1/19/17
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Muscles targeted by plank exercises
Abs
4A
Fireplace residue
Ashes
9A
___ out (protrude)
Jut
12A
Vast body of water
Sea
13A
Thick piece, as of chocolate
Chunk
14A
Chemical suffix for “acetyl” or “ethyl”
Ene
15A
British singer of “Ghost”: 2 wds.
Ella Henderson
18A
Without a partner
Alone
19A
Female farm animals that may be shorn
Ewes
20A
Portable shelter
Tent
21A
Edamame casing
Pod
23A
Sandy deposit along the mouth of a river
Silt
26A
Hand-off from the center to the quarterback
Snap
28A
Control the wheel
Steer
29A
Humbling feeling
Awe
32A
British singer of “Hello”
Adele
34A
Delight
Joy
35A
___-eyed (close to tears)
Misty
37A
College military program: Abbr.
ROTC
39A
___ chips (snacks often dipped in hummus)
Pita
40A
Large container for dye
Vat
41A
Molten rock that can harden into obsidian
Lava
45A
Trade fair, for short
Expo
47A
Actor Firth of “Bridget Jones’s Baby”
Colin
48A
British singer of “Love Me Like You Do”: 2 wds.
Ellie Goulding
52A
Rapper ___ Wayne
Lil
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
53A
Clara Barton or Florence Nightingale, for example
Nurse
54A
“See you later!”
Bye
55A
Service charge
Fee
56A
Coffee without a jolt
Decaf
57A
Chicago’s state: Abbr.
Ill
1D
“Have ___” (“Please sit down”): 2 wds.
A Seat
2D
“Beauty and the Beast” heroine
Belle
3D
Where to get a new hairstyle
Salon
4D
Be in pain
Ache
5D
“___ Knows” (2014 Ne-Yo song)
She
6D
Attila the ___
Hun
7D
Came to a close
Ended
8D
Unfairly distort
Skew
9D
British singer of “Domino”: 2 wds.
Jessie J
10D
One, in Madrid
Uno
11D
Five times two
Ten
16D
“A Bug’s Life” bugs
Ants
17D
___ and relaxation
Rest
21D
Puff up, as a resume
Pad
22D
Musical work with arias
Opera
24D
Only three-letter zodiac sign
Leo
25D
Attempt
Try
27D
“No” vote, on Capitol Hill
Nay
28D
Go below the horizon
Set
29D
PepsiCo rival of Red Bull
Amp
30D
Nintendo console with motion controls
Wii
31D
British singer of “American Boy”
Estelle
33D
Grouping of items up for auction
Lot
36D
Cab
Taxi
38D
Clump of earth
Clod
40D
Fashion magazine whose covers have featured just seven men
Vogue
42D
Defendant’s excuse that might be called “airtight”
Alibi
43D
What record albums are made out of
Vinyl
44D
“Touched by an ___” (1994-2003 TV series)
Angel
46D
Remain undecided, like a court judgment
Pend
47D
Symbol at the beginning of a musical staff
Clef
48D
Small helper for Santa
Elf
49D
Untrue statement
Lie
50D
Brutish being in “The Lord of the Rings”
Orc
51D
“Queen of the South” cable channel
USA