7/28/22
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Taverns
Bars
5A
Paper reference that’s used for navigation
Map
8A
Nighttimes: Abbr.
PMs
11A
Can ___ an amen up in here? (line on RuPaul’s Drag Race): 2 wds.
I Get
12A
Arrive ___ decision: 2 wds.
At A
13D
Give permission to
Let
14A
Declare to be untrue
Deny
15A
Spreadsheet line
Row
16A
Doctors’ professional group: Abbr.
Ama
17A
Jolene singer who collaborated with Brad Paisley on the 2005 country hit When I Get Where I’m Going: 2 wds.
Dolly Parton
20D
Finless fish served jellied in England
Eel
21A
___ Story 4 (Pixar movie with a character named Forky)
Toy
22A
Tool with chain rip and miter varieties
Saw
25A
Fuel that’s paid for at the pump
Gas
27A
Quick argument over something small
Spat
30D
When You Say Nothing At All singer who collaborated with Brad Paisley on the 2004 country hit Whiskey Lullaby: 2 wds.
Alison Krauss
33A
Section of glass in a window
Pane
34A
Colorant applied at a hair salon
Dye
35A
Jacuzzi product
Spa
36A
Lion actor Patel
Dev
38A
Place for microscopes and test tubes
Lab
40A
Best Shot singer who collaborated with Brad Paisley on the 2021 country hit Freedom Was a Highway: 2 wds.
Jimmie Allen
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
45A
Dictator ___ Amin
Idi
46A
Big ___ (mountainous region of California)
Sur
47A
Person from Jordan or Syria typically
Arab
49D
Styling ___ (hair product)
Gel
50A
Raiders of the Lost ___
Ark
51A
Refer to as an example
Cite
52A
ESPN correspondent Paolantonio
Sal
53A
Morse code letters used as a distress signal
Sos
54D
A Boy Scout might learn how to tie one
Knot
1A
Make an offer on eBay
Bid
2A
Home for the ___ (assisted living facility)
Aged
3A
Nevada city near Lake Tahoe
Reno
4A
Fashion sense
Style
5A
State whose capital is Annapolis
Maryland
6D
At the pinnacle of
Atop
7D
Handle roughly like a dog or cat might: 2 wds.
Paw At
8D
Duck-billed Australian animal
Platypus
9D
Note sent to employees
Memo
10D
Basketball coach Van Gundy
Stan
18D
Building block brand with Star Wars and Harry Potter kits
Lego
19D
Santa ___ California
Rosa
22D
Tree’s blood
Sap
23D
___ carte menu: 2 wds.
Ala
24D
Structure whose rotating blades make energy on a breezy day
Windmill
26D
Birds that gave their name to a former Buick model
Skylarks
28D
Serpent found along the Nile
Asp
29D
Group that screens air travelers: Abbr.
TSA
31D
Give the appearance of
Seem
32D
Genuine
Real
37D
Official documents needed for working abroad
Visas
39D
___ Friday (huge holiday shopping day)
Black
40D
Irish dances
Jigs
41D
Thought
Idea
42D
Coin that replaced the peseta in Spain
Euro
43D
Activist Brockovich
Erin
44D
Military mutual defense alliance: Abbr.
Nato
48D
Sistas cable channel
Bet