4/16/20 Answer Crosswords With Friends

4/16/20
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
Hot ___ (souped-up cars)
Rods

5A
British singer ___ Lloyd with the 2012 hit Want U Back
Cher

9A
Formal promise
Vow

12A
___ Jemima (brand of syrup)
Aunt

13A
Bagel’s center
Hole

14A
Night before a big day
Eve

15A
2018 The Weeknd/Kendrick Lamar hit featured in Black Panther: 3 wds.
Pray for Me

17A
Lipton drink
Tea

18A
Word that can precede mower or furniture
Lawn

19A
Bird associated with childbirth
Stork

21A
Race official who uses a stopwatch
Timer

24A
Cut down with an ax
Hew

25A
How ___ you doing?
Are

26A
Color of most wolves’ fur
Gray

29A
Smartwatch screen symbol
Icon

33A
2018 The Weeknd hit from his debut EP My Dear Melancholy: 4 wds.
Call Out My Name

36A
Move ___ bigger and better things: 2 wds.
Onto

37A
Unit of heredity that can be dominant or recessive
Gene

38A
Model builder’s purchase
Kit

39A
Double-decker vehicle in London
Bus

41A
Assists illegally
Abets

43A
No ___! (line from Edna Mode in The Incredibles)
Capes

46A
Term for one of the Greek goddesses who were an inspiration for creative people
Muse

48A
___ last resort: 2 wds.
As A

49A
2019 The Weeknd hit that was his fourth #1 single in the US
Heartless

54A
Something you might bring up during confession
Sin

55A
Villainy
Evil

56A
Draft an email say
Type

57A
Stovepipe ___ (item worn by Abraham Lincoln)
Hat

58D
Smashes (into)
Rams

59D
Chair
Seat

1D
Epic ___ Battles of History (YouTube series)
Rap

2D
Shared by us
Our

3D
Strands analyzed by Ancestry.com: Abbr.
DNA

4D
Gangnam ___ (Psy’s biggest hit)
Style

5D
Purina Kitten ___
Chow

6D
Noisemaker that’s part of a steering wheel
Horn

7D
Stately tree
Elm

8D
Oscar-winning actress Witherspoon
Reese

9D
Presidential rejection
Veto

10D
No longer in love with
Over

11D
Opposite of strong
Weak

16D
Wells ___ (major bank)
Fargo

20D
Narrow mattress size
Twin

21D
Chipotle item served in a crispy corn or soft flour tortilla
Taco

22D
Country west of Pakistan
Iran

23D
Turn to liquid like a Popsicle
Melt

24D
Song sung during a church service
Hymn

27D
Throw ___ (floor coverings that aren’t large)
Rugs

28D
Gobbled up
Ate

30D
Dessert that you may stick candles into
Cake

31D
Skip past
Omit

32D
Badminton court dividers
Nets

34D
Brain or lung section
Lobe

35D
Basic ingredient in beer (along with water barley and hops)
Yeast

40D
Theater worker who stands in an aisle
Usher

42D
They prevent jeans from falling down
Belts

43D
Man in Black singer Johnny
Cash

44D
Billions costar ___ Kate Dillon
Asia

45D
Gasp for air
Pant

46D
Badly wound
Maim

47D
Clickable web links: Abbr.
URLs

50D
Casino Royale actress Green
Eva

51D
Hurricane’s center
Eye

52D
Place to enjoy a salt scrub
Spa

53D
All ready
Set