1/10/19
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
And ___ us not into temptation …
Lead
5A
Digital public journal
Blog
9A
Snoop Dogg’s genre
Rap
12A
Bar connecting wagon wheels
Axle
13A
Wild pig
Boar
14A
Running a fever say
Ill
15A
2017 Luis Fonsi song that spent 56 weeks atop the Hot Latin Songs chart a record
Despacito
17A
Sticky gunk
Goo
18A
Figure skater Hamilton who won gold at the 1984 Olympics
Scott
19A
Warned to quiet down
Shushed
21A
Very interesting …
Hmm
23A
It hangs from a basketball rim
Net
24A
Irritated cat’s sound
Hiss
27A
2016 Drake song that spent 18 weeks atop the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart tying the record: 2 wds.
One Dance
32A
Ode on a Grecian ___ (John Keats poem)
Urn
33A
Coagulates
Clots
34A
Big export from Saudi Arabia
Oil
35A
2016 Twenty One Pilots song that spent 30 weeks atop the Hot Rock Songs chart a record
Heathens
37A
Did the dog paddle for example
Swam
38A
Split ___ soup
Pea
39A
What do ___ think?
You
41A
Official ban on trade
Embargo
45A
Middle Eastern rice dish
Pilaf
49A
Damage cosmetically
Mar
50A
2017 Bebe Rexha song that spent 50 weeks atop the Hot Country Songs chart a record: 3 wds.
Meant To Be
52A
Doctor’s 3-D scan: Abbr.
MRI
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
53A
Facts and figures for short
Info
54A
No longer in mint condition
Used
55A
Vegetable that resembles a sweet potato
Yam
56A
Feather your ___ (enrich yourself)
Nest
57A
Companion animals
Pets
1D
Young Scottish fellows
Lads
2D
Company bigwig for short
Exec
3D
Another thing …
Also
4D
Ocean’s lowest areas
Depths
5D
Network that produces Doctor Who
BBC
6D
Hi and ___ (comic strip)
Lois
7D
Inauguration Day recital
Oath
8D
Coffee filter’s contents
Grounds
9D
At this very moment: 2 wds.
Right Now
10D
Natural skin cream ingredient
Aloe
11D
Lumber along with heavy steps
Plod
16D
Device that might charge a fee to withdraw cash: Abbr.
ATM
20D
Big body of salt water
Sea
22D
Dark spot a dermatologist might remove
Mole
24D
Pardon I didn’t hear that
Huh
25D
Its capital is Dublin: Abbr.
Ire
26D
Felt hat with a dented crown: Hyph.
Snap Brim
28D
Prefix for essential or existent
Non
29D
Website that sells artisans’ wares
Etsy
30D
Covert group depicted in Argo: Abbr.
CIA
31D
State tree of Massachusetts
Elm
33D
Don’t squeeze the ___ (line from old toilet paper commercials)
Charmin
36D
Drink made by Snapple
Tea
37D
Get dressed nicely like Barney on How I Met Your Mother: 2 wds.
Suit Up
40D
Make a choice
Opt
41D
Award won by Julia Louis-Dreyfus for Veep
Emmy
42D
Lion actress Rooney ___
Mara
43D
Biological trait carrier
Gene
44D
Klutzy people
Oafs
46D
Misplace
Lose
47D
Assist a bank robber maybe
Abet
48D
Government agents in slang
Feds
51D
Ask ___ what your country can do for you …
Not