1/14/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

1/14/21
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
Towering tree with a “slippery” variety
Elm

4A
Retired soldiers, for short
Vets

8A
Cotton ___ (item such as a Q-tip)
Swab

12A
Hawaiian garland often given as a gift
Lei

13A
Deserve
Merit

14A
Become fatigued
Tire

15A
Human child or baby goat
Kid

16A
Very flexible, like a gymnast
Agile

17A
“Boo’d Up” singer ___ Mai
Ella

18A
2011 Lee Brice hit about a man who’s glad he’s not single: 4 wds.
A Woman Like You

21A
Country where Persian is spoken
Iran

22A
Puppy’s little bite
Nip

23A
Sheltered place for a boat
Cove

25A
Julie of “Big Brother” and “The Talk”
Chen

27A
Pen ___ (letter-writing friend)
Pal

30A
2020 Lee Brice hit about a guy “who’d trade his whole world” for the person in the song title: 4 wds.
One of Them Girls

34A
“Whew! That ___ close!”
Was

35A
Ship-to-ship greeting at sea
Ahoy

36A
Require
Need

37A
Have an ___ of mystery
Air

38A
Religious subgroup
Sect

40A
2009 Lee Brice hit whose lyrics involve advice from a long-married man: 3 wds.
Love Like Crazy

46A
___ and Allies (World War II powers)
Axis

47A
Be partial to
Favor

48A
Seemingly endless stretch of time
Eon

50A
Coin in Monterrey or Tijuana
Peso

51A
Journeys
Trips

52A
Harsh substance whose chemical name is sodium hydroxide
Lye

53A
Sugar ___ peas
Snap

54A
Connecticut university where Justices Sotomayor and Kavanaugh earned law degrees
Yale

55A
Ground cover sold in rolls
Sod

1D
Type of deer found in Yellowstone
Elk

2D
Princess and general of “Star Wars” films
Leia

3D
Practitioners specializing in home births
Midwives

4D
Person whose diet excludes meat, dairy, and honey
Vegan

5D
CNN’s “OutFront” host Burnett
Erin

6D
Cash register compartment for bills and coins
Till

7D
Feminist Gloria who co-founded Ms. magazine
Steinem

8D
Brew for a while, as hot tea
Steep

9D
As crafty as a coyote, perhaps
Wily

10D
“Good” apatosaurus in a 2015 Pixar movie
Arlo

11D
Actress Garrett of “The Good Doctor”
Beau

13D
Bahama ___ (rhyming cocktail)
Mama

19D
Cookie that typically comes in a dark blue package
Oreo

20D
Martin Luther ___, Jr.
King

23D
Mother of calves
Cow

24D
___ winning streak: 2 wds.
On A

25D
Comedian Margaret who competed as a pink poodle on “The Masked Singer”
Cho

26D
“___ Ya!” (2003 OutKast hit)
Hey

27D
Twisty salted-bread snacks served with mustard
Pretzels

28D
Craft brewer’s creation, sometimes
Ale

29D
Psychedelic drug known as “acid”: Abbr.
LSD

31D
Fall short of success
Fail

32D
Good at saving money and cutting costs
Thrifty

33D
Old civilization of Peru
Inca

37D
Ancient Greek author of the fable “The Tortoise and the Hare”
Aesop

38D
Mouthwash brand with an “Outlast” peppermint flavor
Scope

39D
Commits a blunder
Errs

40D
Swimmer’s back-and-forth circuits in a pool
Laps

41D
Beasts of burden who might wear a yoke
Oxen

42D
Major credit card
Visa

43D
Supergirl’s first name
Kara

44D
Classic 1981 horror film “The ___ Dead”
Evil

45D
Toy on a string: Hyph.
Yoyo

49D
“The Simpsons” character who was married to Maude and Edna
Ned