12/27/24
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Baby goat
KID
4A
“Charlotte’s ___” (children’s book)
WEB
7A
Ballpoint pens’ coverings
CAPS
11A
Way back when
AGO
12A
Body spray with such scents as Purple Patchouli and Spiced Latte
AXE
13A
Pat who retired from “Wheel of Fortune” in 2024
SAJAK
14A
What do ___ want?
YOU
15A
Container for sardines
TIN
16A
“30 Rock” actor Morgan
TRACY
17A
Packers/Jets quarterback who played poorly the season after Madden NFL 09 cover
BRETT FAVRE
20A
Fall flower that looks like a daisy
ASTER
22A
Had a snack
ATE
23A
Facial feature that could be “double”
CHIN
24A
Greiner of “Shark Tank”
LORI
26A
Actress Farrow of Netflix’s “The Watcher”
MIA
29A
Eagles quarterback who played poorly the season after Madden NFL 06 cover
DONOVAN MCNABB
32A
Tiny gear in a machine
COG
33A
Poems written to praise something
ODES
34A
1980s pitching star Hershiser
OREL
35A
Feel under the weather
AIL
36A
Very
QUITE
37A
Titans quarterback who played poorly the season after Madden NFL 08 cover
VINCE YOUNG
41A
Tubular pasta
PENNE
42A
Manning who’s Peyton’s brother
ELI
43A
Have student loans, for example
OWE
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
46A
Sliced and ___ (divided into many small parts)
DICED
47A
Tit for ___ (fair exchange)
TAT
48A
Make eggs like a chicken
LAY
49A
Plant also known as linseed
FLAX
50A
Conditional statements
IFS
51A
“Forgot About ___” (rap song of 2000)
DRE
1D
“The Prom” actress Mary ___ Place
KAY
2D
“This is as far as ___”: 2 wds.
IGO
3D
Being unsure about
DOUBTING
4D
What flows through a garden hose
WATER
5D
Door leading out
EXIT
6D
___ the rules (came very close to cheating)
BEND
7D
Cut up, as a Thanksgiving turkey
CARVE
8D
Slightly open, as a door
AJAR
9D
Walk repetitively back and forth
PACE
10D
“Reach for the ___!” (stagecoach robber’s demand)
SKY
13D
Annoying crackling on a radio
STATIC
18D
___ 911! (former sitcom starring Niecy Nash)
RENO
19D
Produces crops
FARMS
20D
“Highway to Hell” rock band
ACDC
21D
“Get out of here, pest!”
SHOO
24D
Utensil for a soup kitchen
LADLE
25D
Number of people performing a solo
ONE
26D
Yellow or orange flower
MARIGOLD
27D
“Yeah, right”: 2 wds.
I BET
28D
Up to it
ABLE
30D
Expressed out loud, as a concern
VOICED
31D
Type of word that can be “common” or “proper”
NOUN
35D
Extension to a building
ANNEX
36D
Resigns from a job
QUITS
37D
Facial covering for a belly dancer
VEIL
38D
Early empire in the Andes
INCA
39D
Mysterious creature reportedly living in cold areas
YETI
40D
Animated snowman who’s Anna’s friend
OLAF
41D
Suffix for many Adobe files
PDF
44D
What a truce may stop
WAR
45D
Body part that could undergo LASIK surgery
EYE