12/14/23 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/14/23
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
Concert device connected to loudspeakers
Amp

4A
Seal up
Shut

8A
Quick punch from a boxer
Jab

11A
Betty ___ (early cartoon character)
Boop

13A
Native American tribe that primarily lives in northeastern Arizona
Hopi

14A
www.stanford.___
Edu

15A
Miami Sound Machine musician who received the Billboard Latin Music Lifetime Achievement Award in 1994: 2 wds.
Emilio Estefan

18A
Enjoy some sushi perhaps
Eat

19A
Versatile type of car radio
Am FM

20A
Italian city where Prada is headquartered
Milan

23A
Damage to a car’s bumper
Dent

25A
Raw materials for blast furnaces
Ores

26A
Toe-pampering treatment for short
Pedi

27A
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del ___ (2021 film comedy)
Mar

30A
Feliz Navidad singer who received the Billboard Latin Music Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996: 2 wds.
Jose Feliciano

33A
Come-___ (pickup lines)
Ons

34A
Michael who plays Jerome Robbins in Maestro
Urie

35A
Pistachios and such
Nuts

36A
National Endowment for the ___
Arts

37A
Insects attracted to dumpsters
Flies

38A
Indonesian island that’s close to the equator
Bali

40A
Compete
Vie

41A
Oye Como Va musician who received the Billboard Latin Music Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009: 2 wds.
Carlos Santana

47A
Darth Vader’s boyhood nickname
Ani

48A
___ further reflection …
Upon

49A
Winter vehicle without wheels
Sled

50A
Chamomile beverage
Tea

51A
Toothed tools
Saws

52A
Covering for vanilla beans or peas
Pod

1D
Honest ___ (former presidential nickname)
Abe

2D
Lia Bonet, to Zoe Kravitz
Mom

3D
Purple paste made from taro root
Poi

4D
Alcoholic drink that’s gulped in one swig
Shot

5D
Tool for tilling grass blocks in Minecraft
Hoe

6D
Alternative to FedEx
Ups

7D
Best Picture that starred Kate Winslet
Titanic

8D
Probst who hosts Survivor
Jeff

9D
The ___ Carolla Show (comedy podcast)
Adam

10D
Hamburger bread
Bun

12D
I’m begging you
Please

16D
Author Fleming who created James Bond
Ian

17D
Person who might perform defibrillation: Abbr.
EMT

20D
___ Jojo (Powerpuff Girls villain with a rhyming name)
Mojo

21D
Handheld appliance that uses steam
Iron

22D
The ___ said the better
Less

23D
Places that sell corned beef
Delis

24D
Actress McClurg or Falco
Edie

26D
___ Plus (shampoo brand)
Pert

27D
Hawaiian island named for a Polynesian demigod
Maui

28D
Payment for a hand of cards
Ante

29D
Monica Geller’s brother on Friends
Ross

31D
Extremely angry
Furious

32D
Narrow entryways along coastlines
Inlets

36D
Once and for ___ (permanently)
All

37D
Part of a shark or a surfboard
Fin

38D
Batman adversary played by Tom Hardy
Bane

39D
La Traviata or Tosca tune say
Aria

40D
Vehicles for plumbers
Vans

41D
Grumpy animal in an Internet meme
Cat

42D
Place to relax in a robe
Spa

43D
Pig that isn’t a boar
Sow

44D
Italian peak
Alp

45D
The Matrix character also known as Mr. Anderson
Neo

46D
Just ___ water
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