1/11/24
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Cocker spaniel or cockatoo perhaps
Pet
4A
Medical coverage group: Abbr.
Hmo
7A
Mop & ___ (floor cleaner brand)
Glo
10A
High card often
Ace
11A
Add salt instead of sugar for example
Err
12A
Lion of the zodiac
Leo
13A
Attention singer who has a song named after Marvin Gaye: 2 wds.
Charlie Puth
16A
Word before health or hygiene
Oral
17A
Stuff that gets smelted
Ore
18A
Soak (up) as with paper towels
Sop
20A
State with a New Year’s Eve Potato Drop
Idaho
24A
Upper-right icon on an Amazon page
Cart
27A
___ Paulo Cathedral
Sao
29A
Animal that moos
Cow
30A
7 Rings singer who has a song named after Pete Davidson: 2 wds.
Ariana Grande
33A
Shake a ___! (Hurry up!)
Leg
34A
Had samosas or dim sum say
Ate
35A
Go through a book
Read
36A
Abstains from food
Fasts
38A
Title for Paul McCartney
Sir
40A
Long item used by a gondolier
Oar
42A
Roberts who was the first inductee into the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame
Nora
45A
Bad Blood singer who has a song named after Tim McGraw: 2 wds.
Taylor Swift
49A
Nobody knows the trouble ___ seen
Ive
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
50A
False claim
Lie
51A
Singer Rita with the 2023 album You & I
Oral
52A
___ thai (noodle dish)
Pad
53A
Paved place for cars to park
Lot
54A
Approximately 907 kilograms
Ton
1D
Super ___-Man (1982 video game sequel)
Pac
2D
Disney+ miniseries starring Alaqua Cox
Echo
3D
Make a rip in
Tear
4D
Adele song with the lyric I must’ve called a thousand times
Hello
5D
Medical scan done in a tube: Abbr.
Mri
6D
Cookie that (redundantly) has a cookies & creme variety
Oreo
7D
Used some adhesive
Glued
8D
___ me tell you something …
Let
9D
Wow that’s so cool!
Ooh
14D
Jamaican who reveres Haile Selassie
Rasta
15D
Had a ___ commitment
Prior
19D
Exam for high school juniors: Abbr.
Pst
21D
Skin problem that might be treated with Oxy products
Acne
22D
You Are My Happy author Kotb
Hoda
23D
Needed to pay back
Owed
24D
Source of veal
Calf
25D
Square footage measure
Area
26D
Big ___ (very large trucks)
Rigs
28D
Numbers indicated by birthday candles
Ages
31D
___ decongestant
Nasal
32D
Missile that’s propelled by a bow
Arrow
37D
Fiddled around (with)
Toyed
39D
Zoomed-in section of a larger map
Inset
41D
Item in a bread basket
Roll
43D
Hilarious person
Riot
44D
Hairstyle that is often shaped with a pick
Afro
45D
Extra money for a hairstylist
Tip
46D
Sweet but Psycho singer ___ Max
Ava
47D
Second-most populous city in Brazil for short
Rio
48D
Color of a suit in an Obama scandal
Tan