1/14/21
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Towering tree with a “slippery” variety
Elm
4A
Retired soldiers, for short
Vets
8A
Cotton ___ (item such as a Q-tip)
Swab
12A
Hawaiian garland often given as a gift
Lei
13A
Deserve
Merit
14A
Become fatigued
Tire
15A
Human child or baby goat
Kid
16A
Very flexible, like a gymnast
Agile
17A
“Boo’d Up” singer ___ Mai
Ella
18A
2011 Lee Brice hit about a man who’s glad he’s not single: 4 wds.
A Woman Like You
21A
Country where Persian is spoken
Iran
22A
Puppy’s little bite
Nip
23A
Sheltered place for a boat
Cove
25A
Julie of “Big Brother” and “The Talk”
Chen
27A
Pen ___ (letter-writing friend)
Pal
30A
2020 Lee Brice hit about a guy “who’d trade his whole world” for the person in the song title: 4 wds.
One of Them Girls
34A
“Whew! That ___ close!”
Was
35A
Ship-to-ship greeting at sea
Ahoy
36A
Require
Need
37A
Have an ___ of mystery
Air
38A
Religious subgroup
Sect
40A
2009 Lee Brice hit whose lyrics involve advice from a long-married man: 3 wds.
Love Like Crazy
46A
___ and Allies (World War II powers)
Axis
47A
Be partial to
Favor
48A
Seemingly endless stretch of time
Eon
50A
Coin in Monterrey or Tijuana
Peso
51A
Journeys
Trips
52A
Harsh substance whose chemical name is sodium hydroxide
Lye
53A
Sugar ___ peas
Snap
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
54A
Connecticut university where Justices Sotomayor and Kavanaugh earned law degrees
Yale
55A
Ground cover sold in rolls
Sod
1D
Type of deer found in Yellowstone
Elk
2D
Princess and general of “Star Wars” films
Leia
3D
Practitioners specializing in home births
Midwives
4D
Person whose diet excludes meat, dairy, and honey
Vegan
5D
CNN’s “OutFront” host Burnett
Erin
6D
Cash register compartment for bills and coins
Till
7D
Feminist Gloria who co-founded Ms. magazine
Steinem
8D
Brew for a while, as hot tea
Steep
9D
As crafty as a coyote, perhaps
Wily
10D
“Good” apatosaurus in a 2015 Pixar movie
Arlo
11D
Actress Garrett of “The Good Doctor”
Beau
13D
Bahama ___ (rhyming cocktail)
Mama
19D
Cookie that typically comes in a dark blue package
Oreo
20D
Martin Luther ___, Jr.
King
23D
Mother of calves
Cow
24D
___ winning streak: 2 wds.
On A
25D
Comedian Margaret who competed as a pink poodle on “The Masked Singer”
Cho
26D
“___ Ya!” (2003 OutKast hit)
Hey
27D
Twisty salted-bread snacks served with mustard
Pretzels
28D
Craft brewer’s creation, sometimes
Ale
29D
Psychedelic drug known as “acid”: Abbr.
LSD
31D
Fall short of success
Fail
32D
Good at saving money and cutting costs
Thrifty
33D
Old civilization of Peru
Inca
37D
Ancient Greek author of the fable “The Tortoise and the Hare”
Aesop
38D
Mouthwash brand with an “Outlast” peppermint flavor
Scope
39D
Commits a blunder
Errs
40D
Swimmer’s back-and-forth circuits in a pool
Laps
41D
Beasts of burden who might wear a yoke
Oxen
42D
Major credit card
Visa
43D
Supergirl’s first name
Kara
44D
Classic 1981 horror film “The ___ Dead”
Evil
45D
Toy on a string: Hyph.
Yoyo
49D
“The Simpsons” character who was married to Maude and Edna
Ned