1/20/22
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Gamble
Bet
4A
Grain used for crispbread
Rye
7A
Number that new golfers are unlikely to achieve
Par
10A
1, for a Korean baby at birth
Age
11A
What’s inside the bubbles of bubble wrap
Air
12A
“___ big fan!”: 2 wds.
Im A
13A
“Jolene” singer who received the CMAs’ Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016: 2 wds.
Dolly Parton
16A
___ Angeles Kings
Los
17A
Puts into words
Says
18A
Sloppy
Messy
21A
Scarlet
Red
22A
Work with a scene partner, for example
Act
23A
Funnel cake ___ mode: 2 wds.
Ala
25A
“I wholeheartedly agree!”
Amen
29A
“Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'” singer who received the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020: 2 wds.
Charley Pride
32A
Exercise discipline with a camel pose
Yoga
33A
Body part that an elephant uses to fan itself
Ear
34A
Word that can precede “picky” or “wit”
Nit
35A
Sound of reproach
Tsk
37A
Fails to include
Omits
39A
Pirate’s plundered goods
Loot
41A
“You’re ___ to talk!”
One
42A
“The Gambler” singer who received the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013: 2 wds.
Kenny Rogers
46A
Insect associated with picnics
Ant
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
47A
Trip around the racetrack in Super Mario Kart
Lap
48A
Come ___ standstill: 2 wds.
To A
49A
“Aww, you’re ___ kind!”
Too
50A
Albums with just a few tracks: Abbr.
Eps
51A
Possible reason for an NC-17 rating
Sex
1A
No longer edible
Bad
2A
___ trip (self-indulgent display)
Ego
3D
___ on (rats out to a parent)
Tells
4D
Beams caught by solar panels
Rays
5D
Puppy’s high-pitched bark
Yap
6D
Remove, as chalk marks
Erase
7D
Compassion
Mercy
8D
Singer Tori with the new album “Ocean to Ocean”
Amos
9D
Operated, as a dishwasher
Ran
14D
Like diehard fans
Loyal
15D
Device that can track the paths of thunderstorms
Radar
18D
___ Gray (raspy-voiced R&B singer)
Macy
19D
Marvel superheroine played by Alaqua Cox in “Hawkeye”
Echo
20D
The Milwaukee Bucks’ mascot Bango, for one
Stag
21D
Disney title girl voiced by Kelly Marie Tran
Raya
24D
Vegetable related to chives
Leek
26D
Skirt that ends above the knee
Mini
27D
Check for errors in written text
Edit
28D
Court dividers in racket sports
Nets
30D
Boca ___, Florida
Raton
31D
Stabbing part of a fork
Prong
36D
Detroit-___ pizza
Style
38D
Competitions for wrestlers or swimmers
Meets
39D
Host of the greatest number of episodes of “The Tonight Show”
Leno
40D
“Let’s move ___ the next topic”: 2 wds.
Onto
41D
“I didn’t mean to drop that!”
Oops
42D
“Call Me ___” (Mayim Bialik series)
Kat
43D
Lil Uzi Vert’s music genre
Rap
44D
Eggs used as caviar
Roe
45D
Brass instrument that’s actually in the woodwind family, for short
Sax