12/3/20
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
“Pipe down!”
Shh
4A
Grabs a bite
Eats
8A
What pupils study for
Test
12A
Shoe’s tip
Toe
13A
Broadway show that bombs
Flop
14A
Succulent plant with healing properties
Aloe
15A
“Rumble in the Jungle” boxer
Ali
16A
2018 Juice WRLD collaboration with Future: 2 wds.
Fine China
18A
Bill for a pub patron: 2 wds.
Bar Tab
20A
Prefix for “classical” or “conservative”
Neo
21A
2018 Juice WRLD song that samples Sting’s “Shape of My Heart”: 2 wds.
Lucid Dreams
26A
Absolutely love
Adore
28A
Positive vote in the Senate
Yea
29A
“I’ve never seen anything like that!”
Wow
30A
“___ Lights” (Demi Lovato song)
Neon
31A
“Dear ___ or Madam …”
Sir
32A
Horse-halting command
Whoa
33A
Tree commonly seen beside New England avenues
Elm
34A
Attila the ___
Hun
35A
Covered in fur
Hairy
36A
2020 Juice WRLD song with an animated video: 2 wds.
Wishing Well
39A
Like antique furniture
Old
40A
NHL team from Edmonton
Oilers
43A
2020 Juice WRLD song that opens with the line “All-white Gucci suit”
Righteous
47A
Battery size in many TV remotes
AAA
48A
Sandwich cookie from Nabisco
Oreo
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
49A
___ classic (film with a small but avid fan base)
Cult
50A
Type of alcohol such as Tanqueray
Gin
51A
Mammals with wings
Bats
52A
Day care attendees
Kids
53A
Poem that rhapsodizes about its subject
Ode
1D
Pierce with a fork
Stab
2D
“Hi,” in Madrid
Hola
3D
Family possessions passed down through generations
Heirlooms
4D
Completely remove, as graffiti
Efface
5D
Proof that you couldn’t have committed a crime at that place and time
Alibi
6D
Freight ___ (large unit of weight)
Ton
7D
Big ___ (person who throws money around)
Spender
8D
Chevy SUV named for a lake
Tahoe
9D
___ Young Band (country group)
Eli
10D
He might be named after his father
Son
11D
Afternoon beverage in Britain
Tea
17D
“Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” star Michael
Cera
19D
Go around a corner
Turn
22D
Running out of charge, as a cellphone
Dying
23D
Some time in the distant past: 3 wds.
A While Ago
24D
Tie up at a pier
Moor
25D
Swing back and forth
Sway
26D
Start ___ (go back to square one)
Anew
27D
Store that sells sandwich meat
Deli
31D
Open-air spot on a cruise ship
Sundeck
32D
Word that can precede “paper,” “eye,” or “flower”
Wall
34D
Handle of a sword
Hilt
35D
Complicated burglaries
Heists
37D
Chocolate snack cakes from Hostess: 2 wds.
Hohos
38D
“My Life ___ Suck Without You” (Kelly Clarkson song)
Would
41D
Surprise attack
Raid
42D
Not crazy
Sane
43D
Actor Lowe of “Parks and Recreation”
Rob
44D
Long-term investment option: Abbr.
IRA
45D
“I couldn’t ___ a word in edgewise”
Get
46D
French word of agreement
Oui