8/8/24
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Tummy muscles
Abs
4A
Portable camp bed
Cot
7A
Sear a little
Char
11A
___ the farm (put everything on the line)
Bet
12A
That’s hilarious!: Hyph.
Haha
14A
Maker of Kettle Cooked Tomato Basil Pasta Sauce
Ragu
15A
It’s so cold!
Brr
16A
And others, in bibliographies: 2 wds, abbr.
Etal
17A
Line-___ veto
Item
18A
2023 Doja Cat hit whose title is a tribute to a town she lived in: 2 wds.
Agora Hills
21A
Appropriate name of Brooklyn’s NBA team
Nets
22A
What fathoms measure, at sea
Depth
25A
2022 Doja Cat hit whose title refers to a gambling city
Vegas
27A
Long bout, as of drinking or crying
Jag
28A
Major transfer site for airlines
Hub
30A
Stated out loud, as opposed to written
Oral
31A
State out loud
Say
32A
George Takei’s Star Trek role
Sulu
33A
__ and Peace (1869 novel)
War
34A
What’s inside a volleyball
Air
35A
2021 Doja Cat hit whose title refers to divine femininity
Woman
36A
Petite
Small
38A
Person from Damascus or Mecca, often
Arab
39A
2021 Doja Cat hit whose title to her curiosity about a particular man: 3 wds.
Need to Know
43A
Flimsy
Weak
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
46A
Chemical element whose name can invoke fluorescent
Neon
47A
Four score and seven years ___
Agora Hills
48A
Wicked
Evil
49A
Wu-___ (Clan (hip-hop group)
Tang
50A
Rankle
Irk
51A
Thor: Love and Thunder actor Christian
Bale
52A
West ___ Moines, Iowa
Des
53A
Primus lead singer Claypool
Les
1D
Swedish pop group that formed in 1972
Abba
2D
Floating hunk of ice, for short
Berg
3D
Use bullying force on to persuade: Hyph.
Strong Arm
4D
Bends the rules to win
Cheats
5D
Courtroom promises
Oaths
6D
Pad ___ (Asian noodle dish)
Thai
7D
Snappy, like a fresh cracker
Crisp
8D
Beret or beanie, for example
Hat
9D
The Croods: A New ___ (2020 animated movie)
Age
10D
Liquor associated with pirates
Rum
13D
From dawn to dusk: 2 wds.
All Day
19D
Genuine
Real
20D
One part of a journey
Leg
23D
Miniature image, or something a manicurist polishes
Thumbnail
24D
Hawaiian dance style
Hula
25D
___ of chastity (promise made by nuns)
Vow
26D
Divisions of history
Eras
27D
Container for olives
Jar
29D
Bread holding a hot dog
Bun
31D
Making no sound
Silent
32D
Completely drench
Soak
34D
Traditional order in a tavern
Ale
35D
Two ____ don’t make a right
Wrongs
37D
Joint that’s prone to sprains
Ankle
38D
Make amends for a misdeed
Atone
40D
___ Poets Society (Robin Williams movie)
Dead
41D
Beast in the fairy tale Puss in Boots
Ogre
42D
Concave cooking vessels
Woks
43D
Creation of a black widow or brown recluse
Web
44D
Actress ___ (Marie Saint who recently turned 100
Eva
45D
Be in poor health
Ail