11/4/21
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
___ opener (kitchen tool)
Can
4A
1980s TV puppet
Alf
7A
Wambach who’s the all-time top goal scorer for the US Women’s National Team
Abby
11A
Comedian Wentworth who’s married to ABC News’s George Stephanopoulos
Ali
12A
Hair gel, for example
Goo
13A
“Who ___ it better?” (fashion question)
Wore
14A
“Dear Evan Hansen” star Platt
Ben
15A
Prefix for “green” things
Eco
16A
Dramatic opera highlight
Aria
17A
“What’s Love Got to Do With It” singer inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2021: 2 wds.
Tina Turner
20A
Masterful
Adept
22A
Drug that was “dropped” at Woodstock: Abbr.
LSD
23A
Off-limits behavior: Hyph.
Nono
24A
Deer that generally does not grow antlers
Doe
25A
Vietnamese soup containing rice noodles
Pho
28A
“Hello It’s Me” singer inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2021: 2 wds.
Todd Rundgren
31A
Brooding music genre
Emo
32A
“Gemini Man” director ___ Lee
Ang
33A
Queen’s “We ___ Rock You”
Will
34A
Animal that might hunt for truffles
Pig
35A
___ Testaburger (“South Park” girl)
Wendy
36A
“It’s Too Late” singer inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2021: 2 wds.
Carole King
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
40A
___ of evil (term coined by George W. Bush)
Axis
41A
Make a choice
Opt
42A
“___ Sync Battle”
Lip
45A
First name of a Looney Tunes skunk
Pepe
46A
“___ to worry!” (“It’ll be fine!”)
Not
47A
“Deliver Us From ___” (2003 Gabrielle Union rom-com)
Eva
48A
Winter vehicle pulled by dogs
Sled
49A
Maxwell Smart or Sterling Archer, for example
Spy
50A
Adjust, as a thermostat
Set
1D
Hired car
Cab
2D
Beverage in a stein
Ale
3D
Maker of the Wii and Switch game systems
Nintendo
4D
Travel ___ (person who helps plan a vacation)
Agent
5D
“Livin’ la Vida ___” (Ricky Martin song)
Loca
6D
12-inch submarine sandwich
Foot Long
7D
The Grammy, for example
Award
8D
Brought into the world
Born
9D
Creamy French cheese
Brie
10D
“The 40-___-Old Virgin” (2005 Steve Carell movie)
Year
18D
Its former models include the Shuffle and Nano
iPod
19D
Like many vintage eBay items
Used
20D
Minimum poker bet
Ante
21D
“Indiana Jones and the Temple of ___”
Doom
24D
___ & Dragons
Dungeons
25D
Stackable chips made from dried potatoes
Pringles
26D
Grasped
Held
27D
___ child (person with no siblings)
Only
29D
Train track
Rail
30D
Singer Stefani
Gwen
34D
Stood like a model
Posed
35D
Quick with a funny remark
Witty
36D
Hats for outfielders
Caps
37D
Figure skater’s jump
Axel
38D
Ready to be picked off a tree
Ripe
39D
Music genre of the band BTS: Hyph.
Kpop
43D
“You don’t know what ___ been through” (“Be nice to me”)
Ive
44D
Small serving of butter
Pat