11/27/25
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
___ league (group for amateur athletes, for short)
REC
4A
Frat member, informally
BRO
7A
Comedian Sandler
ADAM
11A
Plant that clings to walls
IVY
12A
Accelerate, as a motor
REV
13A
“Star Wars” princess whose father is Darth Vader
LEIA
14A
Autograph seeker’s implement
PEN
15A
Bart and Lisa’s grandpa
ABE
16A
Fat in some piecrusts
LARD
17A
Singer with the 1988 hit “Make Me Lose Control”: 2 wds.
ERICCARMEN
20A
Homophone for “Q”
CUE
21A
Padlock opener
KEY
22A
Car rental company
AVIS
24A
Soccer legend Hamm
MIA
25A
The Boston ___ Party
TEA
28A
Singer with the 2005 hit “Lose Control”: 2 wds.
MISSYELLIOTT
31A
Starchy orange vegetable
YAM
32A
Every last bit
ALL
33A
Sewn line on a pair of stockings
SEAM
34A
In favor of
PRO
35A
Floppy part of an elephant
EAR
36A
Singer with the 2024 hit “Lose Control”: 2 wds.
TEDDYSWIMS
40A
Spreadsheet lines
ROWS
42A
Platform for Apple’s mobile devices
IOS
43A
Court divider in badminton
NET
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44A
Prepare for publication
EDIT
45A
Identifiable span of years
ERA
46A
Prefix that means “earth”
GEO
47A
Rooms with entertainment centers
DENS
48A
Constellation location
SKY
49A
Fuel additive brand that sponsors NASCAR
STP
1D
No longer green, like a banana
RIPE
2D
At any point
EVER
3D
Feeling of jaded negativity
CYNICISM
4D
Prepare oneself, as for impact
BRACE
5D
Country singer McEntire
REBA
6D
Amount much greater than what is needed
OVERKILL
7D
Place to go bowling
ALLEY
8D
Campus official
DEAN
9D
Up in the ___ (undecided)
AIR
10D
___ About You” (1990s sitcom)
MAD
18D
Use profanity
CUSS
19D
Breakfast or dinner
MEAL
22D
“Life & Beth” creator and star Schumer
AMY
23D
By way of, on a trip planner
VIA
24D
“Merrie ___” (Warner Bros. series that featured Bugs Bunny)
MELODIES
25D
Jewelry items worn on the feet: 2 wds.
TOERINGS
26D
“What’s your ___?” (“When are you showing up?”): Abbr.
ETA
27D
Cash source in a hotel lobby: Abbr.
ATM
29D
Fabric store measurement
YARD
30D
___ Mommy Kissing Santa Claus”: 2 wds.
ISAW
34D
Exterminator’s targets
PESTS
35D
English class assignment
ESSAY
36D
Identical sibling
TWIN
37D
The “Y” in “NYC”
YORK
38D
Track and field competition
MEET
39D
Four-way ___ (type of intersection)
STOP
40D
Like 5-Down’s hair
RED
41D
Beethoven’s ___ to Joy
ODE