4/26/18 Answer Crosswords With Friends

4/26/18
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
Reminds repeatedly
Nags

5A
How much you pay for something
Cost

9A
Death ___ for Cutie (indie band)
Cab

12A
Battle strategy
Plan

13A
Athletic shoe brand
Avia

14A
“What ___ the odds?”
Are

15A
2016 Katy Perry hit prominently featured at the Rio Olympics
Rise

16A
2012 Katy Perry hit that was the lead single from her album “Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection”: 3 wds.
Part of Me

18A
Shepherd son of Adam and Eve
Abel

20A
Lock of hair
Tress

21A
No longer napping
Awake

24A
Cry convulsively
Sob

25A
With 35-Across, 2017 Katy Perry hit featuring Skip Marley: 2 wds.
Chained To

28A
Video game console with a “Mini” version
Wii

31A
Tattered and ____ (raggedy)
Torn

32A
Government group that employs cyber threat analyst: Abbr.
CIA

33A
” _____ Sutra” (erotic Indian text)
Kama

34A
Gullible person
Sap

35A
See 25-Across: 2 wds.
The Rhythm

37A
Text in a dating profile, for short
Bio

38A
Low-voiced female singers
Altos

39A
Dog collar attachment: 2 wds.
ID Tag

42A
President’s rejection
Veto

44A
2014 Katy Perry hit whose music video features many cakes
Birthday

46A
2013 Katy Perry hit whose single’s cover features tiger stripes
Roar

50A
Genre of the All-American Rejects
Emo

51A
Adjust the pitch of
Tune

52A
Large fair, for short
Expo

53A
Roll that could get you from one corner of a Monopoly board to the next
Ten

54D
Lose hair, like a dog
Shed

55D
“____ Blue” (long time ABC cop show)
NYPD

1D
“Science Friday” broadcaster
NPR

2D
Boxer Laila
Ali

3D
Pedal that’s next to the brake
Gas

4D
Stealthily arrive home after curfew, maybe: 2 wds.
Sneak In

5D
Many superhero costumes include one
Cape

6D
Shape of Kia’s logo
Oval

7D
Title recently awarded to Barry Gibb
Sir

8D
Colorful decoration on skin
Tattoo

9D
Internet ___ (place that sells Web access)
Cafe

10D
Coat ____ (family symbol)
Arms

11D
Insects with stingers
Bees

17D
Sphere
Orb

19D
HUD secretary Carson
Ben

21D
Does something
Acts

22D
Command that stops a horse
Whoa

23D
Group for people 50 and older: Abbr.
AARP

24D
“You are here” symbol on a map
Star

26D
Repeat perfectly
Echo

27D
“Never say ____”
Die

28D
Light bulb measure
Watt

29D
Text abbreviation meaning “If you ask me …”
IMHO

30D
Pet food with a ProActive Health line
Iams

33D
Adam Driver’s role in “The Last Jedi”: 2 wds.
Kylo Ren

35D
Ballerina’s legwear
Tights

36D
___ trick (three goals by a single player in a hockey game)
Hat

37D
What a baseball player swings
Bat

39D
“Yeah, right”: 2 wds.
I Bet

40D
Stop on a _____ (halt quickly)
Dime

41D
1982 Jeff Bridges sci-fi film
Tron

42D
Weather ___ (wind direction indicator)
Vane

43D
The Black ____ Peas (Fergie’s band)
Eyed

45D
“That’s so obvious!”
Duh

47D
Clearasil competitor
Oxy

48D
Shazam or Spotify, for example
App

49D
Shower curtain holder
Rod