1/30/20
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
What a father offers to his daughter as they walk down her wedding aisle
Arm
4A
Buffoon
Oaf
7A
Scotsman’s traditional attire
Kilt
11A
Agency that seizes illegal narcotics: Abbr.
DEA
12A
Shapeless mass
Blob
14A
Car-summoning app
Uber
15A
Jimmy Carter’s only daughter
Amy
16A
Super ___ (very strong adhesive)
Glue
17A
Boldly resist
Defy
18A
Work It rapper who received the 2019 MTV Video Vanguard Award the first female rapper to do so: 2 wds.
Missy Elliott
21A
Rustic lodge for travelers
Inn
22A
They often cost millions of dollars to run during the Super Bowl
Ads
23A
RuPaul’s ___ Race (VH1 series)
Drag
26A
About the Author section for short
Bio
27A
Singer Sheeran and actor Harris
Eds
30A
I’m Real pop singer who received the 2018 MTV Video Vanguard Award the first Latin artist to do so: 2 wds.
Jennifer Lopez
34A
___ sauce (Asian condiment)
Soy
35A
What machines do in a quarry
Dig
36A
Now You See Me actress Fisher
Isla
37A
In less than perfect health
Ill
38A
Ceiling appliance that spins
Fan
40A
Rhythm Nation R&B singer who received the 1990 MTV Video Vanguard Award the first African American woman to do so: 2 wds.
Janet Jackons
46A
Character who sings Chim Chim Cher-ee in Mary Poppins
Bert
47A
Person who comes into an estate
Heir
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
48A
Chopping tool
Axe
49A
Singer Brickell whose band is the New Bohemians
Edie
50A
Abominable Snowman by another name
Yeti
51A
Admission ___ (what it costs to enter)
Fee
52A
What spins on a combination lock
Dial
53D
Highest academic degree often: Abbr.
PHD
54D
Discontinue
End
1D
___ Ruins Everything (truTV series)
Adam
2D
Do-___ (The Sound of Music song): Hyph.
Re-Mi
3D
Baseball Hall of Famer Willie
Mays
4D
Doctor working at a birthing center: Abbr.
OBGYN
5D
Barry ___ (main character on The Flash)
Allen
6D
___ play (dirty dealing)
Foul
7D
Accolades
Kudos
8D
Yeah unlikely!: 2 wds.
I Bet
9D
Made an exit
Left
10D
Take a crack at
Try
13D
Ritzy LA neighborhood where Will Smith went to live on TV: 2 wds.
Bel Air
19D
Give autographs
Sign
20D
Reality series revived by ABC in 2018 familiarly
Idol
23D
Dance club music makers: Abbr.
DJs
24D
___ Speedwagon
Reo
25D
You can call me at ___ hour
Any
26D
Plead
Beg
27D
Short recordings on vinyl: Abbr.
Eps
28D
Benicio ___ Toro
Del
29D
She sang All the Stars with Kendrick Lamar
Sza
31D
Eric of Monty Python’s Flying Circus
Idle
32D
Extremely dirty
Filthy
33D
Squeal heard in a sty
Oink
37D
Major maker of microprocessors
Intel
38D
R&B singer Evans
Faith
39D
Sharp-smelling
Acrid
40D
Obi-Wan Kenobi or Yoda for example
Jedi
41D
Tune from Verdi or Wagner
Aria
42D
Maker of the Compass crossover SUV
Jeep
43D
Not out in baseball
Safe
44D
Big bovines that sometimes pull plows
Oxen
45D
On a ___-to-know basis
Need
46D
Most people spend about 1/3 of their lives in it
Bed