4/28/22 Answer Crosswords With Friends

4/28/22
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
Purina dog food brand
Alpo

5A
Minimum ___ (lowest pay rate)
Wage

9A
And ___ said Let there be light (line from the Book of Genesis)
God

12A
Orb that sets off a werewolf
Moon

13A
California senator Padilla
Alex

14A
Tony Shalhoub’s character on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Abe

15A
Pod vegetable used in Cajun and Creole cuisine
Okra

16A
Early plug-in Chevy hybrid
Volt

17A
Liquor made by Tanqueray
Gin

18A
Elton John’s collaborator on the 1976 hit single Don’t Go Breaking My Heart: 2 wds.
Kikidee

20A
Like old decaying metal
Rusty

22A
___-Magnons (prehistoric Europeans)
Cro

23A
Actress Dennings of 2 Broke Girls
Kat

24A
___ Wednesday (start of Lent)
Ash

26A
Country singer Campbell
Glen

29A
Muscle balm might help relieve it
Ache

33A
Elton John’s collaborator on the 1991 hit single Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me: 2 wds.
George Michael

36A
Convention center event for short
Expo

37A
___-Tune (audio processor that corrects a singer’s pitch)
Auto

38A
Low-___ (like a picture that’s too grainy to show detail)
Res

39A
Hardwood used in Amish furniture
Oak

41A
Spider-___ (Marvel superhero)
Man

43A
___ Vice (classic cop show)
Miami

46A
Elton John’s collaborator on the 2021 hit single Cold Heart (Pnau Remix): 2 wds.
Dualipa

50A
Curved line
Arc

51A
R&B singer Bruno
Mars

53A
Shape of a racetrack
Oval

54A
___ have to repeat myself?: 2 wds.
Do I

55A
Sardine containers
Tins

56A
Stop right there!
Halt

57A
Beginning middle and ___
End

58D
The O in B.O.
Odor

59D
And one more thing …
Also

1D
Run ___ (go on a rampage)
Amok

2D
Disney series starring Tom Hiddleston
Loki

3D
Bone-in cut of meat that may be served with applesauce: 2 wds.
Porkchop

4D
Lit-up sign outside a radio station booth: 2 wds.
On Air

5D
Hand gesture meaning hi or bye
Wave

6D
___ vera (natural balm for burns)
Aloe

7D
Hairstyling substance
Gel

8D
Surplus
Extra

9D
Sight ___ (jokes that rely on visuals)
Gags

10D
Newspaper item with funeral info for short
Obit

11D
Say that something isn’t true
Deny

19D
From Crook to Cook cookbook author Snoop ___
Dogg

21D
Salt Lake City’s state
Utah

23D
Create mittens from scratch
Knit

24D
What a tree’s rings indicate
Age

25D
___ Education (Netflix series)
Sex

27D
Drippy plumbing problem
Leak

28D
Australian bird
Emu

30D
Cruise line whose name suggests a big party
Carnival

31D
Tee-___! (sound of a giggle)
Hee

32D
South African golf great Ernie
Els

34D
Word that can follow bath or bed
Room

35D
Totally unconscious state
Coma

40D
We ___ please: 2 wds.
Aim To

42D
Welcome to Hawaii!
Aloha

43D
___-to-order (custom-fit)
Made

44D
___ out the details (figure out all the specifics)
Iron

45D
Corrosive fluid
Acid

46D
James Bond villain whose first name is Julius: 2 wds. abbr.
Dr No

47D
USA’s Cold War rival: Abbr.
USSR

48D
Good friends
Pals

49D
Palo ___ California
Alto

52D
Assist
Aid