7/18/24
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Birthday party dessert
Cake
5A
Hypodermic syringe units: Abbr.
Ccs
8A
___ smear (gynecological test)
Pap
11A
Haunted Mansion actor Wilson
Owen
12A
Yoo-____ (chocolate beverage)
Hoo
13A
Should we give it ____? (Let’s do this): 2 wds.
Ago
14A
Several
Many
15A
2003 movie comedy where Buddy says Smiling’s my favorite
Elf
16A
Nevertheless …
Yet
17A
Canadian rock musician who sang the 1993 song Please Forgive Me: 2 wds.
Bryan Adams
20A
View from a beach house
Sea
21A
Black ____ (covert military missions)
Ops
22A
Lay ____ thick (flatter excessively): 2 wds.
It On
25A
Word before her on some pronoun stickers
She
26A
Clairvoyant uncle in Encanto
Bruno
27A
Canadian pop star who sang the 2015 song Sorry: 2 wds.
Justin Bieber
31A
Get ___ in the door: 2 wds.
Afoot
32A
Conclusion
End
33A
Do a somersault
Roll
34A
Oldest child on Family Guy
Meg
35A
Dyeing container
Vat
38A
American singer who sang the 2017 song Sorry Not Sorry: 2 wds.
Demi Lovato
41A
Bon ____ (brand of powdered cleanser)
Ami
43A
____ was going to St. Ives… (start of a nursery rhyme): 2 wds.
Asi
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
44A
Smartphone app’s graphic
Icon
45A
Dessert cut into wedges
Pie
46A
All the Queen’s ___ (BET+ series)
Men
47A
Firecracker’s sound
Bang
48A
____ Heel State (North Carolina’s nickname)
Tar
49A
My hands ___ tied
Are
50A
They have lids and lashes
Eyes
1D
Hairdressing items with teeth
Combs
2D
Conscious (of)
Aware
3D
African nation whose capital is Nairobi
Kenya
4D
Irish solo artist whose most recent album was in 2015
Enya
5D
Make less valuable
Cheapen
6D
Winter ailments
Colds
7D
Sleeping option for an overnight guest
Sofa
8D
Printed-out earnings statement: 2 wds.
Pay Stub
9D
Information ___ (current period of history)
Age
10D
What a Dutch oven actually is
Pot
18D
Like a pitcher’s perfect game: Hyph.
No Hit
19D
Stuck in the mud
Mired
23D
Bill depicting George Washington
One
24D
That’s neither here ___ there
Nor
25D
Committed theft
Stole
26D
Game played with cards that have a Free Space
Bingo
27D
Pickling container
Jar
28D
Mysterious sighting overhead: Abbr.
UFO
29D
One living in army barracks
Soldier
30D
Direct path, as from a flower to a hive
Bee Line
34D
Stingy person
Miser
35D
Pleasure trip, informally
Vacay
36D
Make up (for)
Atone
37D
They’re used to grab sausage links at a breakfast buffet
Tongs
39D
Bahama ___ (cocktail with a rhyming name)
Mama
40D
Feeling that gives a general impression
Vibe
41D
Well-suited
Apt
42D
Actress Goth or Wasikowska
Mia