2/22/24
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Letters that indicate sunscreen strength
SPF
4A
Indiana Jones and the Temple of ___
Doom
8A
Do some needlework
Sew
11A
Actor Penn who played Kumar in three movies
Kal
12A
___ ‘n Cold Brew (Baskin-Robbins ice cream flavor)
Oreo
13A
Umberto who wrote Foucault’s Pendulum and The Name of the Rose
Eco
14A
H.E.R. single that won the 2021 Grammy for Song of the Year: 3 wds.
I cant Breathe
17A
Don’t ___ with Texas
Mess
18A
___ Chang (girl in the Harry Potter books)
Cho
19A
Hissy fit
Snit
21A
Whatever I’ve seen better
Meh
23A
Term similar to sugar or babe
Hon
24A
With 32-Across Silk Sonic single that won the 2022 Grammy for Song of the Year: 2 wds.
Leave The
29A
One of Canada’s two official languages: Abbr.
Eng
30A
Land surrounded by sea
Isle
31A
___ Van Winkle
Rip
32A
See 24-Across: 2 wds.
Door Open
34A
Woman who lost paradise in Paradise Lost
Eve
35A
Roadside stopover
Inn
36A
Joint that’s bent when protesting or proposing
Knee
37A
Kia model since 1999
Rio
39A
Desktop computer with an M3 chip
iMac
41A
Bonnie Raitt single that won the 2023 Grammy for Song of the Year: 3 wds.
Just Like That
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
46A
Ability that would help when picking lottery numbers: Abbr.
Esp
47A
Floor space measurement
Area
48A
Word that can precede boost or trip
Ego
49A
13 Reasons ___ (former Netflix series)
Why
50A
Defeat
Beat
51A
Female swine
Sow
1A
Snowmobile part that glides on the snow surface
Ski
2A
___-12 Conference
Pac
3D
Las Vegas casino named after a pink bird
Flamingo
4D
Braille bumps
Dots
5D
Globe-shaped things
Orbs
6D
___ the fields we go … (Jingle Bells lyric)
Oer
7D
One of the Three Stooges
Moe
8D
Late-night host Meyers
Seth
9D
Rebounding sound
Echo
10D
Great misfortune
Woe
15D
Income after expenses
Net
16D
Muscle tenderness after a workout
Ache
19D
Place for yard tools
Shed
20D
Off-limits behavior: Hyph.
Nono
21D
Sex of seahorses that give birth
Male
22D
___-steven (all tied up)
Even
24D
Wild animal on Sri Lanka’s flag
Lion
25D
Channel that airs the Little League World Series
Espn
26D
Battlefield ditches
Trenches
27D
Place with beeswax
Hive
28D
Heaviest sword in fencing
Epee
33D
Violent uprising in the streets
Riot
36D
Whine Up singer DeLuna
Kat
37D
Oscar- Emmy- and Tony-winning actor Geoffrey
Rush
38D
Game involving objects within visual distance: 2 wds.
Ispy
39D
Furniture chain where toddlers can play at Smaland
Ikea
40D
Beef or duck for example
Meat
41D
Person observing Purim
Jew
42D
Place for blood analysis
Lab
43D
Furious state
Ire
44D
It happened so long ___
Ago
45D
___-away zone
Tow