2/27/20 Answer Crosswords With Friends

2/27/20
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
Long-necked aquatic bird
Swan

5A
Actor Cheadle of the Avengers franchise
Don

8A
Francis is the current one
Pope

12A
Word that can follow stock or wood
Pile

13A
I’ve seen the light!
Aha

14A
Skin So Soft cosmetics brand
Avon

15A
Pay to receive a poker hand
Ante

16A
Small complaint or a tiny louse
Nit

17A
Put in the mail
Send

18A
2019 Blake Shelton hit that references a higher power: 2 wds.
Gods Country

21A
___ in wait (stay concealed but ready to pounce)
Lie

22A
Feel regret about
Rue

23A
Respected senior member of a tribal council
Elder

26A
Star Wars role ___ Solo
Han

27A
Filmmaker DuVernay
Ava

30A
With 32-Across 2018 Drake hit that references a higher power
Gods

31A
Baseball Hall of Famer Ripken
Cal

32A
See 30-Across
Young

33A
Follow your ___ (Trust your instinct)
Gut

34A
You’ve got mail company
AOL

35A
Somewhat foggy
Misty

36A
MSN or Verizon for example: Abbr.
ISP

37A
Price sticker
Tag

38A
2018 Ariana Grande hit that references a higher power: 4 wds.
God Is a Woman

43A
Angrily seethe until smoke comes out of your ears say
Fume

44A
Subtle color variation
Hue

45A
Tall birds that may be seen in Melbourne
Emus

47A
That’s not really my ___ (It’s not my specialty)
Area

48A
Praiseful John Keats poem for example
Ode

49A
Lymph ___
Node

50D
What burgers and hot dogs are served in
Buns

51D
Take the trophy
Win

52D
English rock band being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year: 2 wds. abbr.
Trex

1D
Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & ___
Spa

2D
___ it (make things up as you go along)
Wing

3D
Adele’s vocal range
Alto

4D
Knitting tools
Needles

5D
Song and ___ routine
Dance

6D
Where Cincinnati is
Ohio

7D
Not man-made
Natural

8D
What you might do with text after you copy it
Paste

9D
Pull the wool ___ someone’s eyes
Over

10D
Small horse
Pony

11D
What something that’s infinite doesn’t do
End

19D
Title for a Knight of the Round Table
Sir

20D
Convent member
Nun

23D
A robin’s is light blue
Egg

24D
Cindy ___ Who (little girl in How the Grinch Stole Christmas)
Lou

25D
Powerful pesticide made illegal in 1972: Abbr.
DDT

26D
Lois’s husband on Malcolm in the Middle
Hal

27D
Actor Pacino and sportscaster Michaels for two
Als

28D
Large tank for liquid storage
Vat

29D
Baa baa black sheep have you ___ wool?
Any

31D
TV series about police detectives solving crimes generically: 2 wds.
Cop Show

32D
Coloration of skin
Pigment

34D
Take me ___ am: 2 wds.
As I

35D
Chairman who led China for almost three decades
Mao

36D
Innovative notions
Ideas

37D
10- to 12-year-old kid
Tween

38D
Spiritual leader in an ashram
Guru

39D
Sign of what’s ahead
Omen

40D
Automaker whose name rhymes with howdy
Audi

41D
Love in Spanish
Amor

42D
Without a stitch on
Nude

43D
Laundry detergent brand whose name is slang for fantastic
Fab

46D
Reason a movie might get an R or NC-17 rating
Sex