2/20/20
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Sound blaster at an outdoor concert
Amp
4A
Takes too many drugs: Abbr.
Ods
7A
Wrinkly-faced dog that was originally bred in China
Pug
10A
Automobiles
Cars
12A
Well lah-di-___!
Dah
13A
Put ___ Happy Face: 2 wds.
On A
14A
Much-loved celebrity
Idol
15A
CSI lab evidence: Abbr.
DNA
16A
Defeats in the boxing ring: Abbr.
Kos
17A
Singer who featured the glam rocker character Ziggy Stardust on his 1972 concept album: 2 wds.
David Bowie
20A
___ blitz (all-out promotion on the web radio and TV)
Media
21A
Newborn rams and ewes
Lambs
24A
Control-___-Delete (common Windows keyboard combo)
Alt
26A
2000 presidential candidate whose running mate was Lieberman
Gore
27A
Singer who featured the android character Cindi Mayweather on her 2010 The ArchAndroid concept album: 2 wds.
Janelle Monae
32A
1 214 square miles for Rhode Island
Area
33A
Manchester by the ___ (2016 Michelle Williams film)
Sea
34A
A man’s ___ should exceed his grasp
Reach
36A
Single lock of hair
Tress
40A
Group that featured the bandleader character Sgt. Pepper on its 1967 concept album: 2 wds.
The Beatles
43A
The Fall of the House of Usher author
Poe
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
45A
Word that appropriately rhymes with hear
Ear
46A
Put the ___ before the horse
Cart
47A
What Jeff Probst holds when he goes to tally the votes on Survivor
Urn
48A
Fail like a car battery
Die
49A
Manmade structure containing honeycombs
Hive
50A
America’s Test Kitchen network
PBS
51A
Turf
Sod
52A
Brand spanking ___
New
1D
Corrosive liquid
Acid
2D
___ Secretary (show whose final episode aired in December)
Madam
3D
Establish as fact beyond any doubt
Prove
4D
Weirdos
OddBalls
5D
There Will Be Blood actor Paul
Dano
6D
Garment that’s loosely wrapped around the shoulders
Shawl
7D
Fictional creature like Pikachu
Pokemon
8D
One in Spanish
Uno
9D
ExxonMobil sells it
Gas
11D
Glided smoothly
Slid
18D
Feature of a phone before push-buttons
Dial
19D
Jafar’s macaw in Aladdin
Iago
22D
Garment that could be padded
Bra
23D
Observe
See
25D
Wobbled and almost fell over
Teetered
27D
Jelly container
Jar
28D
Right you ___!
Are
29D
Straightens up a bit
Neatens
30D
At ___ other’s throats (constantly fighting)
Each
31D
Actress Kate of Fantastic Four and The Martian
Mara
35D
Pays attention to as words of wisdom
Heeds
37D
Scratch a surface to make art
Etch
38D
Killed in biblical language
Slain
39D
Bring to the supper table
Serve
41D
Charles in Charge actor Scott
Baio
42D
Hearty meal in a bowl
Stew
43D
Baby basset hound
Pup
44D
Round object that contains a prophecy in the Ministry of Magic in Harry Potter
Orb