7/10/26
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Put two and two together, in arithmetic
ADD
4A
A chip ___ the old block
OFF
7A
Cable channel that recently acquired the rights to “Looney Tunes” cartoons
TCM
10A
Jensen Huang’s title at Nvidia: Abbr.
CEO
11A
“Stand by Me” actor Wheaton
WIL
12A
Flatow who hosts public radio’s “Science Friday”
IRA
13A
Hall of Fame Lakers forward whose last name is a university in Waco: 2 wds.
ELGIN BAYLOR
16A
One of 23 in the human spine
DISC
17A
Small flower blossoms
BUDS
18A
Promise that turns a fiancé into a spouse: 2 wds.
I DO
21A
Flat-topped hills
MESAS
24A
Pig’s nose
SNOUT
26A
Prefix for “hazard” or “diversity”
BIO
27A
Hall of Fame Magic/Lakers center whose last name is a university in Washington, DC: 2 wds.
DWIGHT HOWARD
31A
Lend a hand to
AID
32A
Like power from sunlight
SOLAR
33A
Cuts down on carbs, perhaps
DIETS
36A
Outdoor gear co-op since 1938
REI
37A
“The Naked Gun” star Neeson
LIAM
39A
Seasoning in a shaker
SALT
43A
Current Warriors forward whose last name is a university in Indianapolis: 2 wds.
JIMMY BUTLER
46A
Singer DiFranco
ANI
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
47A
Actor Felton of Broadway’s “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”
TOM
48A
Unsatisfying game result, often
TIE
49A
“Hump day”: Abbr.
WED
50A
1950s dance party
HOP
51A
Wood used to age brandy
OAK
1D
Scored 100% on
ACED
2D
Place to buy egg salad
DELI
3D
Iditarod sled pullers
DOGS
4D
“You’re a man after my ___ heart”
OWN
5D
Unimportant lie
FIB
6D
Love handles, basically
FLAB
7D
Mark above the first “n” in “mañana”
TILDE
8D
Part of a goalpost
CROSSBAR
9D
Damage slightly
MAR
14D
Cupcake’s topping
ICING
15D
“I’m really enjoying this food!”
YUM
19D
Play-___ Fun Factory (kids’ toy)
DOH
20D
Trio in a baseball half-inning
OUTS
22D
Vanish into thin ___
AIR
23D
Turf covering
SOD
24D
Remove from a game due to injury
SIDELINE
25D
Norse god with a magical hammer
THOR
27D
Kind of “bod” or “joke”
DAD
28D
Console that followed the GameCube
WII
29D
The Grand ___ Opry
OLE
30D
Body part right above the hips
WAIST
34D
Shy
TIMID
35D
Actor Claflin or Neill
SAM
38D
Story about Pandora’s box, for example
MYTH
40D
Nina Simone’s vocal range
ALTO
41D
Princess whose hair has been described as “space buns”
LEIA
42D
Grueling journey
TREK
43D
Chinbone
JAW