4/1/21
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
“___, humbug!” (Scrooge’s grouchy comment)
Bah
4A
Sandwich shop purchase, for short
Sub
7A
___ an arm and a leg (be expensive)
Cost
11A
___ & Tina Turner (duo inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
Ike
12A
Miner’s quest, often
Ore
13A
Sotomayor who replaced David Souter on the US Supreme Court
Sonia
14A
Alternative rock band formed in Wisconsin whose best-selling single is 1996’s “Stupid Girl”
Garbage
16A
Listing of songs in Billboard magazine
Chart
17A
“King Kong” animal
Ape
18A
Beats by ___ (headphones brand)
Dre
19A
Reusable carriers to take grocery shopping
Bags
21A
Color of Ernie and Zoe on “Sesame Street”
Orange
24A
Fashion magazine whose name translates into English as “she”
Elle
25A
Coupon-cutting noise
Snip
26A
“Blade Runner 2049” actress ___ de Armas
Ana
28A
Alternative rock/folk band formed in Wisconsin that’s best known for 1983’s “Blister in the Sun”: 2 wds.
Violent Femmes
31A
“Pokémon” character ___ Ketchum
Ash
32A
___ crates (prize boxes in video games)
Loot
33A
Actress Roberts of “American Horror Story”
Emma
34A
Set aside your money for later: 2 wds.
Save Up
36A
Airline passenger’s table
Tray
37A
Sequence of play scenes
Act
38A
Rob McElhenney role on “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”
Mac
39A
“Keep your wits ___ you”
About
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
42A
Indie folk band formed in Wisconsin that’s featured on Taylor Swift’s 2020 hit “Exile”: 2 wds.
Boniver
46A
Prepares water, as for pasta
Boils
47A
___ of the Covenant (biblical relic Indiana Jones looked for in a 1981 movie)
Ark
48A
Reddit Q&A session: Abbr.
Ama
49A
Male baby horse
Colt
50D
“Owner of a Lonely Heart” band
Yes
51D
Woman who lives in a convent
Nun
1D
___ shot (important person)
Big
2D
Letters that indicate an assumed name
Aka
3D
“Let ___ Cry” (Hootie & the Blowfish hit)
Her
4D
TV shows like “The Young and the Restless”
Soaps
5D
Primal impulse
Urge
6D
Spelling contest
Bee
7D
Andy who cohosted CNN’s New Year’s Eve show with Anderson Cooper
Cohen
8D
“Served ___ bed of rice” (menu description): 2 wds.
On A
9D
How to address an older gentleman
Sir
10D
Tit for ___ (even exchange)
Tat
13D
Kid’s knee injury
Scrape
15D
Toaster food item with a hole in it
Bagel
18D
“The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo ___” (2006 sequel)
Drift
19D
Ecstatic feeling
Bliss
20D
Goodbye, in Honolulu
Aloha
21D
In first place: 2 wds.
On Top
22D
Type of rays that created the Hulk
Gamma
23D
Opponent in battle
Enemy
24D
Actress Mendes whose partner is Ryan Gosling
Eva
25D
Anteater’s nose
Snout
27D
Clear ___ bell: 2 wds.
As A
29D
Chooses by voting
Elects
30D
“Thank you,” in Paris
Merci
35D
Bank’s storage room
Vault
36D
Aquariums
Tanks
38D
“But wait, there’s ___!”
More
39D
“The Bachelorette” network
ABC
40D
Scary shout during Halloween
Boo
41D
Liquid that’s “struck” underground
Oil
42D
San Francisco’s ___ Area Rapid Transit
Bay
43D
The Scooby gang’s Mystery Machine, for example
Van
44D
Australian bird whose eggs weigh a pound or more
Emu
45D
Scampered away
Ran