7/2/20
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
___ blow (boxing no-no)
Low
4A
Technology that Google Maps makes use of: Abbr.
GPS
7A
Wetland where you might see an alligator
Swamp
12A
Selma director DuVernay
Ava
13A
Animal that Peter Pettigrew turned into in the Harry Potter books
Rat
14A
Enthusiastic to get going
Eager
15A
Neighbor of France and Austria
Germany
17A
Stingless honeybee
Drone
18A
___ Island (state whose capital is Providence)
Rhode
19A
Billie Eilish song that topped the charts: 2 wds.
Bad Guy
20A
Company that makes Photoshop
Adobe
21A
Sport ___ (another name for an SUV)
Ute
22A
Billie Eilish song told from the perspective of a monster under a bed: 3 wds.
Bury A Friend
26A
Young Sheldon network
CBS
27A
ISP whose email was used in the 1998 romantic comedy You’ve Got Mail
AOL
28A
Tree that yields acorns
Oak
31A
With 38-Across Billie Eilish song about her relationship with her brother: 2 wds.
Everything I
36A
Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ ___ (annual TV special)
Eve
37A
Plain to see
Overt
38A
See 31-Across
Wanted
41A
Have it made in the ___ (have an easy life)
Shade
42A
Constellation also called the Hunter
Orion
43A
Trailblazing person
Pioneer
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
45A
Musical group with twice as many members as a quartet
Octet
46A
Cheerleader’s shout before sis boom bah
Rah
47A
It must’ve been something I ___
Ate
48A
Gets fur all over the carpet
Sheds
49A
Fall Out Boy’s genre
Emo
50A
Salty topping for a bagel
Lox
1A
Jet ___ (traveler’s woe)
Lag
2A
Add more music to as an audio track
Overdub
3D
2011 Steven Spielberg drama starring Jeremy Irvine: 2 wds.
War Horse
4D
Rating seen on egg cartons: 2 wds.
Grade A
5D
Piece of glass in a French door
Pane
6D
Pen for swine
Sty
7D
Give a tranquilizer to
Sedate
8D
Prison overseer
Warden
9D
Wide-eyed with excitement
Agog
10D
List of lunch options
Menu
11D
Fish or rabbit to an eagle
Prey
16D
Single-named musician with the hit song South Side
Moby
19D
Constructed as a skyscraper
Built
20D
Network whose name is three consecutive letters of the alphabet
ABC
23D
___ well (enjoyed success)
Fared
24D
Blue Bayou singer Orbison
Roy
25D
Business arrangement that’s been signed: 2 wds.
Done Deal
29D
Give consent for: 2 wds.
Agree To
30D
First aid ___
Kit
32D
Rejected as a Congressional bill
Vetoed
33D
Happenings
Events
34D
Santa’s laugh: 3 wds.
Hohoho
35D
___ the Terrible (infamous Russian czar)
Ivan
38D
Tries to win the hand of
Woos
39D
Doorway with a rounded top
Arch
40D
Nick at ___ (broadcaster of reruns)
Nite
41D
Anna and the King of ___ (title of the novel The King and I is based on)
Siam
43D
___-op (before surgery)
Pre
44D
Tyrannosaurus ___ (Jurassic Park menace)
Rex