8/9/18
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Performs in a play
Acts
5A
Long long ___ (way back when)
Ago
8A
___ peeve
Pet
11A
Lowest-ranking chess piece
Pawn
12A
Actor ___ Diamond Phillips (star of 1987’s La Bamba)
Lou
13A
Insecure star Issa ___
Rae
14A
Group of three
Trio
15A
Tire pressure letters
Psi
16A
This ___ stickup!: 2 wds.
Is A
17A
Don’t Know Why singer who won the Best New Artist and Record of the Year Grammys in 2003: 2 wds.
Norah Jones
20A
Upper torso muscle to a bodybuilder
Pec
21A
Picnic pest
Ant
22A
The letter Q is worth 10 of them in Scrabble: Abbr.
Pts
25A
Cone-bearing tree
Fir
27A
Band’s road trip
Tour
30A
Rehab singer who won the Best New Artist and Record of the Year Grammys in 2008: 2 wds.
Amy Winehouse
33A
What a watch tells you
Time
34A
Cheer for a flamenco dancer
Ole
35A
Just a ___ (slightly)
Tad
36A
Yoga class accessory
Mat
38A
It can fix a squeaky hinge
Oil
40A
All I Wanna Do singer who won the Best New Artist and Record of the Year Grammys in 1995: 2 wds.
Sheryl Crow
44A
Don’t ___ Me Down (Chainsmokers hit featuring Daya)
Let
45A
It bothered a princess in a Hans Christian Andersen story
Pea
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
46A
Dalmatians and Dobermans for example
Dogs
49A
Lend an ___ (listen closely)
Ear
50A
Grain in Honey Nut Cheerios
Oat
51A
Clasp tightly
Grip
52A
___ spell (unproductive period)
Dry
53A
___ Came in Through the Bathroom Window (Beatles song)
She
54A
A little anxious
Edgy
1D
Very fitting
Apt
2D
What an Uber driver needs
Car
3D
Sibling who might be either fraternal or identical
Twin
4D
Stick your nose where it doesn’t belong
Snoop
5D
He got an Oscar for Scent of a Woman: 2 wds.
Al Pacino
6D
My goodness!
Gosh
7D
Spirit board that uses an accessory called a planchette
Ouija
8D
Create a hard copy as of a Microsoft PowerPoint document: 2 wds.
Printout
9D
Lack of complication
Ease
10D
Beverages often served with sugar and lemon
Teas
18D
Mortgage adjustment for short
Refi
19D
Burst ___ the scene
Onto
22D
Longtime sportscaster Summerall
Pat
23D
Enough with the personal details: Abbr.
TMI
24D
Balance to an artist or a mathematician
Symmetry
26D
Move from one home to another
Relocate
28D
Country that’s about 100 miles from Cuba: Abbr.
USA
29D
The main color of China’s flag
Red
31D
None the worse for ___ (undamaged)
Wear
32D
Will’s beneficiary
Heir
37D
Mistakes in an essay
Typos
39D
Building where skiers can relax
Lodge
40D
Luge for one
Sled
41D
So quiet you could ___ a pin drop
Hear
42D
Actress Remini of The King of Queens
Leah
43D
May I have a ___ with you?
Word
47D
Booking for a rock star
Gig
48D
Mata Hari was a famous one
Spy