2/9/23 Answer Crosswords With Friends

2/9/23
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
Kid who likes to play pranks
Imp

4A
1950s crooner ___ King Cole
Nat

7A
Type of sausage with liver- and knock- varieties
Wurst

12A
Animated movie where Jesse Eisenberg voiced a macaw
Rio

13A
That’s just the way things ___
Are

14A
___ personality (DJ for example): Hyph.
On Air

15A
Heart’s lead singer Wilson
Ann

16A
Word to an attack dog
Sic

17A
Covered in fluff from the dryer
Linty

18A
2019 Jon Pardi hit with the lyric Racking up the overtime hours: 2 wds.
Night Shift

21A
Body part that reads the same forward and backward
Eye

22A
Tool that’s similar to a sickle
Scythe

26A
Beast star Idris
Elba

29A
Simpsons character largely featured in the episode The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons
Apu

30A
The Firm actor Holbrook
Hal

31A
2016 Jon Pardi hit with the lyrics We’re gonna dance the dust right off them tonight: 4 wds.
Dirt On My Boots

35A
Holy Toledo!
Gee

36A
Vote that counteracts an aye
Nay

37A
Person who serves as artistic inspiration
Muse

38A
Manages to elude
Evades

40A
Oscar-winning actor Kingsley
Ben

42A
2014 Jon Pardi hit with the lyric Not doin’ any sleepin’: 3 wds.
Up All Night

47A
Once ___ time …: 2 wds.
Up On A

50A
Enjoy a smorgasbord
Eat

51A
___ Idiot Brother (Paul Rudd movie)
Our

52A
Thankful response in France
Merci

53A
Slip up
Err

54A
Deep South state between Mississippi and Georgia: 2 wds.
Ala

55A
Emotion played by Lewis Black in Inside Out
Anger

56A
Jedi who first appeared in The Force Awakens
Rey

57A
Zombieland: Double ___ (2019 movie)
Tap

1D
Islamic Republic of ___ (country whose Supreme Leader is Ali Khamenei)
Iran

2D
___ Cooper (car produced by BMW)
Mini

3D
Early video game where players control simple paddles
Pong

4D
Spiteful
Nasty

5D
Crop up as a new problem
Arise

6D
Ramblin’ Wreck From Georgia ___ (school fight song)
Tech

7D
Offspring of a wild canine: 2 wds.
Wolf Cub

8D
Togetherness
Unity

9D
Fled
Ran

10D
Pull up a chair
Sit

11D
___ to see things my way
Try

19D
Team that’s the 2022 champion of the NBA’s Southeast Division
Heat

20D
Game of observation: 2 wds.
Ispy

23D
___ shalt not commit adultery
Thou

24D
Sombreros and such
Hats

25D
Nothing ___ even comes close
Else

26D
Slight advantage for a competitor
Edge

27D
Schreiber who starred on Ray Donovan
Live

28D
La ___ Tar Pits (Southern California attraction)
Brea

29D
Meg Jo and Beth’s sister in Little Women
Amy

32D
Part of a full house in poker: 2 wds.
One Pair

33D
US agency with a Mars rover mission: Abbr.
Nasa

34D
___ Atlanta Hotel (luxury lodgings at the CNN Center)
Omni

39D
Numbskull who might wear a conical cap
Dunce

40D
Siren’s loud sound
Blare

41D
___-level position (new job seeker’s quest)
Entry

43D
Lecher’s stare
Leer

44D
Animal whose young are called kids
Goat

45D
Dance that Hawaii is known for
Hula

46D
Word that can follow mouse or death
Trap

47D
Actress Thurman who was once married to Gary Oldman
Uma

48D
Sty for swine
Pen

49D
Last part of a charity’s Web address often
Org