9/30/21
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Sticky stuff on bark
Sap
4A
Children who aren’t little angels
Imps
8A
A sloppy eater might wear one
Bib
11A
First prime number
Two
12A
Covered in foam
Soapy
14A
___ v. Wade
Roe
15A
Listening organ
Ear
16A
With 21-Across, 2021 Masked Wolf hit whose title ends with something wet
Astronaut
18A
Story of Pandora’s box, for instance
Myth
20A
___ out an existence (barely manage to survive)
Eke
21A
See 16-Across: 3 wds.
In the Ocean
28A
Thin and dry, like an onion’s skin
Papery
30A
___ Zor-El, aka Supergirl
Kara
31A
Kia Sorento, for one: Abbr.
Suv
32A
Competitive, ambitious personality: 2 wds.
Type A
35A
Make a tear in
Rip
36A
Have memorized
Know
38A
Quick trip to the bank, say
Errand
40A
2011 Bruno Mars hit whose title ends with something wet: 3 wds.
It Will Rain
43A
Fragrant necklace worn in Oahu
Lei
44A
Exercise discipline some people do with goats
Yoga
48A
2016 Major Lazer hit whose title ends with something wet: 2 wds.
Cold Water
54A
“You’re ___ of luck”
Out
55A
“Operators ___ standing by”
Are
56A
Travel by car
Drive
57A
Top-notch gamer
Pro
58A
Insect that dies after it stings
Bee
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
59A
Moved quickly
Sped
60A
Difference’s opposite, in math
Sum
1A
Plant’s stalk
Stem
2A
Tow-___ zone
Away
3D
Dessert wine with ruby and tawny varieties
Port
4D
“This ___ no-win situation”: 2 wds.
Is A
5D
Fractions of a year: Abbr.
Mos
6D
Game show host Sajak
Pat
7D
Exhilarating shopping trip
Spree
8D
Training ___ (undergarment for a tween girl)
Bra
9D
Vowels indicating money that needs to be paid back
IOU
10D
Put at risk
Bet
13D
“The Ballad of John and ___” (Beatles single)
Yoko
17D
Body part below the head
Neck
19D
Currently stylish
Hip
22D
Pickleball court divider
Net
23D
Exert effort
Try
24D
Overly energetic
Hyper
25D
Acquire, as someone’s trust
Earn
26D
Like an excessively dry climate
Arid
27D
Break for a cranky toddler
Nap
28D
Fourth-down football kick
Punt
29D
Openly declare
Avow
31D
Word before “patrol,” “boots,” or “lodge”
Ski
33D
Elizabethan ___ (1558-1603, in British history)
Era
34D
MSNBC’s “The Beat With ___ Melber”
Ari
37D
Like animals in nature
Wild
39D
Unspecified quantity
Any
41D
Indecent
Lewd
42D
People who can’t be trusted
Liars
45D
“I didn’t mean to break that!”
Oops
46D
Hindu spiritual guide
Guru
47D
Either “O” in an oxygen molecule
Atom
48D
Vehicle that’s an alternative to Uber or Lyft
Cab
49D
What a prospector may be searching for
Ore
50D
Martial arts legend Bruce
Lee
51D
Bit of advice
Tip
52D
Night before Christmas, for instance
Eve
53D
Raspberry’s color
Red