1/7/21
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Bean ___ (tofu)
Curd
5A
Upscale carmaker based in Munich
BMW
8A
Potato chip topping
Dip
11A
Continent whose coastline is over 39,000 miles long
Asia
12A
Singer Carly ___ Jepsen
Rae
13A
Mopey genre of modern music
Emo
14A
Title shared by #1 hits from Taylor Swift in 2015 & Neil Sedaka in 1975: 2 wds.
Bad Blood
16A
Expected golf course score
Par
17A
Made use of a stool
Sat
18A
Half-Vulcan played by Leonard Nimoy
Spock
20A
Company whose Cristal ballpoint pen has a clear barrel
Bic
23A
Highest university degree: Abbr.
PHD
25A
Online marketplace for handmade goods
Etsy
26A
Indigenous person from Alaska, Canada, or Greenland
Inuit
28A
“Give us this day ___ daily bread …”
Our
30A
Title shared by #1 hits from Maroon 5 in 2012 & Phil Collins in 1985: 3 wds.
One More Night
35A
James Bond, for one
Spy
36A
Sticky gunk
Slime
37A
Health ___ provider
Care
40A
Government group promoting clean energy: Abbr.
EPA
42A
Mythological figure, often
God
43A
Warms up
Heats
45A
___ your rocker (crazy)
Off
47A
Prepare to shoot an arrow
Aim
48A
Title shared by #1 hits from Rihanna in 2008 & Madonna in 1995: 3 wds.
Take A Bow
53A
Tavern owner on “The Simpsons”
Moe
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
54A
___ out a living (barely make it from day to day)
Eke
55A
“Private Practice” actor Diggs
Taye
56A
Groan-inducing bit of wordplay
Pun
57D
Scouring ___ (cleaning item)
Pad
58D
Seasoning often sprinkled from a shaker
Salt
1D
Car that’s driven around in search of passengers
Cab
2D
Mexico’s northern neighbor: Abbr.
USA
3D
“When will I be ___ of this problem?”
Rid
4D
Applies delicately, as face cream
Dabs
5D
Simple soup
Broth
6D
Chinese chairman who met with Nixon in 1972
Mao
7D
Ties the knot
Weds
8D
Train station
Depot
9D
Apple all-in-one computers
iMacs
10D
Cartoon pig with a girlfriend named Petunia
Porky
15D
Computer often carried in its own bag
Laptop
19D
Immediate danger
Peril
20D
Information beneath an author’s photo, for short
Bio
21D
Country hotel
Inn
22D
“That’s my ___!” (“I’m on!”)
Cue
24D
Fawn’s mother
Doe
27D
“No more for me, thank you”: 2 wds.
Im Set
29D
Hazardous
Unsafe
31D
Bread variety that might contain caraway seeds
Rye
32D
___ workers (category that includes Lyft drivers and Instacart shoppers)
Gig
33D
Type of medical coverage plan: Abbr.
HMO
34D
Turner who founded CNN
Ted
37D
Tournament winner
Champ
38D
English’s five main vowels
Aeiou
39D
Top ___ (brand of instant noodles)
Ramen
41D
___ fun at (teased)
Poked
44D
Single part of a staircase
Step
46D
Waller who composed and sang “Ain’t Misbehavin’”
Fats
49D
Marshall Mathers, ___ Eminem: Abbr.
Aka
50D
Comment from a woolly animal
Baa
51D
Popeye’s girlfriend Olive
Oyl
52D
Saturated with liquid
Wet