7/24/23
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Have a ___ drinks
Few
4A
Resort that might have a sauna
Spa
7A
Room for scientific inquiries
Lab
10A
Country where the Blarney Stone is found: Abbr.
Ire
11A
Luthor who was the villain in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Lex
12A
Have an ___ up your sleeve
Ace
13A
Lady Bird and Little Women director who also directed Barbie: 2 wds.
Greta Gerwig
16A
Like a light that’s not very bright
Dim
17A
Burn the candle at both ___ (work long hours)
Ends
18A
You can say that ___!
Again
21A
Weekday that’s called hump day: Abbr.
Wed
23A
It’s smaller than a city but bigger than a village
Town
24A
Hang loosely
Sag
25A
___ not what your country can do for you …
Ask
28A
Babylon actress who plays the title character in Barbie: 2 wds.
Margot Robbie
31A
Where a pig wallows
Sty
32A
Opposite of night
Day
33A
Friend in arms
Ally
34A
How dare you?!
Hey
35A
Round creme-filled cookies
Oreos
36A
Actress and entrepreneur Jessica
Alba
39A
See 48-Across
Air
40A
First Man actor who plays Ken in the Barbie movie: 2 wds.
Ryan Gosling
45A
Horror film director Aster
Ari
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
46A
Actress de Armas who hosted SNL in April
Ana
47A
Body part that hears
Ear
48A
With 39-Across Peacock series based on a 1990s Will Smith show
Bel
49A
___ rally (school spirit event)
Pep
50A
Dark bread
Rye
1D
Type of leaves seen in many paintings of Adam and Eve
Fig
2D
Make a boo-boo
Err
3D
Clearing unwanted plants
Weeding
4D
The NBA ___ Dunk Contest (annual competition)
Slam
5D
Like a square ___ in a round hole
Peg
6D
Lumber cutter
Axe
7D
Great ___ (large grassy part of Central Park)
Lawn
8D
Acetylsalicylic ___ (aspirin)
Acid
9D
Pleads
Begs
14D
Metallic element with the shortest name
Tin
15D
Color associated with candy canes
Red
18D
Devices that dispense cash: Abbr.
Atms
19D
Animal that’s the source of feta cheese
Goat
20D
Not quite right
Awry
21D
Cautious and distrustful
Wary
22D
Comedian Nwodim of Saturday Night Live
Ego
24D
I can’t ___ mad at you!
Stay
25D
Highly skilled
Able
26D
Missile tower
Silo
27D
Singer Alicia
Keys
29D
Poem dedicated to someone or something
Ode
30D
Great ___ Reef
Barrier
34D
___ shot first (Star Wars meme)
Han
35D
Essential ___ (liquid used in aromatherapy)
Oil
36D
Al Jazeera viewer typically
Arab
37D
Ancient relative of the harp
Lyre
38D
Get-out-of-jail fee
Bail
39D
With no delay: Abbr.
ASAP
41D
Word that can follow generation or pay
Gap
42D
A Thousand and ___ (2023 movie)
One
43D
Vote that’s against the proposition
Nay
44D
Future PhD’s test: Abbr.
Gre