4/30/20 Answer Crosswords With Friends

4/30/20
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
Rodents featured in the Chinese zodiac for most of 2020
Rats

5A
Tiny annoying insect
Gnat

9A
Parks and ___ (Amy Poehler show for short)
Rec

12A
Leslie ___ Jr. (Tony winner for Hamilton)
Odom

13A
Home health ___ (paid caregiver)
Aide

14A
___ not approve of this: 2 wds.
I Do

15A
Queen Latifah’s real first name
Dana

16A
What means
Plus

17A
American espionage group: Abbr.
CIA

18A
Rapper featured on a Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) remix propelling it to #1: 2 wds.
Missy Elliott

21A
Simple tilling tool
Hoe

22A
___ team (wrestling pair)
Tag

23A
Lingerie item that might have an underwire
Bra

26A
Forty winks
Nap

28A
Spiritual teacher
Guru

32A
Country singer featured on an Old Town Road remix helping it stay at #1 for 19 weeks: 3 wds.
Billy Ray Cyrus

36A
Couch potato’s seat
Sofa

37A
Beverage that might be sweet or iced
Tea

38A
Actress/singer ___ Michele
Lea

39A
___-fi (genre for Star Trek: Picard)
Sci

42A
Place where people go to de-stress
Spa

44A
Pop star featured on a Despacito remix propelling it to #1: 2 wds.
Justin Bieber

50A
Some time ___ (not lately)
Ago

51A
Power hitter’s stat in baseball: Abbr.
RBIs

52A
Having two uses
Dual

54A
___ be on my way
Ill

55A
Old King ___ (nursery rhyme)
Cole

56A
Encourage
Urge

57A
Old-fashioned soap ingredient
Lye

58D
Long bar between two wheels
Axle

59D
I wouldn’t ___ any sleep over it
Lose

1D
Short straight pretzel’s shape
Rod

2D
Representative Schiff of California
Adam

3D
Author Morrison who died in 2019
Toni

4D
Powerful volleyball shot
Smash

5D
Student’s 12-month sabbatical before college: 2 wds.
Gap Year

6D
River that runs through Cairo
Nile

7D
Fully grown person
Adult

8D
Elon Musk’s car company
Tesla

9D
Puerto ___
Rico

10D
Computer menu with such items as copy and undo
Edit

11D
Jacket
Coat

19D
Company that developed Blu-ray discs
Sony

20D
Australian rapper Azalea
Iggy

23D
Air gun pellets
BBs

24D
Kia subcompact car
Rio

25D
1980s sitcom about a creature from the planet Melmac
Alf

27D
Individual butter portion
Pat

29D
Online address: Abbr.
URL

30D
McClanahan with an Emmy for playing Blanche Devereaux on The Golden Girls
Rue

31D
Cable channel whose shows have included Monk and Burn Notice
USA

33D
Stand the test of time
Last

34D
Uh-huh makes sense now: 3 wds.
Yes I See

35D
Flowy part of a Dracula costume
Cape

40D
Approximately for a historic date
Circa

41D
Unread email folder: Hyph.
Inbox

43D
Rush Rush singer Paula
Abdul

44D
Monopoly space between Connecticut Avenue and St. Charles Place
Jail

45D
Having a grotesque appearance
Ugly

46D
Filet of ___ (fish dish)
Sole

47D
Bird’s beak
Bill

48D
Currency in Slovakia and Slovenia
Euro

49D
Go from ___ to riches
Rags

53D
Actress Greta of Russian Doll
Lee