2/10/22
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
TV channel known for reporting breaking stories
CNN
4A
Raven’s call
Caw
7A
Secret cache
Stash
12A
Hoagie, by another name
Sub
13A
Q&A session on Reddit: Abbr.
AMA
14A
Musician’s speed
Tempo
15A
“Drive” alt-rock band that chose their name from a thesaurus
Incubus
17A
Person living abroad, for short
Expat
18A
Prefix for “quote” or “judge”
Mis
19A
Roth ___ (savings option)
IRA
20A
“Bring Me to Life” metal band that chose their name from a dictionary
Evanescence
25A
Cards that are often higher than kings
Aces
26A
Bathroom, in Brighton
Loo
27A
“___ Maria” (religious song)
Ave
29A
Big pigs
Hogs
30A
Longtime TV announcer Pardo
Don
31A
One of the Rice Krispies mascots
Snap
32A
State to the west of Georgia: Abbr.
Ala
33A
“How I Met Your Father” narrator Cattrall
Kim
34A
___ Christian Andersen
Hans
35A
“Closer to Fine” folk duo that chose their name from a dictionary: 2 wds.
Indigo Girls
39A
Cards checked at airports: Abbr.
IDs
40A
Single
One
41A
“Dear Sir or ___ …”
Madam
44A
“Ms. Jackson” rap duo that chose their name from a thesaurus
Outkast
48A
Venue for an NBA game
Arena
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
49A
“That was many years ___”
Ago
50A
Small vegetable found in a samosa
Pea
51A
Sandies ___ Shortbread (Keebler cookie brand)
Pecan
52A
Only a handful of
Few
53A
Get-up-and-go
Pep
1D
Former CBS forensic show
CSI
2D
Convent member
Nun
3D
Network with the sitcoms “Grand Crew” and “Kenan”
NBC
4D
Mountain house
Cabin
5D
Entertain
Amuse
6D
“It ___ fun while it lasted”
Was
7D
Multi-speaker audio setup
Stereo
8D
Person from El Paso or San Antonio, say
Texan
9D
___ up (energize, like a crowd)
Amp
10D
Nail ___ (place to get a manicure)
Spa
11D
Fresh out of the oven
Hot
16D
New England college in Amherst: Abbr.
Umass
19D
Fashion ___ (celebrity who always dresses well)
Icon
20D
Dangerous bacteria in food: 2 wds., abbr.
Ecoli
21D
Person who doesn’t consume any animal products
Vegan
22D
Time-stretching replay speed: Hyph.
Slomo
23D
Waterway through Panama
Canal
24D
Chris who has played Captain America
Evans
25D
“Now it makes perfect sense!”
Aha
28D
Mini-albums: Abbr.
EPS
30D
Where archaeologists look for artifacts
Digs
31D
Ogre in four animated movies
Shrek
33D
Nicole of “Being the Ricardos”
Kidman
36D
Royal played by Kristen Stewart in “Spencer”
Diana
37D
Severely overcharge
Gouge
38D
Tagging along, closely behind: 2 wds.
Intow
41D
Paper for a treasure hunter
Map
42D
“___ you thinking what I’m thinking?”
Are
43D
When winter begins: Abbr.
Dec
44D
Blundering fool
Oaf
45D
Something downloaded to a tablet
App
46D
What you can’t do if you’re blindfolded
See
47D
___ water (ordinary drinking water)
Tap