4/18/24
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Banking device at a stadium: Abbr.
ATM
4A
___ of silence (what some monks take)
Vow
7A
1980s TV extraterrestrial
Alf
10A
___ & Perrins (Worcestershire sauce brand)
Lea
11A
Rosemary’s Baby and Deathtrap writer Levin
Ira
12A
Briny body of water
Sea
13A
Singer whose Anti-Hero won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video in 2023: 2 wds.
Taylor Swift
16A
Liquid with some canned fish
Oil
17A
Bowlers derbies and fedoras
Hats
18A
Club used in softball
Bat
21A
Completely not allowed
Taboo
24A
Homer’s father on The Simpsons
Abe
25A
Shaped like a mozzarella stick
Oblong
29A
Singer whose Peaches won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video in 2021: 2 wds.
Justin Bieber
33A
Include with an email
Attach
34A
Killing ___ (BBC drama that starred Sandra Oh)
Eve
35A
Highway construction marker
Pylon
38A
Evergreen tree with toxic seeds
Yew
39A
Based on a ___ story
TRUE
42A
1960s slang for terrific
Fab
44A
Singer whose As It Was won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video in 2022: 2 wds.
Harry Styles
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
49A
Shape of a Kinder Surprise
Egg
50A
Kyle’s younger brother on South Park
Ike
51A
Three for Kentucky Derby racehorses
Age
52A
Born as before a maiden name
Nee
53A
Mark on a map app
Pin
54A
Like food right out of the oven
Hot
1D
Control-___-Delete
Alt
2D
Drink such as matcha
Tea
3D
Condiment for a lobster roll for short
Mayo
4D
The Woman King star Davis
Viola
5D
Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby
Orr
6D
Existed
Was
7D
Kazakhstan’s continent
Asia
8D
Dominant hand for Barack Obama
Left
9D
Minnesota ___ (pool player in The Hustler)
Fats
14D
Started as a campfire
Lit
15D
Went the ___ nine yards
Whole
18D
Mtn Dew ___ Blast
Baja
19D
Lie adjacent to
Abut
20D
America’s ___ Kitchen (syndicated show)
Test
22D
Float up and down like a buoy
Bob
23D
___-Wan Kenobi
Obi
26D
Do as you’re told
Obey
27D
Wild Things actress Campbell
Neve
28D
Moved up on a height chart
Grew
30D
Become narrower at one end
Taper
31D
Like some slick sidewalks
Icy
32D
Winnipeg Jets’ sports group: Abbr.
NHL
36D
Opposite of seldom
Often
37D
Vote that cancels out a yea
Nay
39D
From ___ on (from that point forward)
Then
40D
Fury
Rage
41D
Hankering
Urge
43D
Not at all interesting
Blah
45D
Small dog’s sound
Yip
46D
Enjoy a snowy trail
Ski
47D
Criticism might bruise it
Ego
48D
Series of songs played by a band
Set