1/5/17
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Where to order a cocktail
Bar
4A
Instagram or Snapchat, for example
App
7A
Fill-in office worker
Temp
11A
In years past
Ago
12A
43,560 square feet
Acre
13A
Song for a prima donna
Aria
14A
1996 hit by 45-Across: 4 wds.
Jesus To a Child
17A
Best ___ Screenplay (Academy Award category)
Adapted
18A
Noises made by a goose
Honks
19A
It’s unrolled to make a lawn
Sod
20A
Banking charge
Fee
21A
Epoxy
Glue
24A
Tummy muscles, for short
Abs
25A
Spoiled kid
Imp
28A
1984 holiday song with lead vocals by 45-Across: 2 wds.
Last Christmas
32A
“You ___ me an explanation”
Owe
33A
Parcel of land
Lot
34A
Not difficult
Easy
35A
Orchestra’s place in an opera house
Pit
36A
___ Solo (“Star Wars” role)
Han
38A
Keyboard instrument in a chapel
Organ
41A
Milk containers
Cartons
45A
Singer who died on 12/25/16: 2 wds.
George Michael
47A
Give a long, angry speech
Rant
48A
Insect that’s attracted to a porch light
Moth
49A
Korean auto company that makes the Sportage
Kia
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
50A
High-strung
Edgy
51A
Prefix for “cycle” or “sex”
Uni
52A
Crafty, like a fox
Sly
1D
___ California (Tijuana’s peninsula)
Baja
2D
Had another birthday
Aged
3D
Civil rights icon Parks
Rosa
4D
Was a thespian
Acted
5D
Poke with a stick
Prod
6D
Shade of green named for a vegetable
Pea
7D
Resort lake on the Nevada / California border
Tahoe
8D
Fox NFL sideline reporter Andrews
Erin
9D
It’s poured over Rice Krispies
Milk
10D
Mattress toppers
Pads
12D
“___ the matter at hand …”: 2 wds.
As To
15D
Unexpected sports victory
Upset
16D
Board game with knights and pawns
Chess
20D
Crime-fighting government agency: Abbr.
FBI
21D
Day-___ (neon-colored paint)
Glo
22D
Actor Jude of HBO’s upcoming ” The Young Pope”
Law
23D
Take advantage of
Use
24D
Works by Monet and Renoir
Art
25D
“___ Yankee Doodle dandy …”: 2 wds.
Im A
26D
Pas’ spouses
Mas
27D
South Korean rapper of “Gangnam Style”
Psy
29D
Hold on tightly
Cling
30D
Opposite of cold
Hot
31D
Numerically, the last amendment in the Bill of Rights
Tenth
35D
New Year’s Eve celebration, for example
Party
36D
Country next to the Dominican Republic
Haiti
37D
Rainbow or eyebrow shape
Arch
38D
Vicious brute in children’s stories
Ogre
39D
Curl up with a good book
Read
40D
Large, disk-shaped percussion instrument
Gong
41D
“___, follow me!”
Cmon
42D
“Mighty ___ from little acorns grow”
Oaks
43D
Astronaut Armstrong
Neil
44D
Kill, as a vampire
Slay
46D
Second-tallest bird in the world
Emu
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