7/21/22
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Baseball hitter’s stat: Abbr.
RBI
4A
Yikes!
Egad
8A
Large suburb of Phoenix
Mesa
12A
Property claim
Lien
13A
Riverdale actress Reinhart
Lili
14A
Former Olympic figure skater Rippon
Adam
15A
___ up (behaves badly)
Acts
16A
Nights preceding holidays
Eves
17A
Death on the ___ (2022 movie)
Nile
18A
Drake song that hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2021: 2 wds.
Whats Next
20A
The early bird ___ the worm
Gets
21A
Drivers’ assistance organization: Abbr.
AAA
22A
Big commotion
Ado
24A
Poet Dickinson
Emily
27A
Jurassic World creature for short
Dino
29A
Key lime dessert
Pie
32A
Drake song that hit #2 in 2021: 3 wds.
Girls Want Girls
35A
Tree that produces acorns
Oak
36A
Traditional Easter meats
Hams
37A
Detect with one’s nose
Smell
38A
Animated picture file often used in memes: Abbr.
Gif
39A
Salsa or guacamole for example
Dip
40A
Kate Winslet limited series ___ of Easttown
Mare
43A
Drake song that hit #3 in 2021: 2 wds.
Fair Trade
49A
Succulent plant used in sunburn gel
Aloe
50A
Actress Kudrow
Lisa
51A
Killmonger’s first name in Black Panther
Erik
52A
Places for aquatherapy or aromatherapy
Spas
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
53A
Biblical garden of paradise
Eden
54A
Look on the bright ___ …
Side
55A
Ripped as wrapping paper
Tore
56D
Hunt for
Seek
57D
___ Tomé and Príncipe (island nation)
Sao
1D
Opposite of poor
Rich
2D
___-carotene (pigment in carrots and cantaloupes)
Beta
3D
Load as a program onto a computer
Install
4D
___ of Avalor (former Disney animated series)
Elena
5D
___ me a break!
Give
6D
Lion in the Madagascar movies
Alex
7D
Far away
Distant
8D
Juicy tropical fruit
Mango
9D
Woman’s name that rhymes with tweedy
Edie
10D
Flavoring on a pretzel
Salt
11D
Central Iowa city
Ames
12D
Attorney’s expertise
Law
19D
Utters a casual greeting: 2 wds.
Says Hi
23D
Watch a friend’s pet hound: Hyph.
Dog Sit
24D
Self-centeredness
Ego
25D
Mamma ___!
Mia
26D
Bother a lot
Irk
27D
River blocker
Dam
28D
Break-___ (burglars’ activities)
Ins
29D
___-K (education for very young children)
Pre
30D
Sick
Ill
31D
Speech class for many newcomers to the US: Abbr.
ESL
33D
Breakfast items sometimes paired with fried chicken
Waffles
34D
That Don’t ___ Me Much (Shania Twain song)
Impress
38D
Birds that make honking sounds
Geese
39D
Wetted one’s whistle
Drank
40D
Ship part that a crow’s-nest is attached to
Mast
41D
Maker of T-Bonz puppy treats
Alpo
42D
Sound from the king of the jungle
Roar
44D
Political campaign assistant
Aide
45D
That makes sense: 2 wds.
I See
46D
Tune for a classically trained soprano perhaps
Aria
47D
Single-named singer of the 2000 hit Thank You
Dido
48D
___ out a win (barely become the champion)
Eke