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Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Nicki with the #1 album “Pink Friday”
Minaj
6A
Go no further
Stop
10A
Quite appropriate
Apt
13A
Software company that produces Photoshop
Adobe
14A
“Shazam!” star Zachary
Levi
15A
Pay-___-view
Per
16A
Three-time WWE Tag Team Champion and son of WWE Hall of Famer Dusty: 2 wds.
Cody Rhodes
18A
“Da 5 Bloods” director Spike
Lee
19A
___ punk (genre of No Doubt)
Ska
20A
Vampire portrayed by Bela Lugosi and Gary Oldman
Dracula
22A
Go around another car on the road
Pass
25A
Comic actor Romano
Ray
27A
“I could get ___ to this!”
Used
28A
“___ Lay Dying” (Faulkner novel): 2 wds.
As I
29A
“General Hospital” network
ABC
30A
“Well, that was uncalled-___!”
For
32A
Four-time WWE Raw Women’s Champion and daughter of WWE Hall of Famer Ric: 2 wds.
Charlotte Flair
38A
Stuff in a scuba tank
Air
39A
Chicken ___ king: 2 wds.
A La
40A
Expert
Pro
41A
Bubble ___ (padding you can pop)
Wrap
44A
Some time back
Ago
45A
Chicken or beef, say
Meat
46A
Pet rodent with large cheeks
Hamster
49A
Sports group whose commissioner is Adam Silver: Abbr.
NBA
51A
Bird that can exceed six feet in height
Emu
52A
10-time WWE Champion and son of WWE Hall of Famer Bob: 2 wds.
Randy Orton
57A
Muscles exposed by a belly shirt
Abs
58A
Great Lake near Niagara Falls
Erie
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
59D
Jewel-studded headpiece
Tiara
60D
One of ten body parts exposed by flip-flops
Toe
61D
Had the answer
Knew
62D
Witches’ spells
Hexes
1D
Big ___ (fast-food burger)
Mac
2D
Wedding day vow: 2 wds.
I Do
3D
___ off (start to fall asleep)
Nod
4D
Deep, dark hole
Abyss
5D
Sudden yank
Jerk
6D
___-pitch softball
Slo
7D
___ bear (Build-A-Bear Workshop creation)
Teddy
8D
Not under
Over
9D
City with a tilting tower
Pisa
10D
Exceptional score on a test: Hyph.
A Plus
11D
Actor/director Jordan who co-created the sitcom “The Last O.G.”
Peele
12D
Automobile’s tire pattern
Tread
17D
Pearl ___ (Hawaiian military base)
Harbor
21D
Bend into a spiral, as hair
Curl
22D
___-12 Conference (group of Western universities)
Pac
23D
Stuff at the end of a cigar
Ash
24D
Singer who wears face-covering wigs
Sia
26D
Section of a play
Act
29D
“American Housewife” costar Wong
Ali
30D
Crime that’s more serious than a misdemeanor
Felony
31D
Friend ___ friend (acquaintance): 2 wds.
Of A
33D
Knocks, as on a door
Raps
34D
Cover with graffiti
Tag
35D
King Kong, for one
Ape
36D
SIMPLE ___ (retirement plan): Abbr.
IRA
37D
Go bad
Rot
41D
Whole ___ (type of bread)
Wheat
42D
Vietnam vet played by Stallone in “First Blood”
Rambo
43D
Cause to smile or laugh
Amuse
44D
Nickname of golfer Palmer or actor Schwarzenegger
Arnie
45D
___ Claire (women’s magazine)
Marie
47D
“Star ___: Discovery” (series starring Sonequa Martin-Green)
Trek
48D
Be worthy of
Earn
50D
Have ___ feet on the ground
Both
53D
Morning moisture on a lawn
Dew
54D
Payment that can be “flat” or “progressive”
Tax
55D
Miners dig it
Ore
56D
Lil ___ X (hip-hop artist born Montero Lamar Hill)
Nas