8/10/23
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Boats like the one that survived the Bible’s great flood
Arks
5A
My dude
Bro
8A
Natural hairstyle
Afro
12A
Train whistle sound
Toot
13A
Rower’s blade
Oar
14A
Hazy image
Blur
15A
2023 Best R&B Performance Grammy winner of Hrs & Hrs: 2 wds.
Munilong
17A
Not in time
Late
18A
Looks without blinking
Stares
19A
Bottom of a skirt
Hem
20A
Appliance that may be gas or electric
Stove
23A
Ability claimed by a clairvoyant: Abbr.
Esp
26A
Thin coins
Dimes
30A
2021 Best R&B Performance Grammy winner for Black Parade
Beyonce
32A
Shimmery gemstone
Opal
33A
Punctuation symbol in a URL
Dot
34A
Clickablepicture on a desktop
Icon
35A
With 50-Across, 2022 Best R&B Performance Grammy co-winner for Pick Up Your Feelings
Jazmine
37A
Nefarious schemes
Plots
38A
Celebratory verse
Ode
39A
Ted ____ (Emmy-winning Apple TV+ show)
Lasso
41A
Word before Yachty or Uzi Vert in rappers’ names
Lil
43A
Joints below shoulders
Elbows
48A
Fragments
Bits
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
50A
See 35-Across
Sullivan
52A
Figure who’s worshipped
Idol
53A
Let’s see now…
Hmm
54A
___ 911 (parody of Cops)
Reno
55A
Avian symbol of peace
Dove
56A
Government group with an Office of Air and Radiation: Abbr.
EPA
57A
The Price is Right host __ Carey
Drew
1D
Devices for withdrawing money: Abbr.
Atms
2D
One-sided victory
Rout
3D
Hawaiian coffee-growing region
Kona
4D
Mix by hand
Stir
5D
Signal ___ (share a social media post to raise awareness)
Boost
6D
Fled
Ran
7D
Charity’s URL ending
Org
8D
Possessing the necessary skills
Able
9D
Spanish dance often accompanied by castanets
Flamenco
10D
Dull daily routine
Rut
11D
Profitable mineral
Ore
16D
___ than (what < means in a math problem)
Less
19D
You there!
Hey
21D
Reedy-sounding woodwind instruments
Oboes
22D
Pet's doctor, for short
Vet
24D
Ewan McGregor or Karen Gillan, by birth
Scot
25D
Writing tools that might be kept in a mug
Pens
26D
Martial arts studio
Dojo
27D
Tablet used with an Apple Pencil
iPad
28D
Congratulations! at a bar mitzvah: 2 wds.
Mazel Tov
29D
A Nightmare on ___ Street
Elm
31D
Liquid for a massage therapist
Oil
33D
Genetic identifier: Abbr.
DNA
36D
Under the weather
Ill
37D
Survey of voters conducted by a newspaper, say
Poll
40D
2014 film starring David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King, Jr.
Selma
42D
Land surrounded by the sea
Isle
44D
Chicken, pigeon, or robin
Bird
45D
Directly above
Over
46D
Become smaller, like a crescent moon
Wane
47D
Perfect weather for sledding
Snow
48D
Make an offer at an auction
Bid
49D
Response before being pronounced man and wife: 2 wds.
I Do
50D
___/her prnouns
She
51D
Official calling pitch clock violations, for short
Ump