1/30/25
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Sparkly crown at a pageant
TIARA
6A
Source of maple syrup
SAP
9A
Sand ___ (golf course bunker)
TRAP
13A
Workers’ alliance
UNION
14A
“___ always like to say …”: 2 wds.
ASI
15A
Electric ___ (long fishes that stun their prey)
EELS
16A
2023 Morgan Wallen hit that was in the top 10 for 41 weeks in the 2020s, third most of any song: 2 wds.
LAST NIGHT
18A
The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber hit that was in the top 10 for 44 weeks in the 2020s, second most of any song
STAY
19A
Down with a cold, perhaps
ILL
20A
Anticipated moment of a plane’s landing: Abbr.
ETA
21A
Band member’s time to shine
SOLO
23A
Beseeched
PLED
25A
Insect that’s a symbol of a hard work ethic
ANT
27A
St. ___ Cathedral (London landmark)
PAUL’S
30A
“Snake ___” (game show hosted by David Spade)
OIL
32A
Well-chosen, as a phrase
APT
34A
Murmur lovingly
COO
35A
2020 The Weeknd hit that was in the top 10 for 57 weeks of the 2020s, more than any other song: 2 wds.
BLINDING LIGHTS
40A
___ and vigor
VIM
41A
Baseball team’s top pitcher
ACE
42A
“Are there ___ objections?”
ANY
43A
Measurement along with width and height
DEPTH
45A
Was triumphant
WON
47A
“You know what I ___!” (“My intent is clear”)
MEAN
51A
Pirate’s plunder
LOOT
53A
Action at a craps table
BET
55A
“A long time ___ in a galaxy far, far away …”
AGO
56A
24kGoldn hit that was in the top 10 for 31 weeks in the 2020s, eighth most of any song
MOOD
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
58A
2021 Glass Animals hit that was in the top 10 for 37 weeks in the 2020s, sixth most of any song: 2 wds.
HEAT WAVES
61A
The energy a person puts out
AURA
62A
Company that developed the first floppy disk
IBM
63A
Singer/actress Cara who played Coco in “Fame”
IRENE
64A
“Bottoms Up” singer ___ Songz
TREY
65A
Victor Wembanyama’s league: Abbr.
NBA
66A
Teachers make answer keys for them
TESTS
1D
Dutch bloom
TULIP
2D
Ride off ___ directions: 2 wds.
IN ALL
3D
Airplane walkway
AISLE
4D
Become inedible after a time
ROT
5D
“The Intern” actress Hathaway
ANNE
6D
Astronomer Carl known for the catchphrase “billions and billions”
SAGAN
7D
Residue from a campfire
ASH
8D
Hard parts of olives
PITS
9D
Company whose CEO is Elon Musk
TESLA
10D
Airbrush, as a photograph
RETOUCH
11D
Huntsville’s state: Abbr.
ALA
12D
“Gangnam Style” musician
PSY
17D
Like sloping letters
ITALIC
22D
Choose to enroll: 2 wds.
OPT IN
24D
“Mad Men” protagonist Draper
DON
26D
Identify in a Facebook photo
TAG
28D
Property parcel
LOT
29D
“Please send assistance!”
SOS
31D
Boise State’s state
IDAHO
33D
Jupiter or Uranus, for example
PLANET
35D
Men’s underwear brand founded in 1876
BVD
36D
Commit perjury
LIE
37D
Strongly make a request
IMPLORE
38D
Never-before-seen
NEW
39D
Place with rowing machines
GYM
44D
USA ___ (national newspaper)
TODAY
46D
President who was previously a senator from Illinois
OBAMA
48D
What gutters can hang from
EAVES
49D
Showbiz representative
AGENT
50D
They smell
NOSES
52D
Not thick
THIN
54D
Silly goose
TWIT
56D
Yoga pad
MAT
57D
“This is ___ best chance!”
OUR
59D
Recede back from the shore
EBB
60D
“There ___ no words”
ARE