9/10/26
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Video recorder, for short
CAM
4A
Thicken, like blood
CLOT
8A
College instructor, for short
PROF
12A
“Just ___ suspected!”: 2 wds.
ASI
13A
Fruit with Anjou and Bartlett varieties
PEAR
14A
Framework of a ship
HULL
15A
2019 Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello song that spent 102 days at #1 on Spotify
SENORITA
17A
Two-time Wimbledon champion Murray
ANDY
18A
Harsh, corrosive liquid
ACID
19A
Handheld placard brought to a rally
SIGN
21A
Bear’s lair
DEN
24A
Cross-legged position in yoga
LOTUS
27A
Suffix meaning “sort of”
ISH
30A
Fresh out of the box
NEW
32A
Technology used to locate sunken ships
SONAR
34A
2024 Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars song that spent a record 201 days at #1 on Spotify: 4 wds.
DIE WITH A SMILE
37A
Bit of parsley or rosemary
SPRIG
38A
___-Wan Kenobi
OBI
39A
Actor Danson of “Cheers”
TED
40A
Appears to be
SEEMS
42A
Undercover operative
SPY
44A
MLB team whose home games are played near the White House, for short
NATS
46A
Accept or decline an invitation: Abbr.
RSVP
50A
Croc or clog, for example
SHOE
53A
2017 Post Malone song featuring 21 Savage that spent 114 days at #1 on Spotify
ROCKSTAR
56A
“Love & Basketball” actor Epps
OMAR
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
57A
Jessica of “Little Fockers”
ALBA
58A
Large rainforest primate
APE
59A
Bowl-shaped cooking pans
WOKS
60A
Toward the sunset
WEST
61A
“Uh-huh”
YEP
1D
House, in Madrid
CASA
2D
“Hold on ___!” (“Not so fast!”): 2 wds.
A SEC
3D
Small iPad model
MINI
4D
Lifesaving technique: Abbr.
CPR
5D
Necklace sometimes worn with a grass skirt
LEI
6D
Grains fed to horses
OATS
7D
Hiking path
TRAIL
8D
“The ___ of the Opera”
PHANTOM
9D
Compete in a marathon
RUN
10D
For ___ times’ sake
OLD
11D
Buzzing pest
FLY
16D
Like numbers ending in 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9
ODD
20D
Spread rumors
GOSSIP
22D
Perplexing puzzle
ENIGMA
23D
Pickleball court divider
NET
25D
Individual residence in a condo complex
UNIT
26D
FOR ___ (sign in front of a house that’s on the market)
SALE
27D
Picks out of a criminal lineup
IDS
28D
Drinks daintily
SIPS
29D
In this location
HERE
31D
“___ wants to know?”
WHO
33D
Color of the maple leaf on Canada’s flag
RED
35D
Frankfurters
WIENERS
36D
Muscles strengthened by leg raises
ABS
45D
Lone
SOLE
47D
Remain in place
STAY
48D
Puff on an e-cigarette
VAPE
49D
Get ready to perform surgery
PREP
50D
Mother of piglets
SOW
51D
Alternative to a PPO: Abbr.
HMO
52D
Wood known for its durability
OAK
54D
“Elsbeth” network
CBS
55D
“2 Broke Girls” actress Dennings
KAT