2/18/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

2/18/21
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
Highest pair in poker
Aces

5A
Radio station employees: Abbr.
DJs

8A
It forms over a healing wound
Scab

12A
Pig’s sound
Oink

13A
Deeply regret
Rue

14A
North ___ (where Santa lives)
Pole

15A
“Shallow” pop singer who’s had top 10 hits in each of the last three decades: 2 wds.
Lady Gaga

17A
Discharge, as radiation
Emit

18A
Fish’s flipper
Fin

19A
Actor who’s not subtle at all
Ham

20A
“Wiggle” R&B singer who’s had top 10 hits in each of the last three decades: 2 wds.
Jason Derulo

25A
Got down to be dubbed a knight
Knelt

27A
Caterer’s coffee dispenser
Urn

28A
Fresh out of the box
New

29A
___ Sweatshirt (“Super Rich Kids” rapper)
Earl

30A
“___ Schumer Learns to Cook” (2020 Food Network show)
Amy

31A
Eat a fancy meal
Dine

32A
“Morning Edition” station: Abbr.
NPR

33A
Trim a couple of years from your age, for example
Fib

34A
Parts of three-piece suits
Vests

35A
“Cardigan” pop singer who’s had top 10 hits in each of the last three decades: 2 wds.
Taylor Swift

38A
Cloth for wiping down a restaurant table
Rag

39A
Fish that looks like a snake
Eel

40A
Move here and there quickly
Flit

42A
“A Milli” rapper who’s had top 10 hits in each of the last three decades: 2 wds.
Lil Wayne

47A
Frilly, white material
Lace

48A
Internet address: Abbr.
URL

49A
Droplet from an eye
Tear

50A
Credit card company in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, for short
Amex

51D
Natural ___ (type of fuel)
Gas

52D
Actor Omar of “Love & Basketball”
Epps

1D
Pioneering Internet company
AOL

2D
US intelligence-gathering group: Abbr.
CIA

3D
“___ of discussion!”
End

4D
Third Bond film starring Daniel Craig
Sky Fall

5D
Clog-clearing cleaner
Drano

6D
Container for homemade wine
Jug

7D
The Baltic ___
Sea

8D
Pointy weapon used by Odin
Spear

9D
Member of the ruling party in Cuba or China
Communist

10D
“Prince ___” (“Aladdin” song)
Ali

11D
“You ___ your boots!”
Bet

16D
Main idea, boiled down to the basics
Gist

19D
Clucker in a coop
Hen

20D
The NFL’s all-time leader in receptions: 2 wds.
Jerry Rice

21D
Uses an anesthetic on
Numbs

22D
Like unbuttered toast
Dry

23D
Period before Easter when people repent
Lent

24D
“He ___ me big time” (“I did him a huge favor”)
Owes

25D
Clark ___ (Superman’s alter ego)
Kent

26D
California valley known for its wines
Napa

30D
Blow-up raft filler
Air

31D
Remove the 30-Down from
Deflate

33D
Thick cloud of mist
Fog

34D
Watch, as a YouTube video
View

36D
Material used to make water balloons
Latex

37D
H.G. ___ (“The War of the Worlds” author)
Wells

40D
Its largest city is Jacksonville: Abbr.
Fla

41D
Taking it on the ___ (fleeing)
Lam

42D
Drag along with great effort
Lug

43D
Type of plan for the golden years: Abbr.
IRA

44D
“Uh-huh”
Yep

45D
Toddler’s afternoon snooze
Nap

46D
Hospital areas where the most urgent arrivals are treated: Abbr.
Ers