3/4/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

3/4/21
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
Network with an “Unplugged” series
MTV

4A
Random guess
Stab

8A
University that’s located near Harvard: Abbr.
Mit

11A
“The peasants ___ revolting”
Are

12A
Take the blame, as for a mistake: 2 wds.
Ownup

14A
“___ Ventura: Pet Detective”
Ace

15A
His “Despacito” music video is in the top 10 of YouTube’s all-time most-viewed videos: 2 wds.
Luis Fonsi

17A
Mamie’s husband, in the White House in the 1950s
Ike

18A
2020 Christopher Nolan time-bending thriller
Tenet

19A
Wu-Tang ___ (hip-hop group)
Clan

21A
His “See You Again” music video is in the top 10 of YouTube’s all-time most-viewed videos: 2 wds.
Wiz Khalifa

26A
Carmaker that produces the X7 and Z4
BMW

29A
Sushi fish known as “unagi”
Eel

30A
Lost color in the sun
Faded

31A
Underwater coral structure
Reef

33A
Word that begins four US state names
New

35A
Pressing ___ (something urgent)
Need

36A
Actor Oscar ___ of the “Star Wars” movies
Isaac

38A
Knighted actor McKellen
Ian

40A
Lou Gehrig’s disease: Abbr.
Als

41A
His “Uptown Funk” music video is in the top 10 of YouTube’s all-time most-viewed videos: 2 wds.
Mark Ronson

44A
Tiny item planted in soil
Seed

45A
Purposefully stretching the truth
Lying

49A
___ Schwarz (toy store chain)
Fao

51A
His “Shape of You” music video is in the top 10 of YouTube’s all-time most-viewed videos: 2 wds.
Ed Sheeran

54A
2003 comedy whose title character says “Smiling’s my favorite!”
Elf

55A
“For ___ sake!”
Petes

56A
Craft brewer’s hoppy creation: Abbr.
Ipa

57A
___ Jam Recordings (Justin Bieber’s music label)
Def

58D
What “R” stands for in baseball box scores
Runs

59D
Toothed cutting tool
Saw

1D
Single ___ whiskey
Malt

2D
Factual
TRUE

3D
Vessel that carries blood toward the heart
Vein

4D
Sentimental person who’s a bit of a pushover
Softie

5D
The only even prime number
Two

6D
Country singer Lee ___ Womack
Ann

7D
Anheuser-___ (world’s largest beer brewer)
Busch

8D
Essay’s central thesis: 2 wds.
Main Idea

9D
“That’s yucky!”
Ick

10D
Peg you use in golf but not miniature golf
Tee

13D
Seasoned rice dish
Pilaf

16D
Use a Singer machine
Sew

20D
Alda who’s won six Golden Globe Awards
Alan

22D
Word that can go before “master” or “garden”
Zen

23D
Anne or Calvin of fashion
Klein

24D
Put your hands on
Feel

25D
Computes the bottom line
Adds

26D
Cowboy hat’s edge
Brim

27D
Southwestern hill without a sharp peak
Mesa

28D
Diminishes in effect, like a painkiller: 2 wds.
Wears Off

32D
Not genuine
Fake

34D
“What did you think ___ going to happen?”
Was

37D
Move stealthily
Creep

39D
At a minimum: 2 wds.
No Less

42D
More unusual
Odder

43D
Emmy-winning “Science Guy” Bill
Nye

46D
First name of the Flash’s wife
Iris

47D
California valley where the 2019 movie “Wine Country” is set
Napa

48D
Chew, as a beaver would
Gnaw

49D
Prepared dinner for
Fed

50D
Drink that can be brown or pale
Ale

52D
Disco lover on “The Simpsons”
Stu

53D
Chick’s mother, on a farm
Hen