8/12/21
Top 40 Thursday
Are you stuck with the Crosswords With Friends Puzzle Today? Stuck No More. We offer complete solutions as well as “no spoiler” mode to give you that little extra push. Or simply use this cheat sheet to help you get the best and fastest completion time possible.
1A
J. Cole performances
Raps
5A
Dalai ___ (religious leader)
Lama
9A
“You can’t ___ ’em all”
Win
12A
Morales who plays Deathstroke on “Titans”
Esai
13A
Billionaire Musk who hosted “Saturday Night Live” in May
Elon
14A
New Year’s ___ (end-of-year celebration)
Eve
15A
2019 Ariana Grande and Social House hit that was nominated for a Grammy
Boyfriend
17A
Opposite of “hi”
Bye
18A
“You ___ blame for all this!”: 2 wds.
Are To
19A
Unrefined minerals
Ores
21A
“Gosh!”
Gee
22A
Post Honey ___ (sugary cereal)
Ohs
25A
Freeway turnoffs
Exits
28A
2020 Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber hit whose proceeds benefited frontline workers’ children: 3 wds.
Stuck With U
30A
“The Twilight ___” (Stephenie Meyer book series)
Saga
33A
Longtime “Dancing With the Stars” judge Goodman
Len
34A
Already watched
Seen
35A
2018 Ariana Grande hit whose lyrics mention four of her past relationships: 3 wds.
Thank U Next
38A
Computer command often used after “cut”
Paste
39A
Number of singers in a duo
Two
40A
Venue for a salt scrub or a sugar scrub
Spa
43A
90-year-old baseball legend Willie
Mays
45A
Say
Utter
47A
Upper half of a bikini
Bra
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
49A
2020 Ariana Grande hit that’s also the title of her sixth studio album
Positions
52A
“You bet!”
Yes
53A
A great distance away
Afar
54A
Act that’s forbidden: Hyph.
Nono
55A
“Funny you should ___ …”
Ask
56A
“The Hunchback of Notre ___”
Dame
57A
First earthly place mentioned in the Bible
Eden
1D
Put in a different sack, as at the grocery store
Rebag
2D
Sticking out like ___ thumb: 2 wds.
A Sore
3D
Person who a check is made out to
Payee
4D
Separate with a strainer
Sift
5D
Homophone of “lay”
Lei
6D
Smithwick’s Irish ___ (popular beer in Ireland)
Ale
7D
Prefix meaning “single”
Mono
8D
Yang who ran for president in 2020 and New York mayor in 2021
Andrew
9D
Internet page that can be favorited
Website
10D
Climbing plant
Ivy
11D
Laura Bush, ___ Welch
Nee
16D
Tree part you might trip on
Root
20D
Have being
Exist
23D
Streaming service that airs “Ramy”
Hulu
24D
Cologne’s smell
Scent
26D
Over ___ top
The
27D
Daylight creator
Sun
28D
He eats Christmas cookies
Santa
29D
Had no doubt about
Knew
30D
Motor oil brand
STP
31D
“Everything makes sense now!”
Aha
32D
Facial protection from toxic fumes: 2 wds.
Gas Mask
36D
Telephone component with numbered buttons
Keypad
37D
Draw crossing lines through: 2 wds.
Xout
40D
Rose from a chair
Stood
41D
Pasta whose ends are cut diagonally
Penne
42D
Fire-starting crime
Arson
44D
Piece of furniture near a coffee table
Sofa
46D
Spork prong
Tine
47D
Hanging ___ thread: 2 wds.
By A
48D
Hi-___ monitor
Res
50D
“Dancing With a Stranger” singer Smith
Sam
51D
Intense fury
Ire