9/19/24
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Martial ____
Arts
5A
Spanish word for house
Casa
9A
Just a handful of
Few
12A
Defeat decisively
Rout
13A
Part of a molecule
Atom
14A
Hot Chelle ____ (Tonight tonight band)
Rae
15A
Fool’s ___ (quick defeat in chess)
Mate
16A
Word before language or shop
Body
17A
Dublin’s country: Abbr.
Ire
18A
Don’t Start Now singer whose latest album is called Radical Optimism
Dua Lipa
20A
App with crowdsourced reviews
Yelp
21A
Fellow
Man
22A
Snow vehicle pulled by huskies
Sled
24A
___ never heard of such a thing
Ive
27A
You betcha
Yes
29A
Elite squad of athletes: Hyph.
A Team
32A
Grammy-nominated 18-Across hit that appeared on Barbie the Album: 3 wds.
Dance the Night
35A
Scrub vigorously
Scour
36A
Beginning’s opposite
End
37A
What Shell and Exxon sell
Gas
38A
Take a breather
Rest
40A
Do some hemming, say
Sew
42A
Printer paper problems
Jams
44A
2023 18-Across hit named for a legendary escape artist
Houdini
48A
Jeff Lynne’s band, for short
Elo
49A
Film ____ (hard-boiled film genre)
Noir
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
50A
Imbecile
Dolt
52A
The Simpsons character who said Silly customer, you cannot hurt a Twinkie!
Apu
53A
Where shipwreck survivors might wash up
Isle
54A
Most populous city in Norway
Oslo
55A
Words of disagreement
Nos
56A
In 10 words or ___ (concisely)
Less
57A
Toward the setting sun
West
1D
Limb that might be sore after getting a flu shot
Arm
2D
Street
Road
3D
Frilly skirt worn in a ballet recital
Tutu
4D
Water vapor
Steam
5D
Group that advises the president
Cabinet
6D
Perched on
Atop
7D
Pizza party beverages
Sodas
8D
Poehler who voiced Joy in Inside Out 2
Amy
9D
Breakfast item that may be served sunny-side up: 2 wds.
Fried Egg
10D
English nobleman
Earl
11D
Break down in tears
Weep
19D
Baklava and lasagna have them
Layers
20D
Mythical Himalayan monster
Yeti
23D
Arrived on the airport runway
Landed
24D
Checks the credentials of
Ids
25D
Dirt sucker, for short
Vac
26D
Extremely large
Enormous
28D
That’s what ____ said
She
30D
Just as I thought
Aha
31D
The Himlayas, for example: Abbr.
Mts
33D
Signals to go onstage
Cues
34D
Makes certain
Ensures
39D
All ___ in favor …
Those
41D
Black ____ (Avenger played by Scarlett Johansson)
Widow
42D
Rapper Wyclef
Jean
43D
Pet food brand founded in 1936
Alpo
45D
Liquids that lubricate
Oils
46D
Facial feature that you might boop
Nose
47D
Afflictions
Ills
49D
Nada
Nil
51D
Very young kid
Tot