4/6/23
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Thick slice as of bacon
Slab
5A
Pronoun that sounds like a song sung in church
Him
8A
Man of ___ words (guy who doesn’t talk much)
Few
11A
Target’s red bull’s-eye for one
Logo
12A
Second letter of the Greek alphabet
Beta
13A
Tool for a lumberjack
Axe
14A
Store whose product names often include vowels like å and ö
Ikea
15A
One trip around the sun
Year
16A
Punk rock legend ___ Vicious
Sid
17A
Get Ur Freak On rapper first nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2023: 2 wds.
Miss Yelliott
20A
Keyboard key to the left of Q
Tab
21A
___ People (2023 Jonah Hill movie)
You
22A
Something just doesn’t ___ up here
Add
25A
December 31 observance: Abbr.
Nye
27A
Word that can precede fire or site
Camp
31A
Faith pop singer first nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2023: 2 wds.
George Michael
35A
First word in many fairy tales
Once
36A
Address on a business card: Abbr.
Url
37A
What a pitchfork pitches
Hay
38A
Creature who helped a shoemaker in a fairy tale
Elf
41A
Opposite of non in Paris
Oui
43A
On the Road Again country singer first nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2023: 2 wds.
Willie Nelson
49A
Date My ___ (former MTV reality show)
Mom
50A
Proficient
Able
51A
Teen’s skin problem
Acne
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
52A
___ Marie Saint (oldest living winner of an Oscar)
Eva
53A
Vulcan mind ___ (joining of consciousness in Star Trek)
Meld
54A
Comic actor Corddry
Nate
55A
DC Comics villain Luthor
Lex
56A
Those ___ the facts
Are
57A
Nickname of the former Yankee who hit 696 home runs: Hyph.
Arod
1D
Eminem’s The Real ___ Shady
Slim
2D
Thor’s trickster brother
Loki
3D
Go on for ___ (last a long while)
Ages
4D
Brag
Boast
5D
Vulnerable body part for Achilles
Heel
6D
Sardinia’s country
Italy
7D
Luigi’s brother in a video game franchise
Mario
8D
Like Olympic sprinters
Fast
9D
Turnpike turnoff
Exit
10D
Unite in matrimony
Wed
12D
Toodles!: Hyph.
Bye Bye
18D
Ying ___ Twins (hip-hop duo)
Yang
19D
That hurts!
Ouch
22D
A day ___ (yesterday)
Ago
23D
Where a bear hibernates
Den
24D
Glasses-wearing pal of Sneezy and Sleepy
Doc
26D
Giant bird native to Australia
Emu
28D
Sound one might make while sinking into a hot bath
Aah
29D
Just give ___ minute …: 2 wds.
Me A
30D
Paper towel’s thickness
Ply
32D
Fishing pole’s spool
Reel
33D
___ out difficulties (resolved problems)
Ironed
34D
Game where you might accuse Mrs. Peacock in the library with the rope
Clue
39D
Woolly animal related to the alpaca
Llama
40D
Thread of clothing analyzed by a crime lab
Fiber
42D
Actress Glazer of Broad City
Ilana
43D
Created a tapestry
Wove
44D
Giant movie-screen format
iMax
45D
___ Woods (lead role in the Legally Blonde franchise)
Elle
46D
Character voiced by Jeremy Irons in The Lion King
Scar
47D
Burst ___ the scene
Onto
48D
A friend in ___ is a friend indeed
Need
49D
History of the World Part II producer Brooks
Mel