2/11/21
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Wet dirt
Mud
4A
Imitated
Aped
8A
Extra-thick carpet style that was popular in the 1970s
Shag
12A
“We’re taking it one game ___ time” (athlete’s cliché): 2 wds.
At A
13A
Two plus three plus four
Nine
14A
“The Americans” actress Russell
Keri
15A
Button-up sweater that’s also the title of a 2020 Taylor Swift pop hit
Cardigan
17A
Sow your wild ___ (lead a wild lifestyle)
Oats
18A
Single piece of paper
Sheet
19A
“Sorry, I screwed up”: 2 wds.
My Bad
21A
Friend, in Australia
Mate
23A
Body part you might use to nudge someone
Elbow
26A
As well
Also
29A
Ice queen in the “Frozen” films
Elsa
31A
Profound amazement
Awe
32A
“The Star-Spangled ___”
Banner
34A
Rotated
Turned
36A
Savings option whose contents might go untouched until your 70s: Abbr.
IRA
37A
___ preserver (flotation device)
Life
39A
Contributes
Adds
40A
Spanish small-plate specialties
Tapas
42A
Strike and ball callers, for short
Umps
44A
Cry like a lamb
Bleat
46A
Adam’s ___ (bump in the throat)
Apple
50A
Fuel for old steam trains
Coal
52A
Single-piece garment that’s also the title of a 2018 Twenty One Pilots rock hit
Jump Suit
54A
“You only live ___!”
Once
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
55A
Locale
Area
56A
February and March, for example: Abbr.
Mos
57A
Really slow to do anything
Poky
58D
Cincinnati’s baseball team
Reds
59D
“Is there ___ further discussion?”
Any
1D
Computers whose users can get tech support at the Genius Bar
Macs
2D
State that contains Provo and Orem
Utah
3D
Be bold enough
Dare
4D
“___ Blake: Vampire Hunter” (series of fantasy novels)
Anita
5D
Animal that says “oink”
Pig
6D
Tooth coating that is the hardest material in the human body
Enamel
7D
Claim to be a lie
Deny
8D
Brand of smokeless tobacco
Skoal
9D
Athletic accessory that’s also the title of a 2013 B.o.B. hip-hop hit
Head Band
10D
Work of ___ (mural, for example)
Art
11D
Wartime soldiers: Abbr.
Gis
16D
Speed ___ (fast driver)
Demon
20D
Male suitor
Beau
22D
“The Fosters” actress Polo
Teri
24D
Had debts to repay
Owed
25D
Gets hitched
Weds
26D
“We’ve run into ___ of a problem”: 2 wds.
A Bit
27D
“___ Croft: Tomb Raider”
Lara
28D
Adjustable baseball cap that’s also the title of a 2016 Old Dominion country hit
Snap Back
30D
Thorny part of a cut rose
Stem
33D
Above all ___ (more than anything)
Else
35D
Coarse files on a workbench
Rasps
38D
“Mask Off” and “King’s Dead” rapper
Future
41D
Place to go bowling
Alley
43D
The Mamas and the ___ (1960s band)
Papas
45D
Not fully closed
Ajar
47D
Large cat found in Yellowstone
Puma
48D
Large cat found in Africa
Lion
49D
Online site that’s in the tradition of craft fairs
Etsy
50D
Police officer
Cop
51D
Musician Yoko who played scientist Yoko in “Isle of Dogs”
Ono
53D
Prescription drug, for short
Med