1/18/18
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Annoying person
Pest
5A
Taxi
Cab
8A
Part of a gearwheel
Cog
11A
Cookie with a limited-edition Apple Pie flavor
Oreo
12A
Extraterrestrial’s spaceship: Abbr.
UFO
13A
Have regrets about
Rue
14A
Vehicle with a minibar, perhaps
Limo
15A
Quarterback Newton of the Panthers
Cam
16A
Cost an ___ and a leg
Arm
17A
Country singer who was an “American Idol” judge for four seasons: 2 wds.
Keith Urban
20A
___ and haw (be indecisive)
Hem
21A
Clubs, diamonds, hearts, or spades
Suit
23A
Fruit Roll-_____ (General Mills snacks)
Ups
26A
Gut muscles
Abs
28A
Bright-colored attachment to a fishing hook
Lure
30A
Oscar-winning actress married to 17-Across: 2 wds.
Nicole Kidman
33A
Cajun vegetable
Okra
34A
Prime ____ (type of steak)
Rib
35A
Pink Floyd cofounder Barrett
Syd
36A
Has for dinner
Eats
38A
“Don’t ___ it get you down”
Let
40A
2017 hit song by 17-Across that was inspired by his relationship with 30-Across: 2 wds.
The Fighter
45A
“Quantico” network
ABC
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
47A
Computer image that might move: Abbr.
GIF
48A
Rant and ___
Rave
49A
Shout from Homer Simpson
Doh
50A
Suffix for “consist” or “differ”
Ent
51A
Foreboding sign
Omen
52A
24-hour period
Day
53A
“___ Miserables” (Victor Hugo novel)
Les
54A
___ out with (dated)
Went
1D
President James K. ____
Polk
2D
___ Canal (water route that links New York City to the Great Lakes)
Erie
3D
Big rig
Semi
4D
It might get a cavity
Tooth
5D
Green vegetable that can be turned into a pickle
Cucumber
6D
Way off in the distance
Afar
7D
Explosive devices
Bombs
8D
Skulls
Craniums
9D
“… that ___ flag was still there”
Our
10D
Valuable stone
Gem
18D
Get well
Heal
19D
“___ Lang Syne” (New Year’s Eve song)
Auld
22D
What a fast-food meal is served on
Tray
23D
One, in Madrid
Uno
24D
Zebulon who has a Colorado peak named after him
Pike
25D
Cat that chases Itchy, on “The Simpsons”
Scratchy
27D
They carry people up the slopes in Aspen: 2 wds.
Ski Lifts
29D
Beginning’s opposite
End
31D
Pledge recited in a courtroom
Oath
32D
“Please, ___ of you”: 2 wds.
I Beg
37D
“Sex Tape” star Jason
Segel
39D
Toss
Throw
41D
Fee for an overdue library, for example
Fine
42D
Like an animal that won’t attack
Tame
43D
Break-___ point
Even
44D
Apartment dweller’s monthly payment
Rent
45D
Do some simple math
Add
46D
Snake that squeezes
Boa