2/22/18
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Very successful show
Hit
4A
Swanky, or the kind of spice that Victoria Beckham was as a Spice Girl
Posh
8A
Baseball legend Ty ____
Cobb
12A
“… ____ reasonable facsimile”: 2 wds.
Or A
13A
Fallon’s predecessor on “The Tonight Show”
Leno
14A
___ the roost (be in charge)
Rule
15A
“Achy Breaky Heart” singer who rocked a mullet: 3 wds.
Billy Ray Cyrus
18A
Most populous city in Norway
Oslo
19A
Close friends
Pal
20A
Place where a movie is filmed
Set
21A
___ Constitution (ship known as “Old Ironsides”): Abbr.
USS
24A
Fix a hem, perhaps
Sew
26A
“Much ___ About Nothing”
Ado
29A
Okra holder
Pod
31A
Mazda roadster that debuted in 1989
Miata
35A
“Nothing Compares 2 U” singer who rocked a shaved head: 2 wds.
Sinead OConnor
38A
Festoon
Adorn
39A
“Slender _____” (upcoming horror movie)
Man
40A
“I haven’t decided ____” (“Ask me later”)
Yet
41A
Oil driller’s apparatus
Rig
43A
Tripper’s “acid”: Abbr.
LSD
45A
Belly muscles
Abs
48A
Potential amendment that was sought by feminists: Abbr.
Era
50A
State with the largest Mormon population
Utah
54A
“Good Golly, Miss Molly” singer who rocked a pompadour: 2 wds.
Little Richard
58A
Bassoon’s relative
Oboe
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
59A
____ Bell (fast food chain)
Taco
60A
Illuminated
Lit
61A
Channel that airs “NASCAR Countdown”
ESPN
62A
Lend a hand in committing a crime
Abet
63A
Cleveland basketballer, for short
Cav
1D
Boxcar-riding vagabond
Hobo
2D
Colored part of the eye
Iris
3D
Like a high-rise building
Tall
4D
Toilet paper layer
Ply
5D
“___ the ramparts we watched …”
Oer
6D
Break sharply, like a twig
Snap
7D
Georgetown University athletes
Hoyas
8D
React to a sad movie
Cry
9D
Belonging to you and me
Ours
10D
Color whose shades include navy and azure
Blue
11D
____ Picture (top award at the Oscars)
Best
16D
Mary ____ Retton (former Olympic gymnast)
Lou
17D
E. Street Band saxophonist Clarence who died in 2011
Clemons
22D
“Cocker” or “King Charles” type of dog
Spaniel
23D
Grassy surface
Sod
25D
Be the victor
Win
26D
Drunk ____ skunk: 2 wds.
As A
27D
“What ___ you expect?”
Did
28D
Yoko who is featured in the upcoming movie “Isle of Dogs”
Ono
30D
____ Perignon (brand of champagne)
Dom
32D
“Don’t get __ bright ideas!”
Any
33D
What a ballerina balances on when she dances en pointe
Toe
34D
Museum contents
Art
36D
Miscalculate
Err
37D
First name of baseball Hall of Famer Ripken
Cal
42D
Classic Hollywood actress Garbo
Greta
44D
“Thanks, Captain Obvious”
Duh
45D
Succulent plant used in beauty supplies
Aloe
46D
Lobster-eaters’ shirt protectors
Bibs
47D
Halt
Stop
49D
Person from Bahrain or Oman, probably
Arab
51D
Mineral in some after-shower powders
Talc
52D
Opera diva’s big song
Aria
53D
Home entertainment item with really good graphics: Abbr.
HDTV
55D
Number that’s the base of the decimal system
Ten
56D
Vanilla ___ (1990s rapper)
Ice
57D
Army bed
Cot