12/31/20
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Spaces, as between teeth
Gaps
5A
Life science, for short
Bio
8A
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
May
11A
Vicinity
Area
12A
Seating information on a plane ticket
Row
13A
Handed-down folk wisdom
Lore
14A
Rapper who collaborated with Beyoncé on the 2003 #1 hit “Baby Boy”: 2 wds.
Sean Paul
16A
Twosome, in the tabloids
Item
17A
Relatives
Kin
18A
Baked good often served with tea
Scone
19A
What a successful rapper might drop at the end of a performance
Mic
22A
Singer who collaborated with Beyoncé on the 2017 #1 hit “Perfect Duet”: 2 wds.
Ed Sheeran
25A
Mow the ___
Grass
27A
South ___ (White House field where Marine One lands)
Lawn
28A
Quick note from the boss
Memo
29A
“I would ___ good money to see that!”
Pay
30A
Sonic the Hedgehog game company
Sega
34A
Chris, Meg, and Stewie’s mother, on “Family Guy”
Lois
36A
Like Impossible Burgers, ingredient-wise
Vegan
37A
With 46-Across, rapper who collaborated with Beyoncé on the 2020 #1 hit “Savage (Remix)”: 2 wds.
Megan Thee
41A
Opposite of new
Old
42A
Signs of what’s to come
Omens
43A
___ Rattlehead (skeleton mascot of Megadeth)
Vic
45A
Citrusy drink associated with astronauts
Tang
46A
See 37-Across
Stallion
51A
Product made by Goodyear or Michelin
Tire
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
52A
TV channel that airs a lot of syndicated dramas
Ion
53A
“Do as ___!” (“Obey my orders!”): 2 wds.
I Say
54A
Fútbol fan’s cheer
Ole
55D
___ Equis (Mexican beer)
Dos
56D
___ de foie gras (French food)
Pate
1D
What most cars run on
Gas
2D
“What ___ you waiting for?”
Are
3D
Small vegetable that disturbed a princess in a fairy tale
Pea
4D
Plummeted
Sank
5D
___ spanking new
Brand
6D
Letters for debtors
IOU
7D
Bird that hoots
Owl
8D
Outboard ___ (what powers a small boat)
Motor
9D
Type of building that hosts NBA games
Arena
10D
Arabian country whose capital is Sana’a
Yemen
13D
Driver’s ID
License
15D
Chocolate cream and lemon meringue, for two
Pies
18D
Do needlepoint or embroidery
Sew
19D
Studio that made “Gone With the Wind”
MGM
20D
Anger
Ire
21D
Twin-___ engine
Cam
23D
Cut dramatically, as prices
Slash
24D
“Make ___ while the sun shines”
Hay
26D
Grammy-winning younger sister of Beyoncé
Solange
29D
“The ___ and the Pendulum” (Edgar Allan Poe story)
Pit
31D
Word that can go before “maniac” or “centric”
Ego
32D
Actress Gadot of the “Fast and Furious” movies
Gal
33D
“Josie ___ the Pussycats”
And
35D
Slip-___ (shoes that are easy to step into)
Ons
36D
Head covering for a bride
Veil
37D
“Semper fidelis,” for the US Marines
Motto
38D
Contents of a digital inbox
Email
39D
Romance, fantasy, or action
Genre
40D
Buccaneers wide receiver Mike or actor Chris
Evans
44D
Trim, as fingernails
Clip
46D
Punk rocker ___ Vicious
Sid
47D
Overly
Too
48D
“Patience ___ virtue”: 2 wds.
Is A
49D
Granola grain
Oat
50D
Tonight’s holiday: Abbr.
NYE