11/17/22
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Cooling-___ period
Off
4A
Single part of an escalator
Step
8A
Animal appendage that leaves prints on the ground
Paw
11A
Good score for a new golfer
Par
12A
Intense craving
Urge
13A
Pitching ___-hitter: 2 wds.
Ano
14A
Positions singer who was Billboard’s 2018 Woman of the Year: 2 wds.
Ariana Grande
17A
Vegetable that rhymes with reek
Leek
18A
___ Olympus (where Greek gods lived)
Mount
19A
Hydroelectric facility on a river
Dam
21A
It’s us against ___
Them
24A
Lifesaving procedure that might be performed by an EMT: Abbr.
CPR
26A
Shouldn’t have dropped that
Oops
30A
Garden in Genesis
Eden
32A
Good 4 U singer who was Billboard’s 2021 Woman of the Year: 2 wds.
Olivia Rodrigo
35A
___ Burger (brand of vegetarian patties)
Boca
36A
Outer garment for a church choir member
Robe
37A
Art that may be done as a sleeve for short
Tat
38A
Yellow bills in classic editions of Monopoly
Tens
40A
Self-regard
Ego
42A
Not appropriate
Inapt
46A
Song such as Puccini’s Nessun dorma
Aria
49A
Bad Guy singer who was Billboard’s 2019 Woman of the Year: 2 wds.
Billie Eilish
52A
www.reddit.com is one: Abbr.
URL
53A
Like actress Alaqua Cox or her MCU character Echo
Deaf
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
54A
Sierra Nevada beverage
Ale
55A
Caribbean music genre that led to rocksteady
Ska
56A
Offerings to the needy
Alms
57A
Go on the ___ (try to escape the law)
Lam
1A
Gem that’s heavily mined in Coober Pedy Australia
Opal
2A
Cost of a subway ride
Fare
3D
Chinese side dish that often contains scrambled eggs and scallions: 2 wds.
Fried Rice
4D
___ Salutation (yoga posture)
Sun
5D
Disneyland shuttle
Tram
6D
Eleven’s favorite waffle brand on Stranger Things
Eggo
7D
Country where Quechua and Spanish are spoken
Peru
8D
Big cat with black fur
Panther
9D
What & indicates
And
10D
___ is me! (Everything is terrible!)
Woe
15D
Letters before an alias
Aka
16D
Insect with elbow-shaped antennae
Ant
20D
Pourquoi ___? (Why me? in French)
Moi
22D
Newspaper opinion piece
Editorial
23D
Prefix for bucks or church
Mega
24D
Core of an ear of corn
Cob
25D
The ___ thickens!
Plot
27D
Item used in a crew race
Oar
28D
Driving range instructor
Pro
29D
Grieve audibly
Sob
31D
That’s ___ fair!
Not
33D
White ice cream flavor
Vanilla
34D
Look at Me I’m Sandra ___ (song from Grease)
Dee
39D
NBC comedy show with a guest host and musical performer: Abbr.
SNL
41D
Actress Gadot who was Miss Israel 2004
Gal
43D
Second-most performed opera at the Metropolitan Opera House after La Bohème
Aida
44D
Plantain’s outer covering
Peel
45D
Manchester United for one
Team
47D
Actress Fisher of Wolf Like Me
Isla
48D
Pardon me please …
Ahem
49D
Vehicle that could be a double-decker
Bus
50D
Really bother
Irk
51D
Hypothetical cases
Ifs