8/19/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/19/21
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
Killer ___ (amazing physique)
Bod

4A
“Volver” actress Penélope
Cruz

8A
Measure of an eagle’s outstretched wings
Span

12A
Rage
Ire

13A
Canceled, in NASA slang: Hyph.
Nogo

14A
Fire hydrant hookup
Hose

15A
___ America (cable channel that airs “Doctor Who” in the US)
BBC

16A
___ tie (cowboy’s accessory)
Bolo

17A
Sedan or hatchback, say
Auto

18A
Puerto Rican singer of the 1999 hit “Livin’ la Vida Loca”: 2 wds.
Ricky Martin

21A
Went kaput, like a car battery
Died

23A
Power that might help you pick the winning lotto numbers: Abbr.
Esp

24A
October birthstone, or a woman’s name
Opal

25A
Connection point
Node

27A
___ the tail on the donkey
Pin

30A
Puerto Rican singer with the perennial holiday hit “Feliz Navidad”: 2 wds.
Jose Feliciano

33A
Poem written in someone’s honor
Ode

34A
Actor Clive
Owen

35A
Come to a halt at a red light
Stop

36A
Guns N’ Roses vocalist ___ Rose
Axl

37A
Draw a ___ in the sand
Line

38A
Puerto Rican rapper featured on the 2017 hit “Despacito”: 2 wds.
Daddy Yankee

44A
Where Manila and Mumbai are
Asia

45A
Little brown songbird
Wren

46A
To the ___ degree
Nth

49A
Restaurant that competes with Denny’s
IHOP

50A
“Nothing ___ matters”
Else

51A
Whisper sweet nothings
Coo

52A
Mailed
Sent

53A
Heap affection (on)
Dote

54A
Female with fleece
Ewe

1D
It can protect baby clothes from food stains
Bib

2D
Sphere
Orb

3D
Lessen
Decrease

4D
“Closing Bell” channel
CNBC

5D
Chess piece also called a castle
Rook

6D
Disagreeable-looking
Ugly

7D
Went for an extreme close-up with a camera lens: 2 wds.
Zoomed In

8D
What the symbol # represents on a music score
Sharp

9D
Stick your lower lip out moodily
Pout

10D
___ Spumante (type of wine)
Asti

11D
Gas used in glowing signs
Neon

19D
Not occupied
Idle

20D
“Hang on ___” (“I’ll be right with you”): 2 wds.
A Sec

21D
Karate class location
Dojo

22D
Apple music player
iPod

25D
Just-married person
Newly Wed

26D
“Hurray, matador!”
Ole

27D
Ability to wait calmly
Patience

28D
Get ___ the ground floor (start at entry level): 2 wds.
In On

29D
“Nuh-uh”
Nope

31D
Like a sly forest creature
Foxy

32D
Wes Anderson’s 2018 film “___ of Dogs”
Isle

36D
Make adjustments to fit in
Adapt

38D
Platform whose name becomes a flower if you add a Y at the end
Dais

39D
Arthur ___ Stadium (US Open tennis arena)
Ashe

40D
Canadian singer Celine
Dion

41D
“___ and Janis” (comic strip about a long-married couple)
Arlo

42D
Safe spot for a baby chick
Nest

43D
Take a ___ (protest, in a way)
Knee

47D
___ truck (vehicle that moves broken-down cars)
Tow

48D
Sod-busting tool
Hoe