1/27/22
Top 40 Thursday
Are you stuck with the Crosswords With Friends Puzzle Today? Stuck No More. We offer complete solutions as well as “no spoiler” mode to give you that little extra push. Or simply use this cheat sheet to help you get the best and fastest completion time possible.
1A
Large beer dispensers at parties
Kegs
5A
Where Boise is: Abbr.
Ida
8A
On-air personalities at radio stations: Abbr.
DJs
11A
___ Tuck (member of Robin Hood’s Merry Men)
Friar
13A
Wrestling surface
Mat
14A
Line of seats in a movie house
Row
15A
Goods loaded aboard a freighter
Cargo
16A
In favor of
Pro
17A
Pretty ___ picture: 2 wds.
As A
18A
2021 Roddy Ricch song with a video that shows him turning into a werewolf: 3 wds.
Late at Night
21A
___-Man (superhero played by Paul Rudd)
Ant
23A
Felt the urge to scratch
Itched
24A
“I don’t want to ___ bother”: 2 wds.
Be A
25A
“I’d rather ___ say”
Not
26A
Word that can follow “memory” or “lovers'”
Lane
30A
2019 Mustard single featuring Roddy Ricch
Ballin
32A
2020 Roddy Ricch chart-topper nominated for three Grammys: 2 wds.
The Box
34A
___-Seltzer (brand of antacid)
Alka
35A
“Don’t Look Up” actor DiCaprio, for short
Leo
36A
Baltic or Black, for example
Sea
37A
Bygone NBA team from Seattle, for short
Sonics
40A
West ___ (home decor chain owned by Williams-Sonoma)
Elm
41A
2020 Roddy Ricch love song produced by Mustard: 2 wds.
High Fashion
45A
Stefani Germanotta, ___ Lady Gaga: Abbr.
Aka
46A
In good shape
Fit
47A
Liquid explosive, for short
Nitro
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
50A
“Perfect” rating of a sort
Ten
51A
Rapper/actress who costars on “Queens”
Eve
52A
Collect slowly, as information
Glean
53A
Loose firmness, like an old couch
Sag
54A
Main color of the Flash’s costume
Red
55D
Company whose mascot is a blue hedgehog
Sega
1D
Fast-food chain with “Finger Lickin’ Good” food
KFC
2D
Relief pitcher’s stat: Abbr.
Era
3D
Slumber-party chitchat: 2 wds.
Girl Talk
4D
Story that might take place over multiple movies
Saga
5D
Have an effect on
Impact
6D
___ Maul (villain in the Star Wars universe)
Darth
7D
Repent for your sins
Atone
8D
Outfit on “Queen of the Universe”
Drag
9D
“Jupiter’s Legacy” star Duhamel
Josh
10D
Smack, as a mosquito
Swat
12D
Spiral-shaped pasta
Rotini
19D
Prep school that Prince Harry attended
Eton
20D
“___ hands are the devil’s workshop”
Idle
21D
Band whose song “I Still Have Faith in You” was Grammy-nominated for Record of the Year
Abba
22D
Sci-fi writer Stephenson
Neal
27D
___ ballots (votes cast by soldiers stationed overseas)
Absentee
28D
“The First ___” (Christmas carol)
Noel
29D
Classroom test
Exam
31D
___ out at (attack verbally)
Lash
32D
Silicon Valley industry, for short
Tech
33D
___ down (drenching in water)
Hosing
35D
Findable in the phone book
Listed
38D
Buyer’s bid
Offer
39D
Too trusting
Naïve
41D
Stetsons, for example
Hats
42D
Scandinavian furniture giant
Ikea
43D
The Sharks or the Jets, in “West Side Story”
Gang
44D
Essential ___ (plant compounds used in aromatherapy)
Oils
48D
Old cloth
Rag
49D
“Design ___ Dime” (HGTV show): 2 wds.
On A