8/12/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/12/21
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
J. Cole performances
Raps

5A
Dalai ___ (religious leader)
Lama

9A
“You can’t ___ ’em all”
Win

12A
Morales who plays Deathstroke on “Titans”
Esai

13A
Billionaire Musk who hosted “Saturday Night Live” in May
Elon

14A
New Year’s ___ (end-of-year celebration)
Eve

15A
2019 Ariana Grande and Social House hit that was nominated for a Grammy
Boyfriend

17A
Opposite of “hi”
Bye

18A
“You ___ blame for all this!”: 2 wds.
Are To

19A
Unrefined minerals
Ores

21A
“Gosh!”
Gee

22A
Post Honey ___ (sugary cereal)
Ohs

25A
Freeway turnoffs
Exits

28A
2020 Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber hit whose proceeds benefited frontline workers’ children: 3 wds.
Stuck With U

30A
“The Twilight ___” (Stephenie Meyer book series)
Saga

33A
Longtime “Dancing With the Stars” judge Goodman
Len

34A
Already watched
Seen

35A
2018 Ariana Grande hit whose lyrics mention four of her past relationships: 3 wds.
Thank U Next

38A
Computer command often used after “cut”
Paste

39A
Number of singers in a duo
Two

40A
Venue for a salt scrub or a sugar scrub
Spa

43A
90-year-old baseball legend Willie
Mays

45A
Say
Utter

47A
Upper half of a bikini
Bra

49A
2020 Ariana Grande hit that’s also the title of her sixth studio album
Positions

52A
“You bet!”
Yes

53A
A great distance away
Afar

54A
Act that’s forbidden: Hyph.
Nono

55A
“Funny you should ___ …”
Ask

56A
“The Hunchback of Notre ___”
Dame

57A
First earthly place mentioned in the Bible
Eden

1D
Put in a different sack, as at the grocery store
Rebag

2D
Sticking out like ___ thumb: 2 wds.
A Sore

3D
Person who a check is made out to
Payee

4D
Separate with a strainer
Sift

5D
Homophone of “lay”
Lei

6D
Smithwick’s Irish ___ (popular beer in Ireland)
Ale

7D
Prefix meaning “single”
Mono

8D
Yang who ran for president in 2020 and New York mayor in 2021
Andrew

9D
Internet page that can be favorited
Website

10D
Climbing plant
Ivy

11D
Laura Bush, ___ Welch
Nee

16D
Tree part you might trip on
Root

20D
Have being
Exist

23D
Streaming service that airs “Ramy”
Hulu

24D
Cologne’s smell
Scent

26D
Over ___ top
The

27D
Daylight creator
Sun

28D
He eats Christmas cookies
Santa

29D
Had no doubt about
Knew

30D
Motor oil brand
STP

31D
“Everything makes sense now!”
Aha

32D
Facial protection from toxic fumes: 2 wds.
Gas Mask

36D
Telephone component with numbered buttons
Keypad

37D
Draw crossing lines through: 2 wds.
Xout

40D
Rose from a chair
Stood

41D
Pasta whose ends are cut diagonally
Penne

42D
Fire-starting crime
Arson

44D
Piece of furniture near a coffee table
Sofa

46D
Spork prong
Tine

47D
Hanging ___ thread: 2 wds.
By A

48D
Hi-___ monitor
Res

50D
“Dancing With a Stranger” singer Smith
Sam

51D
Intense fury
Ire