4/22/21
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Small retail store
Shop
5A
Yellow car in a city, often
Cab
8A
Long, knitted garment
Scarf
13A
Concluding section of an orchestral movement
Coda
14A
Shade of color
Hue
15A
“Law & Order: ___ by Jury” (2005-2006 TV series)
Trial
16A
Tons and tons: 2 wds.
A lot
17A
One step ___ time: 2 wds.
At A
18A
Card game where you might build a meld by laying down a run
Rummy
19A
“The Bones” country singer who won Female Vocalist of the Year at the 2020 CMAs: 2 wds.
Maren Morris
22A
Where you might accidentally drop crumbs while you’re eating
Lap
23A
Science involving light
Optics
27A
Dangling item in the throat
Uvula
30A
“Mad Money” host Cramer
Jim
32A
“Amount ___” (phrase on a bill)
Due
33A
“Bluebird” country singer who won Music Video of the Year at the 2020 CMAs: 2 wds.
Miranda Lambert
37A
Hank’s wife on “King of the Hill,” for short
Peg
38A
Writing liquid in a fountain pen
Ink
39A
Senator’s staffers
Aides
40A
Turn suddenly, as to avoid a pothole
Swerve
43A
It could be scrambled for breakfast
Egg
44A
“One Man Band” country band who won Vocal Group of the Year at the 2020 CMAs: 2 wds.
Old Dominion
50A
“How low can you go” dance
Limbo
53A
In-___ purchases (how phone games often make money)
App
54A
Sharp part of a razor blade
Edge
55A
“Dolemite Is My Name” actor Robinson
Craig
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
56A
It’s rolled up following a yoga class
Mat
57A
Past-tense verb that’s a homophone of “war”
Wore
58A
Mends with stitches
Darns
59D
Wily or sneaky
Sly
60D
Conveyance used on a snowy hill
Sled
1D
Three-card monte, for example
Scam
2D
“Greetings, compadre!”
Hola
3D
Foul stench
Odor
4D
Bone known as the kneecap
Patella
5D
First-place finisher
Champ
6D
Motor vehicle
Auto
7D
Panda, for one
Bear
8D
Piece of bacon
Strip
9D
Pie’s shell
Crust
10D
“___ high” (start of the US Air Force motto)
Aim
11D
Line of pickups and vans spun off from Dodge
Ram
12D
Take to the skies, as Superman would
Fly
20D
South Asian flatbread that reads the same forward and backward
Naan
21D
Italy’s capital, in Italian
Roma
24D
Checked the driver’s license or passport of
Ided
25D
Heal
Cure
26D
Women’s tennis matches typically consist of two or three of them
Sets
27D
They call fair and foul balls, for short
Umps
28D
Scenic sight
View
29D
Intense hankering
Urge
30D
___ and Dean (1960s pop duo known for “Surf City”)
Jan
31D
Variety or category
Ilk
34D
Ran out of electrical power
Died
35D
Biblical trio that visited the baby Jesus
Magi
36D
“I have a major announcement!”: 2 wds.
Big News
41D
Batman’s sidekick
Robin
42D
Recurring journals on YouTube
vLogs
43D
Totally unoccupied
Empty
45D
Structures that beavers build in rivers
Dams
46D
Blue-green stone mined in Peru
Opal
47D
Movie star who’s revered by the public
Idol
48D
Fairy tale beast
Ogre
49D
Must-have
Need
50D
Type of HDTV screen: Abbr.
LCD
51D
Long-term savings option: Abbr.
Ira
52D
Damage the appearance of
Mar