7/14/22
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Fuel that has an octane rating
Gas
4A
Smallish power sources also known as penlight batteries
Aas
7A
Cut down to size as a photo
Crop
11A
Thurman of Apple TV ‘s Suspicion
Uma
12A
Really enjoyable
Fun
13A
Neither ___ nor there
Here
14A
Trump ___ Mahal (casino that closed in 2016)
Taj
15A
The Gilded Age character played by Cynthia Nixon
Ada
16A
___ to differ!: 2 wds.
I Beg
17A
2022 hit by The Weeknd the second single from Dawn FM
Sacrifice
20A
Music genre related to calypso
Ska
21A
Tight roll of hair
Bun
22A
Don Lemon’s channel
CNN
25A
High-speed Internet option: Abbr.
DSL
27A
Part of Walt Disney World Resort
Epcot
29A
2021 hit by The Weeknd and the lead single from Dawn FM: 3 wds.
Take My Breath
33A
West Side Story role for which Ariana DeBose won an Oscar
Anita
34A
Cousin on The Addams Family
Itt
35A
Fitness facility
Gym
36A
Old cloth you might clean with
Rag
38A
You dirty ___!
Rat
41A
2022 hit by The Weeknd the third single from Dawn FM: 3 wds.
Out of Time
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
44A
Part of a bird or a plane
Wing
46A
Homophone of row
Roe
47A
Grace ___ Frankie
And
49A
Person who’s looked up to
Idol
50A
Digit inside a sock
Toe
51A
___ garden (relaxing place)
Zen
52A
Prone to snooping
Nosy
53A
Place to withdraw cash: Abbr.
ATM
54A
When a Lyft driver is expected: Abbr.
ETA
1D
___ instinct (intuition)
Gut
2D
Gather up gradually
Amass
3D
Game show host Pat who was nominated for two Emmys this year
Sajak
4D
A ways off
Afar
5D
Spoken loud enough to hear
Audibly
6D
Chaotic and confusing situation in the military
Snafu
7D
Elegant and sophisticated
Chic
8D
Actress Romijn or De Mornay
Rebecca
9D
Rock that’s mined
Ore
10D
Mother on Married … With Children
Peg
18D
Police academy student
Cadet
19D
Unmoving
Inert
23D
___ a chance! (No way!)
Not
24D
To the ___ degree (to the utmost)
Nth
26D
Sharp-witted
Smart
28D
___ dish (container in a science lab)
Petri
29D
Playground game involving chasing
Tag
30D
At least one
Any
31D
Japanese robes
Kimonos
32D
Creature also known as Sasquatch
Big Foot
37D
Heart’s main artery
Aorta
39D
Astound
Amaze
40D
2020 spy film whose name reads the same forward and backward
Tenet
42D
Opposite of pretty
Ugly
43D
Be swarming (with)
Teem
44D
Get first place
Win
45D
Wedding vow words: 2 wds.
I Do
48D
Evidence in paternity cases: Abbr.
DNA