.
One More Night

35A
James Bond, for one
Spy

36A
Sticky gunk
Slime

37A
Health ___ provider
Care

40A
Government group promoting clean energy: Abbr.
EPA

42A
Mythological figure, often
God

43A
Warms up
Heats

45A
___ your rocker (crazy)
Off

47A
Prepare to shoot an arrow
Aim

48A
Title shared by #1 hits from Rihanna in 2008 & Madonna in 1995: 3 wds.
Take A Bow

53A
Tavern owner on “The Simpsons”
Moe

54A
___ out a living (barely make it from day to day)
Eke

55A
“Private Practice” actor Diggs
Taye

56A
Groan-inducing bit of wordplay
Pun

57D
Scouring ___ (cleaning item)
Pad

58D
Seasoning often sprinkled from a shaker
Salt

1D
Car that’s driven around in search of passengers
Cab

2D
Mexico’s northern neighbor: Abbr.
USA

3D
“When will I be ___ of this problem?”
Rid

4D
Applies delicately, as face cream
Dabs

5D
Simple soup
Broth

6D
Chinese chairman who met with Nixon in 1972
Mao

7D
Ties the knot
Weds

8D
Train station
Depot

9D
Apple all-in-one computers
iMacs

10D
Cartoon pig with a girlfriend named Petunia
Porky

15D
Computer often carried in its own bag
Laptop

19D
Immediate danger
Peril

20D
Information beneath an author’s photo, for short
Bio

21D
Country hotel
Inn

22D
“That’s my ___!” (“I’m on!”)
Cue

24D
Fawn’s mother
Doe

27D
“No more for me, thank you”: 2 wds.
Im Set

29D
Hazardous
Unsafe

31D
Bread variety that might contain caraway seeds
Rye

32D
___ workers (category that includes Lyft drivers and Instacart shoppers)
Gig

33D
Type of medical coverage plan: Abbr.
HMO

34D
Turner who founded CNN
Ted

37D
Tournament winner
Champ

38D
English’s five main vowels
Aeiou

39D
Top ___ (brand of instant noodles)
Ramen

41D
___ fun at (teased)
Poked

44D
Single part of a staircase
Step

46D
Waller who composed and sang “Ain’t Misbehavin’”
Fats

49D
Marshall Mathers, ___ Eminem: Abbr.
Aka

50D
Comment from a woolly animal
Baa

51D
Popeye’s girlfriend Olive
Oyl

52D
Saturated with liquid
Wet