4/13/23
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Cat’s cry
Meow
5A
___-conscious (awkwardly shy)
Self
9A
Morticia Addams to Wednesday
Mom
12A
Missile in Cupid’s quiver
Arrow
14A
Spanish Hi!
Hola
15A
Group for prosecutors and defenders: Abbr.
ABA
16A
Rapper/singer with the 2022 hit single Super Freaky Girl: 2 wds.
Nicki Minaj
18A
Daughter’s brother
Son
19A
Letters that resemble multiplication signs
Xes
20A
Number of years in a decade
Ten
21A
___ Mouse (Disney toon for almost 100 years)
Mickey
23A
Alternatives to Macs: Abbr.
Pcs
24A
Despise
Hate
25A
With 39-Across 2022 hit by 16-Across with Lil Baby: 3 wds.
Do We Have
29A
Con man’s fake name
Alias
33A
Yeah whatever!: 2 wds.
I Bet
34A
Actress Ward of CSI: NY
Sela
36A
Luther star Idris
Elba
37A
Become part of the gang: 2 wds.
Fit In
39A
See 25-Across: 2 wds.
A Problem
41A
Ring deeply like a heavy church bell
Toll
43A
Air rifle pellets
BBS
44A
What cinco or ocho is in Spanish
Numero
47A
Tip of a boot
Toe
48A
Possesses
Has
51A
Like a bump ___ log: 2 wds.
On A
52A
2017 hit by Migos with 16-Across and Cardi B
Motor Sport
55A
Cards shown at TSA checkpoints: Abbr.
Ids
56A
Disclaimer on a sale item: 2 wds.
As Is
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
57A
Spine-chilling
Eerie
58A
Go bad
Rot
59D
Camera’s zoom attachment
Lens
60D
Chew on as a rawhide dog treat
Gnaw
1D
Cat breed with no tail
Manx
2D
Great Lake that sounds like 57-Across
Erie
3D
Monstrous army members in The Lord of the Rings
Orcs
4D
Round-bottomed stir-fry pan
Wok
5D
Bone protected by a soccer player’s sock insert
Shin
6D
Extremely long time span
Eon
7D
Pack animal of Peru and Bolivia
Llama
8D
Sizzling Tex-Mex meat dish
Fajita
9D
The ___ (1994 comedy featuring a magical face covering)
Mask
10D
Bassoon’s higher relative
Oboe
11D
Quite a few
Many
13D
Spell caster who rides a broomstick
Witch
17D
Flat-topped hills of the southwestern US
Mesas
22D
A-list stars for short
Celebs
23D
Like clothing made for women who are shorter than average height
Petite
24D
Provide assistance
Help
25D
What’s the ___? (Same thing right?)
Dif
26D
___-Wan Kenobi
Obi
27D
Drenched
Wet
28D
___ parmigiana
Veal
30D
Unwell
Ill
31D
President on a penny familiarly
Abe
32D
Raimi who directed Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Sam
35D
Ann ___ Michigan
Arbor
38D
Ordinary
Normal
40D
Severely overweight
Obese
42D
Not tight
Loose
44D
Film ___ (grim movie genre)
Noir
45D
Open as a knot
Undo
46D
Pole that supports a sail
Mast
47D
Lightly throw
Toss
48D
What one might be gored by at a running of the bulls
Horn
49D
Opera diva’s featured solo
Aria
50D
Hearty dish from a slow cooker
Stew
53D
Container for mints
Tin
54D
Game piece used in cribbage
Peg