2/13/25
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Squad car’s driver
COP
4A
Backboard attachments
RIMS
8A
Shed a tear
CRY
11A
“So that’s your game!”
OHO
12A
Kid who throws frequent temper tantrums
BRAT
13A
Stag’s mate
DOE
14A
“On the Road Again” singer who’s over 80 years old and still touring: 2 wds.
WILLIE NELSON
17A
Bottom part of a boot
SOLE
18A
Australian bird that doesn’t fly
EMU
19A
In the style of: 2 wds.
À LA
22A
Break into tiny pieces
SMASH
26A
Flow out after high tide
EBB
29A
End of a college student’s email address
EDU
31A
Big stack
PILE
32A
“I Will Survive” singer who’s over 80 and still touring: 2 wds.
GLORIA GAYNOR
35A
Nowhere to be found
GONE
36A
Organization for the Reds and Rangers: Abbr.
MLB
37A
“A Man on the Inside” star Danson
TED
38A
Prepare cauliflower, perhaps
STEAM
40A
“Sure thing!”
YES
42A
Taxi
CAB
44A
Dish often made with corned beef
HASH
48A
“New Attitude” singer who’s 80 years old and still touring: 2 wds.
PATTI LABELLE
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53A
Woman in the Book of Genesis
EVE
54A
Play a trick on
DUPE
55A
Catch a glimpse of
SEE
56A
Ballpoint, for example
PEN
57A
Bit of bird food
SEED
58A
A little weird
ODD
1D
Mothers of calves
COWS
2D
The Cavaliers’ and Bengals’ state
OHIO
3D
Pre-election survey
POLL
4D
Designated hitter’s stat: Abbr.
RBI
5D
Enraged feeling
IRE
6D
Zebra’s neck hair
MANE
7D
Stalks that support flowers
STEMS
8D
Recordings stored in jewel cases: Abbr.
CDS
9D
Kanga’s little one in Winnie-the-Pooh tales
ROO
10D
Currency in Osaka
YEN
15D
Actress DeLaria
LEA
16D
Like poorly made gravy
LUMPY
20D
Natural necklace from Hawaii
LEI
21D
Actor Driver of House of Gucci
ADAM
23D
“Are not,” ungrammatically
AINT
24D
___ gin fizz (cocktail)
SLOE
25D
Group of antelope
HERD
26D
What hens lay
EGGS
27D
Dab with a tissue
BLOT
28D
Body part that contains marrow
BONE
30D
Opposite of beautiful
UGLY
33D
Show some emotion
REACT
34D
President Lincoln, familiarly
ABE
39D
Housekeepers
MAIDS
41D
___/her pronouns
SHE
43D
Classic jeans color
BLUE
45D
“In addition …”
ALSO
46D
Toy for a snow day
SLED
47D
Follow, as advice
HEED
48D
Get-up-and-go
PEP
49D
Manhattan’s Park or Madison: Abbr.
AVE
50D
X, in Roman numerals
TEN
51D
Member of the primate family
APE
52D
Sleeper’s spot
BED