1/12/17
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Marxist revolutionary Guevara
Che
4A
Crab’s pincher
Claw
8A
“Yes,” to a sea captain
Aye
11A
ISP known for its Instant Messenger
AOL
12A
Drifter who might ride on freight trains
Hobo
13A
“No Country for Old ___”
Men
14A
Billboard Music Award for a performer at the beginning of their career: 3 wds.
Top New Artist
17A
iPad ___ (light tablet)
Air
18A
Casual restaurant
Diner
19A
“Stay With Me” singer who won 14-Across in 2015: 2 wds.
Sam Smith
24A
Curious to a fault
Nosy
25A
Pulsate
Throb
26A
Greasy
Oily
28A
Game show host Sajak
Pat
29A
“Royals” singer who won 14-Across in 2014
Lorde
31A
“Let ___ Go” (2012 Passenger hit)
Her
34A
Rhythm for a drummer
Beat
35A
Make a touchdown, for example
Score
37A
Sectional ____ (type of furniture)
Sofa
40A
“Trap Queen” singer who won 14-Across in 2016: 2 wds.
Fetty Wap
42A
Dance like Miley Cyrus, for example
Twerk
44A
Olympic swimmer Thorpe
Ian
45A
“Drag Me Down” group that won 14-Across in 2013: 2 wds.
One Direction
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
50A
Ketchup’s color
Red
51A
Detergent that once had ads about “ring around the collar”
Wisk
52A
Stage prompt
Cue
53A
“___ Doubtfire” (Robin Williams movie)
Mrs
54A
Little devils
Imps
55A
Take a load off
Sit
1D
Lion or tiger, for example
Cat
2D
Sound after “boo” or “yoo”
Hoo
3D
Texas city where football’s Sun Bowl is played: 2 wds.
El Paso
4D
Former “Saturday Night Live” star Oteri
Cheri
5D
Not high
Low
6D
Lawyers’ group: Abbr.
Aba
7D
Something containing letters and syllables
Word
8D
____ acid (protein component)
Amino
9D
Words of consent
Yeses
10D
____-level job (starting position)
Entry
15D
“Jack be ___, Jack be quick …”
Nimble
16D
Very small
Tiny
19D
Brand of motor oil additive
STP
20D
___ moment (instant of understanding)
Aha
21D
Actor who said “I pity the fool!”: 2 wds.
Mr. T
22D
Rich layered cake
Torte
23D
Concealed
Hid
27D
Anne Rice’s title vampire
Lestat
30D
Bumbling person
Oaf
31D
“___ could you do such a thing?”
How
32D
Chapter of history
Era
33D
One single push-up, perhaps
Rep
34D
Old-style poet
Bard
36D
Skeptical people
Cynics
37D
The calm before the ___
Storm
38D
Proprietor
Owner
39D
Gives a meal to
Feeds
41D
Bugs that can really bother a dog or a hiker
Ticks
43D
Fuzzy fruit with small seeds
Kiwi
46D
“Pacific ___” (2013 movie)
Rim
47D
Psychic hotline “skill”: Abbr.
ESP
48D
French word that’s pronounced “we”
Oui
49D
Tennis court barrier
Net