11/28/25
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Warmest temperatures in a weather forecast
HIGHS
6A
Digital navigation guide: Abbr.
GPS
9A
Initials of the president between Eisenhower and Johnson
JFK
12A
First-stringers: Hyph.
A-TEAM
13A
“The Mole” host Shapiro
ARI
14A
Letters on a small battery
AAA
15A
New York Mets pitcher who pitched 10 seasons with at least 200 strikeouts: 2 wds.
TOMSEAVER
17A
___ boss (casino supervisor)
PIT
18A
God of war in Greek mythology
ARES
19A
Nude
BARE
20A
Boston Red Sox pitcher who pitched 12 seasons with at least 200 strikeouts: 2 wds.
ROGERCLEMENS
25A
Write-up on a funeral home’s website, for short
OBIT
26A
Element with the chemical symbol Sn
TIN
27A
Chess piece named after a type of clergyman
BISHOP
30A
Attacks like a scorpion
STINGS
34A
Group that endorses toothpastes: Abbr.
ADA
35A
Fancy party
GALA
36A
Seattle Mariners pitcher who pitched 13 seasons with at least 200 strikeouts: 2 wds.
RANDYJOHNSON
41A
Zebra’s neck hair
MANE
42A
University of Nevada city
RENO
43A
Humpty Dumpty, for one
EGG
44A
Houston Astros pitcher who pitched 15 seasons with at least 200 strikeouts: 2 wds.
NOLANRYAN
49A
Shower ___ (body wash)
GEL
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
50A
Not feeling 100%
ILL
51A
Dora the Explorer’s cousin
DIEGO
52A
Suffix in fruit drink names
ADE
53A
Paper towel’s thickness
PLY
54A
Really excited
AMPED
1D
Word that can follow “top” or “cowboy”
HAT
2D
“How was ___ know?”: 2 wds.
ITO
3D
Stone valued for its beauty
GEM
4D
Owns
HAS
5D
Mascara smudge
SMEAR
6D
Judge’s mallet
GAVEL
7D
Time-saving car radio buttons
PRESETS
8D
Polite address for a man
SIR
9D
Country where 40-Down is headquartered
JAPAN
10D
Agricultural expositions
FAIRS
11D
Actress Beckinsale
KATE
16D
Joan of ___ (heroine of French history)
ARC
19D
Not harmful
BENIGN
20D
Burglarize
ROB
21D
___-Wan Kenobi
OBI
22D
Members of the US Army: Abbr.
GIS
23D
Compound found in natural gas
ETHANE
24D
Caltech rival that’s near Boston: Abbr.
MIT
28D
Unconventional
ODD
29D
List of employees and their wages
PAYROLL
31D
Rapper with the 1994 debut album “Illmatic”
NAS
32D
Day-___ (fluorescent paint)
GLO
33D
Cabo ___ Lucas, Mexico
SAN
36D
Was furious
RAGED
37D
Geometric figure that’s measured in degrees
ANGLE
38D
Fruity spread similar to jam
JELLY
39D
“___ lighter note…”: 2 wds.
ONA
40D
Company that makes the Civic and Ridgeline
HONDA
41D
___ Millions (multistate lottery)
MEGA
44D
Playful bite
NIP
45D
Metal part of a basketball hoop
RIM
46D
Opposite of “nope”
YEP
47D
Get more mature
AGE
48D
Affirmative head motion
NOD