Top 40 Thursday
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1D
___ Ross & the Supremes
Diana
2D
Ready to swing in baseball: 2 wds
At Bat
3D
Area at the mouth of a river
Delta
4D
Negative campaign tactic or eyeliner problem
Smear
5D
Spiced tea made with milk
Chai
6D
“There’s no place like ___” (“The Wizard of Oz” line)
Home
7D
Historical ____ (film like “Braveheart” or “Gladiator”)
Epic
8D
Give a new look to
Redo
9D
Cosmetic surgery on one’s schnozz: 2 wds
Nose Job
10D
Sense of Wonder
Awe
11D
Place to sit in church
Pew
19D
Word repeated before “pants on fire”
Liar
20D
Heavy-duty bar soap that contains volcanic rock
Lava
23D
“… with liberty and justice for ___”
All
24D
Numbered highway: Abbr.
RTE
26D
___Grand (Vegas hotel with nearly 7,000 rooms)
MGM
27D
PayPal charge for using its service
FEE
28D
The Rockies or the Andes, for example: Abbr.
MTS
30D
“___ only as directed”
Use
31D
“This American Life” broadcaster
NPR
32D
Passed out from fear, maybe
Fainted
33D
Marine predator featured in “Free Willy”
Orca
34D
Powdered orange drink since 1959
Tang
39D
Giant body of water
Ocean
40D
___ code (communication system that uses dots and dashes)
Morse
41D
Hollywood elite: Hyph.
Alist
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
42D
Results of fender benders
Dents
44D
Bar spigots for beer
Taps
45D
Scottish Skirt
Kilt
46D
Creative concept
Idea
47D
Just a stone’s throw away
Near
48D
Garment that often gets covered with baby food
Bib
49D
“It’s the dawn of a new ___”
Era
1C
___ Root Beer (Barq’s and Mug rival)
Dads
5C
“Believe” singer who used to perform with Sonny Bono
Cher
9C
Short Sleeping session
Nap
12C
Single entry on a grocery list
Item
13C
“I ___ I get It” (song from “A Chorus Line”)
Hope
14C
“I ___ it all to my parents”
Owe
15C
Up to the task
Able
16C
Surrounded by
Amid
17C
Darn a pair of socks, perhaps
Sew
18C
R&B singer with the hits “Our Love” and “Miss You Like Crazy” (1950-2015): 2 wds
Natalie Cole
21C
Company with the 1980s arcade games Pole Position and Dig Dug
Atari
22C
Slightly open, like a door
Ajar
25C
Dual radio designation
AMFM
29C
Nine-___ battery
Volt
30C
1991 duet between 18-and 43- Across that won a Grammy
Unforgettable
35C
Practice Boxing
Spar
36C
Flat-Topped Hill
Mesa
37C
Picture-book author Carle or Monty Python’s Idle
Eric
38C
Wanderer
Nomad
43C
Legendary singer who was 18- Across’s Father: 3 wds
Natking Cole
48C
Wager
Bet
50C
Nurse’s ____ (Hospital helper)
Aide
51C
“___ Brockovich’s (biopic starring Julia Roberts)
Erin
52C
Hozier and Sinead O’Connor’s home Country: Abbr.
Ire
53C
“Guilty” or “not guilty,” in a courtroom
Plea
54C
Boss’s right-hand person: abbr.
ASST
55C
___ hair day
Bad
56C
Twinkling light in the night sky
Star
57C
They hang from basketball hoops
Nets