3/26/26
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Shakes of a dog’s tail
WAGS
5A
“Right now,” in the ER
STAT
9A
Forsaken child such as Oliver Twist
WAIF
13A
Revise a document
EDIT
14A
Ocean predator
ORCA
15A
Character who sings “Into the Unknown” in “Frozen 2”
ELSA
16A
1989–1993 Mark-Paul Gosselaar series…
SAVED BY THE BELL
19A
Photo of Bernie Sanders wearing mittens, for example
MEME
20A
Bit of turf
SOD
21A
___ Poly (San Luis Obispo school, for short)
CAL
22A
Whack, as a fly
SWAT
25A
Deviled ___ (cold appetizer)
EGGS
27A
Two-time Oscar winner Mahershala
ALI
30A
1995–2005 David James Elliott series
JAG
32A
Completely devour: 2 wds.
EAT UP
36A
1994–1995 Claire Danes series…
MY SO-CALLED LIFE
40A
Part of a flower where a bee might land
PETAL
41A
On the ___ (running away)
LAM
42A
At this time
NOW
43A
Actress Basinger
KIM
45A
Ceramic cups for cocoa
MUGS
48A
Muscles just above the waist
ABS
51A
What a hack drives
CAB
53A
Mountain range where Heidi lived
ALPS
56A
1999–2000 Linda Cardellini series…
FREAKS AND GEEKS
61A
Enjoy a book
READ
62A
Comply with orders
OBEY
63A
“Avatar: Fire and Ash” actress Falco
EDIE
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
64A
Round-faced birds of prey
OWLS
65A
Former NFL player Burleson…
NATE
66A
16 fluid ounces
PINT
1D
Slasher film director Craven
WES
2D
Democratic senator ___ Schiff
ADAM
3D
Opposite of take
GIVE
4D
Flower stalks
STEMS
5D
Have a good cry
SOB
6D
“___ this on for size …”
TRY
7D
Does something
ACTS
8D
SUV made by Chevrolet
TAHOE
9D
“Charlotte’s ___”
WEB
10D
Colts wide receiver Pierce
ALEC
11D
“Now You See Me…” actress Fisher
ISLA
12D
Autumn
FALL
17D
Homophone of “do”
DEW
18D
Double-___ sword
EDGED
23D
WNBA star Wilson
AJA
24D
Towering
TALL
26D
Israeli actress Gadot
GAL
27D
___ up (excite, as a concert audience)
AMP
28D
Corrosive chemical
LYE
29D
Suffix for “novel” or “real”
IST
31D
Rock genre associated with David Bowie
GLAM
33D
Chemical element with the shortest name
TIN
34D
What a meteor is sometimes mistaken for: Abbr.
UFO
35D
Seat that can hold many parishioners
PEW
37D
“Tie a Yellow Ribbon…” ___ Tree
OAK
38D
Press a mouse button
CLICK
39D
Aussie bird… fathers rear chicks
EMU
44D
___-Dixon Line
MASON
46D
Cloth that can prevent someone from speaking
GAG
47D
Be unawake
SLEEP
48D
Jackson 5 hairstyle
AFRO
49D
Cold ___ (coffee…)
BREW
50D
Navy commando
SEAL
52D
___ ghanoush
BABA
54D
Treatment for toenails, for short
PEDI
55D
What a snake sheds
SKIN
57D
Internet pop-ups, for example
ADS
58D
“Nothing but ___”
NET
59D
Hair colorer
DYE
60D
“I have my heart ___ on it”
SET