1/12/23 Answer Crosswords With Friends

1/12/23
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
Buy in ___ (purchase in large quantities)
Bulk

5A
When a flight is due in: Abbr.
ETA

8A
Twilight character who can shape-shift into a wolf
Jacob

13A
___ to that! (I completely agree!)
Amen

14A
The first three letters
ABC

15A
Knowing what’s happening around you
Aware

16A
Her 1985 song Running Up That Hill hit the top 10 in 2022 after appearing on Stranger Things: 2 wds.
Kate Bush

18A
Puffed an e-cigarette
Vaped

19A
Smoldering remnant
Ember

20A
Online auction site
Ebay

22A
Lose all juice as flashlight batteries
Die

23A
Pretentiously bohemian
Artsy

26A
Quick swim
Dip

29A
Long walkway that extends into the ocean
Pier

30A
Long-lingering resentment
Grudge

33A
Her 1992 song I Will Always Love You hit the top 10 in 2012 after her death: 2 wds.
Whitney Houston

37A
Predatory eels
Morays

38A
___ Karenina (Tolstoy novel)
Anna

39A
Agency policing controlled substances: Abbr.
DEA

40A
Simplifies
Eases

42A
The ___ Five (nickname for the Queer Eye makeover team)
Fab

45A
Insect that builds paper nests
Wasp

47A
___ in on (interrupt)
Barge

49A
Courage in the face of danger
Valor

52A
Her 2016 song Million Reasons hit the top 10 in 2017 after her Super Bowl halftime show: 2 wds.
Lady Gaga

55A
Figure of speech that might be hard for a non-native speaker to understand
Idiom

56A
Decorative planter in a garden
Urn

57A
Fail to mention
Omit

58A
Rice field
Paddy

59A
Elastic Heart singer
Sia

60A
The Bee ___ (Stayin’ Alive band)
Gees

1D
Boston ___ beans
Baked

2D
Fifth taste with a savory quality
Umami

3D
Decide against disturbing: 2 wds.
Let Be

4D
Joint where an ACL injury occurs
Knee

5D
___ de toilette (fragrance)
Eau

6D
Cable channel that airs Miracle Workers
TBS

7D
Feels some soreness
Aches

8D
Slang term for coffee
Java

9D
Far and ___ (by a long shot)
Away

10D
Hat with a curved bill
Cap

11D
___-Ida (maker of Golden Crinkles frozen fries)
Ore

12D
Place for a mattress and pillows
Bed

17D
Having high intelligence
Brainy

21D
Belonging to a former era
Bygone

24D
Peanut butter cup brand
Reeses

25D
Give an effort
Try

26D
Bug spray that’s been banned: Abbr.
DDT

27D
Did ___ too far?: 2 wds.
I Go

28D
Implement for signing documents
Pen

29D
School fundraiser organizer: Abbr.
PTA

31D
Zips past: 2 wds.
Runs By

32D
Country since 1776: Abbr.
USA

33D
Justification for a 2003 Iraq invasion: Abbr.
WMD

34D
Tool for loosening hard soil
Hoe

35D
Rosemary’s Baby novelist Levin
Ira

36D
There ___ to be an explanation!
Has

41D
Perfect score on a test: Hyph.
A Plus

42D
Freeze-___ (still image)
Frame

43D
Athlete from Texas A&M
Aggie

44D
Throbs like a heart
Beats

45D
Lumber
Wood

46D
Land-based fighting force
Army

48D
Eagerly excited
Agog

49D
___ room (exclusive area at a nightclub): Abbr.
VIP

50D
Agnes’s sister on The Gilded Age
Ada

51D
Jar’s top
Lid

53D
The NFL’s Cardinals on a scoreboard
Ari

54D
Forensic evidence material: Abbr.
DNA