4/21/22
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
“Death ___ Salesman” (Arthur Miller play): 2 wds.
Of A
4A
Bear foot
Paw
7A
Seating information on a theater ticket
Row
10A
“New phone, who ___?”
Dis
11A
Volcanic emission
Lava
12A
Club ___ (mixer for Scotch, sometimes)
Soda
13A
Rapper with the 2020 hit “Popstar” featuring Drake: 3 wds.
DJ Khaled
15A
Rideshare rival of Lyft
Uber
16A
Alvin and Theodore’s chipmunk brother
Simon
17A
Aliens: Abbr.
Ets
19A
Historic periods
Eras
21A
Competition winner
Champ
25A
Rapper with the 2015 hit “Truffle Butter” featuring Drake: 2 wds.
Nicki Minaj
28A
Soft item you’d carry to a yoga class
Mat
31A
First ___ kit
Aid
32A
“That’s right!”
Yes
33A
Singer with the 2019 hit “No Guidance” featuring Drake: 2 wds.
Chris Brown
38A
NFL player from New Orleans
Saint
39A
J.B. Smoove’s character on “Curb Your Enthusiasm”
Leon
41A
Miss ___ mile (come nowhere close): 2 wds.
By A
43A
Clear the chalkboard
Erase
46A
Martial art taught in dojos
Judo
49A
Rapper with the 2019 hit “Going Bad” featuring Drake: 2 wds.
Meek Mill
52A
Brand that introduced a Platinum Card in 1984, for short
Amex
53A
Throw to another football player
Pass
54A
___ and vigor
Vim
55A
Not cooked at all
Raw
56A
Try to get legal damages from
Sue
57A
Sheeran and Asner, for two
Eds
1A
Chances
Are
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
2A
Brand of bottled water
Fiji
3D
“Don’t ___, I have no idea!”: 2 wds.
Ask Me
4D
Buddy
Pal
5D
Tennessee ___ (Monopoly property): Abbr.
Ave
6D
Former NBA star Dwyane
Wade
7D
Lowe of “9-1-1: Lone Star”
Rob
8D
“___ to Billie Joe” (1967 Bobbie Gentry song)
Ode
9D
Major combat
War
11D
Hawaiian veranda
Lanai
12D
California rolls, for example
Sushi
14D
Orchestra instrument that could be “French” or “English”
Horn
18D
Cable channel with vintage films
TCM
20D
Sign of healing
Scab
22D
“Pick a card, ___ card”
Any
23D
Actress Whitman of “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”
Mae
24D
Bedwear, for short
Pjs
26D
___ royale (champagne cocktail)
Kir
27D
Teen ___ (someone who might be on a poster in a high school locker)
Idol
28D
TV hosts: Abbr.
MCs
29D
“Eureka!”
Aha
30D
Three: Prefix
Tri
34D
Container for unread paperwork on top of a desk: Hyph.
Inbox
35D
Pen for swine
Sty
36D
A year has 52 of them
Weeks
37D
Comedian Macdonald who was on “Saturday Night Live”
Norm
40D
Innocent about how things really are
Naïve
42D
Sound boosters you can find at Guitar Center
Amps
44D
Tried to avoid being tagged out at second base, maybe
Slid
45D
Shade trees
Elms
46D
Jam container
Jar
47D
“___ Thurman” (Fall Out Boy song named for an actress)
Uma
48D
Condensation on a lawn
Dew
50D
___ de parfum (kind of fragrance)
Eau
51D
Suffix for “Canton” and “Vietnam”
Ese