4/15/21
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Spiced Indian tea
Chai
5A
Alphabetical beginning
ABC
8A
Make a request
Ask
11A
___ the frying pan and into the fire: 2 wds.
Out Of
13A
___ Tomé and Príncipe (African country)
Sao
14A
Seydoux who plays Dr. Madeleine Swann in James Bond movies
Lea
15A
Canadian singer whose “Blinding Lights” was the #1 song on Spotify in 2020: 2 wds.
The Weeknd
17A
Crumb-carrying insect
Ant
18A
Tallied up
Added
19A
Warhol who painted Campbell’s soup cans
Andy
20A
___ shot (seasonal public health measure)
Flu
23A
“___ not stand for this!”: 2 wds.
I Will
25A
Give away to charity
Donate
28A
Big city in Oklahoma
Tulsa
31A
With 32-Across, American rapper whose “The Box” was the #3 song on Spotify in 2020
Roddy
32A
See 31-Across
Ricch
34A
See 38-Down
Moore
36A
Married woman, in Mexico
Senora
37A
Black-and-white bear that eats bamboo
Panda
39A
Media mogul Turner
Ted
40A
The Sultan of ___ (nickname for Babe Ruth)
Swat
43A
The Mississippi or the Missouri, for example
River
46A
“Baywatch” actress Anderson, for short
Pam
47A
Australian singer whose “Dance Monkey” was the #2 song on Spotify in 2020: 3 wds.
Tones Andi
51A
Mike and ___ (candy with such varieties as Jolly Joes and Tangy Twister)
Ike
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
52A
___-rock (the Killers’ music genre)
Alt
53A
Not ashamed
Proud
54A
Jack’s value in blackjack
Ten
55A
Layer, as of toilet paper
Ply
56D
A pound cake recipe might call for 8 of these
Eggs
1D
Army bed
Cot
2D
“What’d you say?”
Huh
3D
Had a snack
Ate
4D
The Hawkeye State
Iowa
5D
A little crooked, like a painting on a wall
Askew
6D
One-armed ___ (slot machine)
Bandit
7D
Fish commonly used in fish and chips
Cod
8D
“Chattahoochee” singer Jackson
Alan
9D
“It’ll ___ chills down your spine”
Send
10D
Singer Perry with the 2020 album “Smile”
Katy
12D
Gave meals to
Fed
16D
“Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” actress McClurg
Edie
19D
“I’m betting the farm,” at the poker table: 2 wds.
All In
20D
President during the start of World War II, for short
FDR
21D
Weaver’s tool
Loom
22D
Ctrl-Z command
Undo
24D
Attachment designed to attract fish
Lure
26D
Take home for good, as a puppy
Adopt
27D
“America’s Next Top Model” creator Banks
Tyra
29D
___-free (without any consequences)
Scot
30D
Unit of measure for farmland
Acre
33D
“I’ve ___ it up to here!”
Had
35D
Sign up
Enroll
36D
Squirrel away
Save
38D
With 34-Across, brand of canned beef stew
Dinty
40D
Expectorate
Spit
41D
Bunch of waves behind a speedboat
Wake
42D
1986-1991 sitcom where Sherman Hemsley played a deacon
Amen
44D
Clairvoyant’s purported skill: Abbr.
ESP
45D
Infrequent
Rare
47D
Faucet
Tap
48D
Creamy Yuletide beverage
Nog
49D
Went after buried treasure
Dug
50D
Student ___ (cards that might be needed to get a discount): Abbr.
Ids