7/25/19
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Boost upward
Lift
5A
Vogue editor Wintour
Anna
9A
CNN White House correspondent Acosta
Jim
12A
___ speculation (guesswork)
Idle
13A
Dread
Fear
14A
“What ___ you trying to say?”
Are
15A
2017 song about trusting fate: 3 wds.
Meant to Be
17A
She-deer
Doe
18A
___ of Bengal (arm of the Indian Ocean)
Bay
19A
Female animal that clucks
Hen
20A
“___ You for Being a Friend”
Thank
22A
Nowhere near
Far
23A
“Proud sponsor of life’s ___ moments” (Mutual of Omaha tagline)
Aha
24A
Grant permission for
Allow
27A
2018 song about celebrating yourself despite flaws: 3 wds.
Im a Mess
31A
Cook lightly, like scallops
Sear
32A
“Heard ___ good jokes lately?”
Any
33A
Letters and bills and such
Mail
34A
2015 song about a man calling out to a woman: 2 wds.
Hey Mama
36A
Word that can go before “cash” or “larceny”
Petty
37A
___ de Triomphe (Paris landmark)
Arc
38A
“___ the fields we go …” (“Jingle Bells” lyric)
Oer
39A
Say “what’s up” to someone, in current slang
Holla
42A
“Barney Miller” actor Vigoda
Abe
43A
List-shortening abbreviation
ETC
46A
Tailless primate
Ape
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
47A
Singer who performed on 15-, 27-, and 34-Across: 2 wds.
Bebe Rexha
50A
___ Buddhism
Zen
51A
Adds cold cubes to
Ices
52A
Practice before a fight
Spar
53A
To the bitter ___
End
54D
Actor Sprouse who plays Jughead on “Riverdale”
Cole
55D
Small lake
Pond
1D
Go out on a ___ (do something risky)
Limb
2D
Goal of brainstorming
Idea
3D
Celebrity chef Bobby
Flay
4D
Number that’s “diez” in Spanish
Ten
5D
Following
After
6D
Gas in brightly lit signs
Neon
7D
Catch red-handed
Nab
8D
Singer Franklin who died in 2018
Aretha
9D
Actress ___ Pinkett Smith
Jada
10D
“___ Chef America”
Iron
11D
Mild-mannered
Meek
16D
Unfreeze
Thaw
21D
Tool that hits a nail
Hammer
22D
Like tuxedoes and evening gowns
Formal
23D
“The Leftovers” actress Brenneman
Amy
24D
Cigarette particle
Ash
25D
Maker of Press-On Nails
Lee
26D
___ it on the line
Lay
27D
“Away ___ Manger”: 2 wds.
In A
28D
Enjoy dinner
Eat
29D
Be a benchwarmer, in sports
Sit
30D
Sneaky
Sly
32D
“NOS4A2” cable channel
AMC
35D
Language of the Quran
Arabic
36D
___ group (friends who are around the same age)
Peer
38D
Having a body mass index above 30
Obese
39D
Smoggy air
Haze
40D
___-and-shut case
Open
41D
What libraries do with their books
Lend
42D
He was killed in Genesis 4:8
Abel
43D
Trade show, for short
Expo
44D
“Actions speak louder ___ words”
Than
45D
The nine of diamonds, for example
Card
48D
___-conscious (concerned about the environment)
Eco
49D
Mystical ability that a gambler would love to have: Abbr.
ESP