4/10/20
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Robbery that often involves a getaway car
Heist
6A
The Simpsons character Disco ___
Stu
9A
Sports ___ (supportive undergarment)
Bra
12A
Steve Ballmer for the Los Angeles Clippers
Owner
13A
___ cap (camera protector)
Lens
15A
Many millennia
Eon
16A
Tube-shaped pasta
Penne
17A
Whale that preys on sea turtles
Orca
18A
Tit for ___ (quid pro quo)
Tat
19A
Hall of Fame Red Sox legend who served in the US Navy and Marine Corps during World War II: 2 wds.
Ted Williams
22A
Step up to the plate
Bat
25A
Break down in tears
Sob
26A
Organ with a lobe
Ear
27A
American Housewife actress Wong
Ali
28A
Let me ___ it this way …
Put
30A
Sounds from someone in pain
Moans
34A
Hall of Fame Dodgers legend who served in the US Army during World War II: 2 wds.
Jackie Robinson
38A
Invite to see the house: 2 wds.
Askin
39A
League with Grizzlies and Timberwolves: Abbr.
NBA
40A
Roth ___ (savings option): Abbr.
IRA
41A
Government group implicated in the Snowden leaks: Abbr.
NSA
43A
Slip-___ (shoes that don’t need to be tied)
Ons
45A
Electric guitar accessory
Amp
46A
Hall of Fame Yankees legend who served in the US Army during World War II: 2 wds.
Joedi Maggio
51A
Suitable for the task
Apt
52A
Hearty chug
Swig
53A
Impostor
Faker
57A
Director Anderson with the upcoming movie The French Dispatch
Wes
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
58A
Look what I just did!: Hyph.
Tada
59D
It’s a jungle out ___
There
60D
Devious
Sly
61D
Have a ___ for (strongly desire)
Yen
62D
It’s Always ___ in Philadelphia
Sunny
1D
Move like a kangaroo
Hop
2D
Female animal that’s a source of Pecorino cheese
Ewe
3D
Bed-and-breakfast
Inn
4D
Dropped in the mail
Sent
5D
Myrtle and maple for example
Trees
6D
Gradually increasing rage: 2 wds.
Slow Burn
7D
Meet the Parents actress Polo
Teri
8D
John F. Kennedy to Maria Shriver
Uncle
9D
Letter between alpha and gamma in the Greek alphabet
Beta
10D
Move around like a nomad
Roam
11D
Bugs like Z and Princess Bala in a 1998 animated movie
Ants
14D
Cured sausage in sub sandwiches
Salami
20D
Inside information in slang
Dope
21D
Metal with the chemical symbol Fe
Iron
22D
___ Fresh (chain of Tex-Mex restaurants)
Baja
23D
Oh woe!
Alas
24D
Sound of a second hand
Tick
29D
Flat-bottomed sled
Toboggan
31D
Where the Gobi Desert is
Asia
32D
This Old House master carpenter ___ Abram
Norm
33D
Make a sound with your thumb and middle finger
Snap
35D
Warmhearted
Kind
36D
Refuse to budge
Insist
37D
Get more ___ for your buck
Bang
42D
Giant in multilevel marketing
Amway
44D
Runs flour through a sieve say
Sift
46D
Star Wars dethroned it as the highest-grossing film of all time
Jaws
47D
German automaker that’s a sister company of Peugeot
Opel
48D
Website where artisans sell their wares
Etsy
49D
Campaign staffer
Aide
50D
Hawaiian island with a population of around one million
Oahu
54D
Doll voiced by Michael Keaton in Toy Story 3
Ken
55D
Ending for north south west or east
Ern
56D
Emperor Palpatine’s granddaughter in the Star Wars movies
Rey