7/07/22
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Accessory that might have baby food stains on it
Bib
4A
Conduct surveillance on foreign targets say
Spy
7A
Hormel canned pork product
Spam
11A
Tall Australian bird whose males incubate the eggs
Emu
12A
Hot to ___ (quite eager)
Trot
14A
Killer whale
Orca
15A
Device that keeps drivers from getting lost: Abbr.
GPS
16A
Senator’s helper
Aide
17A
Soda brand in many flavors
Nehi
18A
Singer of the Billboard top 10 hit Let It Go from Disney’s Frozen: 2 wds.
Idina Menzel
21A
Unauthorized drawings made by enthusiasts: 2 wds.
Fanart
23A
Two-___ bathroom tissue
Ply
24A
Frosted as cupcakes
Iced
25A
Brother of George W. Bush
Jeb
26A
Crime lab evidence: Abbr.
DNA
29A
Singer of the Billboard top 10 hit Surface Pressure from Disney’s Encanto: 2 wds.
Jessica Darrow
33A
Cards in one’s wallet perhaps: Abbr.
Ids
34A
Right away
Now
35A
Ill at ___ (nervous)
Ease
36A
Amenity at a bank: Abbr.
ATM
37A
Watched all at once as a TV series
Binged
39A
Singer who duetted on the Billboard top 10 hit A Whole New World from Disney’s Aladdin: 2 wds.
Peabo Bryson
43A
Young sheep
Lamb
44A
___ Grey tea
Earl
45A
Caribou relative
Elk
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
48A
Buffalo’s lake
Erie
49A
2021 sci-fi epic starring Timothée Chalamet
Dune
50A
One of five piggies on a baby’s foot
Toe
51A
Toy Story kid
Andy
52A
Electric guitar innovator ___ Paul
Les
53A
What the planets revolve around
Sun
1D
Ask for spare change
Beg
2D
Troublesome tyke
Imp
3D
Risky ___ (1983 Tom Cruise comedy)
Business
4D
Part of an escalator
Stair
5D
What Command-P means on a Mac
Print
6D
Baby ___ (The Mandalorian character’s nickname)
Yoda
7D
___ and Cher (1960s-1970s music duo)
Sonny
8D
Air Force One traveler for short
Prez
9D
Persistent pain
Ache
10D
The check’s in the ___
Mail
13D
Did fill-in work at offices
Temped
19D
___ Root Beer (A&W rival)
Dads
20D
The Suicide Squad actor Idris
Elba
21D
Nation in the South Pacific or a brand of bottled water
Fiji
22D
Scored 100 on
Aced
25D
Bone that moves when you’re talking
Jaw
26D
Shrimp catchers towed behind boats
Dragnets
27D
What the dash represents in 🙂
Nose
28D
Blown away
Awed
30D
Spider-Man: ___ the Spider-Verse (2018 animated film)
Into
31D
Used a toothed grooming tool
Combed
32D
Actor Jean ___ who played a police captain in The Da Vinci Code
Reno
36D
Westminster ___ (London landmark)
Abbey
37D
Talking Heads singer David
Byrne
38D
The British ___ (Great Britain Ireland and smaller lands off the coast of Europe)
Isles
39D
Courtroom declaration of guilt or innocence
Plea
40D
Bring home as income
Earn
41D
In the thick of
Amid
42D
The Addams Family actor Julia
Raul
46D
Olympic gymnast Mary ___ Retton
Lou
47D
The Masked Dancer panelist Jeong
Ken