11/20/25
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
“___ me be clear…”
LET
4A
Fox TV series about musical high schoolers
GLEE
8A
Yammer away
GAB
11A
“Who ____ you wearing?” (question on the red carpet)
ARE
12A
Capital of Italy
ROME
13A
Military-entertaining group: Abbr.
USO
14A
“Uncle John’s Band” band with a record 60 top-40 albums on the Billboard 200: 2 wds.
GRATEFULDEAD
17A
Damp
WET
18A
Award whose Best Team honors went to the Philadelphia Eagles in 2025
ESPY
19A
“No more for me, thanks”: 2 wds.
IMSET
22A
Sediment from a river
SILT
24A
“Day ‘n’ ____” (2008 Kid Cudi hit)
NITE
25A
____ loss for words: 2 wds.
ATA
26A
Small slurp
SIP
29A
“My Way” singer with 58 top-40 albums, tied for second: 2 wds.
FRANKSINATRA
32A
What a rower pulls to move faster
OAR
33A
What fills a scuba tank
AIR
34A
Long part of a kite
TAIL
35A
“Adios!”: Hyph.
TATA
37A
Less good
WORSE
38A
Late-July births, according to astrology
LEOS
40A
Precious rock
GEM
41A
“Hound Dog” singer with 58 top-40 albums, tied for second: 2 wds.
ELVISPRESLEY
47A
Ginger ____
ALE
48A
Outdoor furniture wood
TEAK
49A
Stand in ____ of (be very impressed by)
AWE
50A
Kilometers ____ hour
PER
51A
Covers the costs
PAYS
52A
Nonhuman member of a family
PET
1D
Fall behind
LAG
2D
____ on the side of caution
ERR
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
3D
Alternative to coffee
TEA
4D
Welcome at the door
GREET
5D
Upper level of a barn
LOFT
6D
Australia’s largest bird
EMU
7D
Snakelike fish
EEL
8D
Special, one-time actor in a TV series: 2 wds.
GUESTSTAR
9D
“Stat!”: Abbr.
ASAP
10D
____ double (movie stand-in)
BODY
15D
Kid who’s 10, 11, or 12 years old
TWEEN
16D
Ctrl-Alt-____
DEL
19D
The “I” in “FYI,” for short
INFO
20D
Actress Sorvino who won a 2023 “Celebrity Jeopardy” match
MIRA
21D
Begin again: 2 wds.
STARTOVER
22D
____-fry (type of food made in a wok)
STIR
23D
“X-Men” actor McKellen
IAN
25D
Mongolia and Myanmar’s continent
ASIA
27D
Type of flower, or part of the eye
IRIS
28D
Lacking color
PALE
30D
“Cabaret at the Kit ____ Club” (recent Broadway musical)
KAT
31D
Smallest units of helium or neon
ATOMS
36D
“____ live and breathe!”: 2 wds.
ASI
37D
Seven-day units of time
WEEKS
38D
Spring upward
LEAP
39D
“A Complete Unknown” actress Fanning
ELLE
40D
Color of the Confederacy’s uniforms in the Civil War
GRAY
42D
Company that makes Diesel Fuel Injector Treatment
STP
43D
Little veggie in a potpie
PEA
44D
Where an airplane seat belt is fastened
LAP
45D
Animal that sounds like “U”
EWE
46D
Up to now
YET
47D
Sleep under the stars
CAMP
48D
Cookie with frequently released special editions
OREO
50D
Group of zealous devotees
CULT
51D
Heaviest fencing sword
EPEE
53D
Actress Collette of Netflix’s ‘Wayward’
TONI
54D
____ out a victory (wins by a small amount)
EKES
55D
Company that made the Saturn and Dreamcast
SEGA
57D
Poker table action
BET
59D
Tubes that deliver medication into the bloodstream: Abbr.
IVE
60D
What a shuttlecock is hit over
NET