8/15/24
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Judge Steve Harvey network
Abc
4A
Actor Holland who plays Spider-Man
Tom
7A
Hot tub
Spa
10A
Glee ____ (singing group)
Club
12A
Ending for Brooklyn or krypton
Ite
13A
Invader with Attila
Hun
14A
Currency in Germany and France
Euro
15A
Slowly become compost
Rot
16A
Livin’ ___ Prayer (Bon Jovi hit): 2 wds.
On A
17A
Lead singer of Blondie who received the first Billboard Women in Music Icon Award, in 2008: 2 wds.
Debbie Harry
20A
Commercial breaks
Ads
21A
______ me down easy …
Let
22A
Godzilla Minus ___ (2023 movie)
One
25A
Piece of wood in fireplace
Log
27A
Blots gently
Dabs
30A
Padam Padam singer who received the Billboard Women in Music Icon Award in 2024: 2 wds.
Kylie Minogue
33A
What a plant grows from
Seed
34A
Night before a holiday
Eve
35A
Abbreviation at the end of a partial list
Etc
36A
Small vegetable that could roll off a plate
Pea
38A
Ingest
Eat
40A
That don’t impress me much singer who received the Billboard Women in Music Icon Award in 2016: 2 wds.
Shania Twain
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
45A
Remark from a woolly animal
Baa
46A
Haul, as a broken-down vehicle
Tow
47A
How terrible!: 2 wds.
Oh No
48A
Red Carpet ___ (hotel chain)
Inn
49A
When an Uber is expected to reach its destination: Abbr.
Eta
50A
Parts of a tennis match
Sets
51A
Acquire
Get
52A
Pronounce
Say
53A
The Simpsons character who mixes drinks
Moe
1D
Passed with flying colors
Aced
2D
Color associated with sadness
Blue
3D
It separates the street from the sidewalk
Curb
4D
Mind-numbingly dull
Tiresome
5D
But then again … in text
Otoh
6D
Cobalt or chromium, for example
Metal
7D
Insufficient supply
Shortage
8D
Small and weak
Puny
9D
Former Saturday Night Live comedian Gasteyer
Ana
11D
___ Fett (Star Wars character)
Boba
18D
Sitting motionless
Idle
19D
Make over again
Redo
22D
Signs off on a project
Oks
23D
Bill ____ Saves the World (former Netflix show)
Nye
24D
Animal that never forgets, accordingly to a proverb
Elephant
26D
Offer for free: 2 wds.
Give Away
28D
Thanks ___ no thanks
But
29D
Hang on a ____
Sec
31D
Notion
Idea
32D
___ as a pin
Neat
37D
Pot starters in a poker game
Antes
39D
Dollar bills featuring Thomas Jefferson
Twos
40D
Clearheaded
Sane
41D
Greek letter that can mean tiny amount
Iota
42D
Pardon me, please …
Ahem
43D
Out of the frying pan, ___ the fire
Into
44D
Part of the body that’s changed during rhinoplasty
Nose
45D
Oversized
Big