5/19/22
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Item in a woodpile
Log
4A
___ desk (support for working from a sofa say)
Lap
7A
Popular diner sandwich for short
BLT
10A
Meal ___ (process of planning and cooking dinners in advance say)
Prep
12A
Remarkable stretch of history
Era
13A
Australian mammal that might engage in boxing for short
Roo
14A
2018 Drake album that produced seven top 10 singles (only his 2021 album Certified Lover Boy had more)
Scorpion
16A
Nocturnal bird of prey
Owl
17A
The Simpsons bartender with the last name Szyslak
Moe
18A
Begged for cat food perhaps
Meowed
20A
Regret in a big way
Rue
22A
Tiny
Small
24A
Branch of physics dealing with lenses and light
Optics
26A
Better Call ___ (AMC show in its final season)
Saul
30A
1984 Bruce Springsteen album that produced seven top 10 singles: 4 wds.
Born In the USA
33A
New Age singer from Ireland
Enya
34A
Person mailing a letter
Sender
35A
I Am ___ (Helen Reddy empowerment anthem)
Woman
38A
Bother to no end
Irk
39A
Photographer’s tool
Camera
42A
Bone on a barbecue rack
Rib
44A
Softball hitter’s stat: Abbr.
RBI
45A
1982 Michael Jackson album that produced seven top 10 singles
Thriller
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
49A
Developer of Jeopardy! computer contestant Watson
IBM
50A
___! Knock it off!
Hey
51A
Toy building block brand
Lego
52A
Toodle-oo!
Bye
53A
Valuable material brought up from mines
Ore
54A
Spread like seeds in a flower garden
Sow
1A
Full-length vinyl albums: Abbr.
LPs
2A
Member of the Horde in the World of Warcraft games
Orc
3D
Branch of math dealing with shapes and angles
Geometry
4D
Floral necklace that hula dancers might wear
Lei
5D
Pleasurable scent
Aroma
6D
Illustrated square in a comic strip
Panel
7D
Facial feature that you might tweeze or wax
Brow
8D
The West Wing actor Rob
Lowe
9D
Blabbed
Told
11D
Opposite of amateur
Pro
15D
Joe of My Cousin Vinny
Pesci
19D
Mary-Kate or Ashley of fashion
Olsen
20D
Fluffy garment worn at a health resort
Robe
21D
Once ___ a time …
Upon
23D
Web portal for Windows devices
MSN
25D
Amazed: 2 wds.
In Awe
27D
Last-second play changes called by a quarterback
Audibles
28D
Person who might need a password to sign in
User
29D
On a ___ (just for fun)
Lark
31D
Organization concerned with air-travel safety: Abbr.
TSA
32D
French painter Matisse
Henri
36D
Lawn care brand
Ortho
37D
Real Time With Bill ___
Maher
39D
Where an infant sleeps
Crib
40D
___ Cadabby (Sesame Street character)
Abby
41D
Performer who never speaks
Mime
43D
Not feeling 100%
Ill
46D
Bread for some ham sandwiches
Rye
47D
Overblown sense of self-importance
Ego
48D
Line in a spreadsheet
Row