12/10/20
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Pacino and Sharpton, for two
Als
4A
Enjoy some bubble gum
Chew
8A
Sound from a ram or a lamb
Baa
11A
Feline
Cat
12A
Money in Latvia and Luxembourg
Euro
13A
It typically contains “www”: Abbr.
URL
14A
“Sweet” song by K-pop girl group Blackpink and Selena Gomez that hit #13 in 2020: 2 wds.
Ice Cream
16A
Tennis do-over
Let
17A
The Home ___ (Lowe’s rival)
Depot
18A
Fly off the shelves
Sell
20A
Remind over and over
Nag
22A
Homes made out of twigs
Nests
25A
“How may ___ of service?”: 2 wds.
I Be
28A
Cards required to buy liquor: Abbr.
Ids
30A
Body parts treated by a podiatrist
Feet
31A
“Fashionable” song by K-pop rapper Psy that hit #2 in 2012: 2 wds.
Gangnam Style
34A
Eight: Prefix
Octo
35A
Mr. ___ (icon that warns you something’s poisonous)
Yuk
36A
“A Nightmare on ___ Street” (1984 horror classic)
Elm
37A
Major river that runs through Rotterdam and Cologne
Rhine
39A
___ economy (business model for Lyft drivers)
Gig
41A
What a “big top” is, in the circus
Tent
43A
Lists that might be different during breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Menus
47A
Betty Cooper’s father, on “Riverdale”
Hal
49A
“Explosive” song by K-pop boy band BTS that hit #1 in 2020
Dynamite
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
51A
___ out a win (barely take first place)
Eke
52A
“Mr. Holland’s ___” (1995 movie)
Opus
53A
Word that can follow “income” or “estate”
Tax
54A
Gloomy
Sad
55A
Policy expert
Wonk
56A
Timid
Shy
1D
Liquid that could make a hole in metal
Acid
2D
Nightgown trim, sometimes
Lace
3D
Single part of a process
Step
4D
100% sure
Certain
5D
Raise a ___ and cry (make a loud protest)
Hue
6D
Sections of history
Eras
7D
“Independent ___” (#1 hit for Destiny’s Child)
Women
8D
Dead center of a dartboard: Hyph.
Bullseye
9D
“The Kids ___ All Right” (2010 movie nominated for a Best Picture Oscar)
Are
10D
Key to either side of the space bar on a Windows keyboard
Alt
15D
___ artist (swindler)
Con
19D
Hand that a southpaw favors
Left
21D
“Hi!,” in Melbourne
Gday
23D
“Do ___!” (“Spill the details!”)
Tell
24D
Long, thin part of a wineglass
Stem
25D
“Young Frankenstein” assistant
Igor
26D
18th-century composer Johann Sebastian ___
Bach
27D
Acting like the world is owed to you
Entitled
29D
Arrogantly self-satisfied
Smug
32D
“You’ll miss me when I’m ___!”
Gone
33D
Stereotypical face covering for a bank robber: 2 wds.
Ski Mask
38D
Provide money for, as a scholarship
Endow
40D
Sapphire or ruby, for example
Gem
42D
Stenographer’s error
Typo
44D
What picky people “pick”
Nits
45D
Most recent US state to host the Winter Olympics
Utah
46D
“She Thinks My Tractor’s ___” (Kenny Chesney song)
Sexy
47D
“___ a real nowhere man” (Beatles lyric)
Hes
48D
Letters between a real name and an alias
Aka
50D
Female equivalent of a monk
Nun