12/12/19
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Hair ___ (barrette)
Clip
5A
___ for tat (appropriate response)
Tit
8A
30-second spots on TV often
Ads
11A
Move slowly like molasses
Ooze
12A
Fictional explorer played by Isabela Moner in a 2019 movie
Dora
13A
China’s chairman from 1949 to 1976
Mao
14A
It’s a ___ point (It doesn’t actually matter)
Moot
15A
Tiny unit of matter
Atom
16A
2019 and 2020 for example: Abbr.
Yrs
17A
LA hip-hop artist who won a 2019 Grammy for Best Rap Performance for Bubblin: 2 wds.
Anderson Paak
20A
It’s between a lake and an ocean in size
Sea
21A
Remarked
Said
22A
Roth who directed 2018’s Death Wish remake
Eli
25A
Singer DiFranco with such albums as Evolve and Reprieve
Ani
27A
A little moist
Damp
30A
LA hip-hop artist who was nominated for eight Grammys in 2019: 2 wds.
Kendrick Lamar
34A
Lighten (up)
Ease
35A
Catch ___ later!
You
36A
2015 comedy starring Melissa McCarthy as a CIA agent
Spy
37A
Blue-green
Teal
40A
Maple syrup is made from it
Sap
42A
Late LA hip-hop artist nominated for a 2019 Grammy for Best Rap Album for Victory Lap: 2 wds.
Nipsey Hussle
47A
Members of your family
Kin
48A
___ I made myself clear?
Have
49A
Excuse me …
Ahem
50A
End of some company names: Abbr.
Inc
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
51A
Done
Over
52A
Weaving machine
Loom
53A
Bumped into
Met
54A
Actor Studi who received an Academy Honorary Award in 2019
Wes
55A
___ Lisa (Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece)
Mona
1D
Condition of a long-unconscious hospital patient
Coma
2D
Diving bird that’s a symbol of Canada
Loon
3D
Sport shirt brand that is heavily associated with the 1980s
Izod
4D
Oh for ___ sake!
Petes
5D
1980s band whose biggest hit was Africa
Toto
6D
Actor Jeremy of HBO’s Watchmen
Irons
7D
Florida city where football’s Outback Bowl is held
Tampa
8D
Actress who played Lynne Cheney in Vice: 2 wds.
Amy Adams
9D
Opposite of light in terms of color
Dark
10D
Brand of soapy steel wool scouring pads
Sos
12D
Bottled water brand
Dasani
18D
___-view mirror
Rear
19D
Elton John musical based on an opera
Aida
22D
___ out an existence (barely manage to survive)
Eke
23D
Actress Seydoux of The Grand Budapest Hotel
Lea
24D
Natural impulse
Instinct
26D
Slick and frozen like some sidewalks in winter
Icy
28D
It might display state borders
Map
29D
Ask intrusive questions
Pry
31D
Like the end of a swimming pool where the diving board is
Deep
32D
Okay for Orthodox Jews to eat
Kosher
33D
Honolulu feast
Luau
38D
Put on ___ (what a troupe of entertainers might do): 2 wds.
A Show
39D
Don’t ___ me hanging! (Tell me your decision!)
Leave
41D
Sacred hymn
Psalm
42D
Number of justices on the Supreme Court
Nine
43D
Fashion designer ___ Saint Laurent
Yves
44D
Scat!
Shoo
45D
Ponce de ___ (Spanish conquistador)
Leon
46D
Zombieland: Double Tap costar Stone
Emma
47D
One of the Kardashian sisters
Kim