7/1/21
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
It’s used to shoot arrows
Bow
4A
“Quiet, don’t wake the baby!”
Shh
7A
Make choices
Opt
10A
Homophone of “wry”
Rye
11A
“This time you’ve gone ___ far!”
Too
12A
Aisha of “The Bold Type”
Dee
13A
Song for which Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus won the Grammy for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance in 2020: 3 wds.
Old Town Road
16A
___ year (delay before entering college)
Gap
17A
___ mode (smartphone setting that’s less bright)
Dark
18A
Most readers of Harper’s Bazaar and Redbook
Women
21A
Person who might retweet a celebrity
Fan
22A
Investment plan with a “rollover” variety: Abbr.
Ira
23A
Gadot of the “Fast and Furious” movies
Gal
25A
“What was your first ___?” (“Duh!”)
Clue
29A
Song for which A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera won the Grammy for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance in 2015: 2 wds.
Say Something
32A
Cemetery division
Plot
33A
___-sized hail (tiny, hard precipitation)
Pea
34A
Ham’s source
Pig
35A
Come-___ (pickup lines)
Ons
37A
Upright poles on a ship
Masts
39A
Put in Google Cloud Storage or iCloud, for example
Save
41A
“Oh, what a tangled ___ we weave …”
Web
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
42A
Song for which Twenty One Pilots won the Grammy for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance in 2017: 2 wds.
Stressed Out
46A
Get ready to throw a spear at a fish, for example
Aim
47A
The ___ Woodman (metallic character in “The Wizard of Oz”)
Tin
48A
“For outdoor ___ only” (warning on a patio heater)
Use
49A
Strive
Try
50A
Disconsolate
Sad
51A
Color similar to almond
Tan
1A
“Do you even lift, ___?” (bodybuilding meme)
Bro
2A
Olive ___ (character in “Popeye”)
Oyl
3D
Shape of a piece of cake
Wedge
4D
Cease
Stop
5D
“___ can you sleep at night?”
How
6D
Company that makes the Civic and Odyssey
Honda
7D
Litter box stink
Odor
8D
Widow’s ___ (pointy part of a hairline)
Peak
9D
Senator Cruz
Ted
14D
2016 movie “Whiskey ___ Foxtrot”
Tango
15D
Place where cowboys work
Ranch
18D
Faint trace of smoke
Wisp
19D
Face-to-face type of exam
Oral
20D
Condiment used as an ingredient in potato salad
Mayo
21D
Run away
Flee
24D
Sound boosters at dance clubs
Amps
26D
The Flaming ___ (rock band)
Lips
27D
Teaspoon or liter, for example
Unit
28D
“Don’t put all your ___ in one basket”
Eggs
30D
Source of heat in a kitchen
Stove
31D
Made docile, as a wild animal
Tamed
36D
Homes to hawks and hornets
Nests
38D
“Make no mistake ___ it …”
About
39D
Mix, as a cup of instant soup
Stir
40D
___-Navy Game (annual football event)
Army
41D
___ your way (proceed along)
Wend
42D
Posed for a portrait
Sat
43D
Singer with the 2021 album “Music”
Sia
44D
Country with the most billionaires: Abbr.
USA
45D
What the Roman numeral X stands for
Ten