7/22/21
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Cruise ship or canoe, for example
Boat
5A
Like a just-used towel
Damp
9A
Good-sized
Big
12A
State that was part of the Louisiana Purchase
Iowa
13A
Lake that’s near Superior, Michigan, Huron, and Ontario
Erie
14A
Mike and ___ (fruity candy)
Ike
15A
Singer of the 2015 pop song “Earned It,” which sounds like a waltz: 2 wds.
The Weeknd
17A
Actress Jamie ___ Curtis of the upcoming movie “Halloween Kills”
Lee
18A
Enjoys a brief siesta
Naps
19A
Large book of maps
Atlas
21A
Sports honors whose categories include Best Upset and Best Play
Espys
24A
Devious strategy
Ploy
25A
“Now everything is clear!”
Aha
26A
Connecticut university where Bill and Hillary Clinton met
Yale
29A
In ___ (stuck in a bad situation): 2 wds.
A Jam
32A
“Chicken Soup for the ___”
Soul
34A
Dog trainer’s command to “lift both paws and stand”
Beg
35A
Over and ___ with (all finished)
Done
36A
Prefix for “marketing” or “conferencing”
Tele
37A
Victory’s opposite
Loss
39A
Beings from beyond the stars: Abbr.
Ets
40A
Indistinguishable
Same
42A
Tall ___ (unbelievable stories)
Tales
44A
Fine set of dishes used on special occasions
China
46A
Distort, as data
Skew
48A
Sing a melody without words
Hum
49A
Singer of the 2006 pop song “Gravity,” which sounds like a waltz: 2 wds.
John Mayer
54A
Adele’s “Million Years ___”
Ago
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
55A
___ fluff (creamy dessert that includes crumbled cookies)
Oreo
56A
Capital where people speak Italian
Rome
57A
Great weight
Ton
58D
Take a break from working
Rest
59D
Call of ___ (video game franchise)
Duty
1D
Chomped down on
Bit
2D
Reaction to a fireworks display
Ooh
3D
Wonderment
Awe
4D
Golden brown, like a lion’s mane
Tawny
5D
___ fryer (restaurant appliance)
Deep
6D
Watercrafts like one in the Bible
Arks
7D
60 seconds: Abbr.
Min
8D
Propel a bicycle or tricycle
Pedal
9D
Singer of the 1973 pop song “Piano Man,” which sounds like a waltz: 2 wds.
Billy Joel
10D
Store whose merchandise is often packaged with Allen wrenches
Ikea
11D
The Bee ___ (disco group)
Gees
16D
Appropriate rhyming synonym of “breezy”
Easy
20D
Homophone of “towed”
Toad
21D
Right side of a map, often
East
22D
Pump or moccasin, for example
Shoe
23D
Singer of the 1976 pop song “Still Crazy After All These Years,” which sounds like a waltz: 2 wds.
Paul Simon
24D
Game pieces in a cribbage board
Pegs
27D
Ready, willing, and ___
Able
28D
Sign of the lion, in astrology
Leo
30D
Upping the ___ (raising the stakes)
Ante
31D
Place that needs to be cleaned
Mess
33D
“Jack Sprat could eat no fat / His wife could eat no ___ …”
Lean
38D
From ___ to stern (completely)
Stem
41D
Concentration declared by a college student
Major
43D
NAACP Image ___
Award
44D
Make small talk
Chat
45D
2011 film title role for Asa Butterfield
Hugo
46D
“I’ll have what ___ having” (classic line from “When Harry Met Sally”)
Shes
47D
Square ___ (something that’s simple to tie)
Knot
50D
Raw metal extracted from a mine
Ore
51D
“I told ___ so!”
You
52D
First responder in an ambulance: Abbr.
EMT
53D
Daisy Ridley’s role in the Star Wars movies
Rey