7/20/17
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Purple color named after a fruit
Plum
5A
Network that airs “Sherlock” in the US
PBS
8A
Irish-style bar
Pub
11A
Very large brass instrument
Tuba
12A
The ___ Pack (Frank Sinatra’s gang)
Rat
13A
“The Simpsons” character who has a brother named Sanjay
Apu
14A
Concluding word of a prayer
Amen
15A
Pilot’s in-flight announcement: Abbr.
ETA
16A
What peas grow in
Pod
17A
Rocker Bruce, also known as “the Boss,” whose “Wrecking Ball” was named Rolling Stone’s #1 album of 2012
Springsteen
20A
“Against” side of a debate
Con
21A
____, nose, and throat doctor
Ear
22A
Approve with a head gesture
Nod
25A
“That’s what I ___ thinking”
Was
27A
Pyramid scheme, for example
Scam
30A
1984 album by the Boss that became one of the top-selling records of all time: 4 wds.
Born In The USA
33A
Chips ___! (Nabisco cookie brand)
Ahoy
34A
Formal menswear accessory
Tie
35A
Take care of the tab
Pay
36A
Goldfish or guinea pig, for example
Pet
38A
Longitude’s opposite: Abbr.
Lat
40A
Longtime backing group for the Boss inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014: 3 wds.
E Street Band
45A
Character in Progressive Insurance ads
Flo
46A
One of the four grains in Life cereal
Oat
47A
Woodwind instrument that’s typically black
Oboe
48A
Tall Australian bird raised for its meat
Emu
49A
“The A-Team” star: 2 wds.
MR T
50A
Gas used in lighted bar signs
Neon
51A
Top part of a semicolon
Dot
52A
Arab group with a faction called Fatah: Abbr.
Plo
53A
Large North American animals related to reindeer
Elks
1D
Educational fund-raising groups: Abbr.
PTAs
2D
“One ___ or two?” (tea server’s question)
Lump
3D
App-based ride service
Uber
4D
___-depressive (having severe mood swings)
Manic
5D
What a woman is when she has “a bun in the oven”
Pregnant
6D
The only mammals that can fly
Bats
7D
Maine or Michigan, for example
State
8D
Disposable picnic item made by Dixie: 2 wds.
Papercup
9D
“When you wish ___ a star …”
Upon
10D
Baby blossom
Bud
18D
“___ lay me down to sleep …”: 2 wds.
Now I
19D
Effortlessness
Ease
22D
Pro hoops league: Abbr.
NBA
23D
___ and aah
Ooh
24D
Quits before graduating: 2 wds.
Drops Out
26D
Spiky high heel, or a knife with an Italian name
Stiletto
28D
Quiet ___ mouse: 2 wds.
As A
29D
Month whose zodiac signs are Taurus and Gemini
May
31D
No, in Moscow
Nyet
32D
What a furnace furnishes
Heat
37D
Walk heavily
Tromp
39D
Steakhouse cut: Hyph.
T Bone
40D
“Being ___: A Puppeteer’s Journey” (2011 documentary)
Elmo
41D
____ Grey tea
Earl
42D
Cain’s brother, in the Bible
Abel
43D
___ and cranny
Nook
44D
Groups of Cub Scouts
Dens
45D
Gave supper to
Fed
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