8/29/19
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
“The Eye Network”
CBS
4A
“That’s what ___ said!”
She
7A
“Mars Needs ___” (2011 animated movie)
Moms
11A
Word that shares a key with “option” on a Mac keyboard
Alt
12A
Animal that wallows in mud
Pig
13A
Square footage
Area
14A
Conjunction used with “neither”
Nor
15A
“Will you miss me when ___?”: 2 wds.
I Go
16A
Automaker that produces the Compass
Jeep
17A
“The Dance” country singer named the ACM Artist of the Decade for the 1990s: 2 wds.
Garth Brooks
20A
“Absolutely!”
Yes
21A
“Give us this day ___ daily bread …”
Our
22A
Alan of 2015’s “Bridge of Spies”
Alda
24A
Term similar to “darling” or “baby”
Hon
25A
It can go before “law” or “med,” for a college student
Pre
28A
“I Cross My Heart” country singer named the ACM Artist of the Decade for the 2000s: 2 wds.
George Strait
31A
One may be cooked “over easy”
Egg
32A
Grain that might be mixed in with yogurt
Oat
33A
Fuzzy Australian boots
Uggs
34A
Fish often used to make fish sticks
Cod
35A
Suffix in the names of many fruity beverages
Ade
36A
“You Make It Easy” country singer named the ACM Artist of the Decade for the 2010s: 2 wds.
Jason Aldean
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
41A
School where actress Mayim Bialik earned a neuroscience PhD: Abbr.
UCLA
42A
Bill and ___ (talk romantically)
Coo
43A
At this very moment
Now
45A
Stick-to-itiveness
Grit
46A
Joint above the femur
Hip
47A
Drink that is sometimes brown
Tea
48A
Becomes hard, like concrete
Sets
49A
Ending for “insist” or “persist”
Ent
50A
Sylvester Stallone’s “sneaky” nickname
Sly
1D
Metal container for foods and drinks
Can
2D
Lifehacker or Daily Kos, for example
Blog
3D
Homeless pooch that wanders the streets: 2 wds.
Stray Dog
4D
Expectorates
Spits
5D
Word that may precede “chair” or “-rise”
High
6D
Pick-me-up for a person’s self-image: 2 wds.
Ego Boost
7D
Opposite of minor
Major
8D
Cookie brand similar to Hydrox
Oreo
9D
“Blessed are the ___” (quote from the Book of Matthew)
Meek
10D
Drains the strength from
Saps
18D
Bringing up the ___ (in last place)
Rear
19D
Littlest pup in a litter
Runt
22D
Birthday card number
Age
23D
It ends at the foot
Leg
24D
Symptom treated by aspirin
Headache
25D
Beauty contests
Pageants
26D
Fix, as an election
Rig
27D
Beings from Jupiter or Uranus, perhaps: Abbr.
Ets
29D
Hired thug
Goon
30D
Not courteous
Rude
34D
Jackets
Coats
35D
Bring into the family
Adopt
36D
Large wine containers
Jugs
37D
Unit of measurement for farmland
Acre
38D
Narrow, thin opening
Slit
39D
Short ___ (cut of beef)
Loin
40D
Guitarist Gallagher of Oasis
Noel
44D
United ___ (nonprofit group)
Way