7/30/20
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Peru’s capital or a type of bean
Lima
5A
___ usual (customarily): 2 wds.
As Is
9A
Bryan Cranston’s role on Malcolm in the Middle
Hal
12A
Tehran’s country
Iran
13A
Downey who starred on Touched by an Angel
Roma
14A
Chicken ___ king: 2 wds.
A La
15A
Hit 2017 single by One Direction band member Louis Tomlinson: 3 wds.
Back To You
17A
Sons of Anarchy actor Perlman
Ron
18A
___ Zeppelin
Led
19A
A Boy ___ Sue (Johnny Cash hit)
Named
21A
Shopping frenzy
Spree
24A
Package of printer paper
Ream
26A
Motorists’ organization: Abbr.
AAA
27A
___-friendly (simple to operate)
User
29A
That’s all there ___ it! (Piece of cake!): 2 wds.
Is To
33A
Hit 2017 single by One Direction band member Liam Payne: 3 wds.
Strip That Down
36A
Pay ___ (listen closely)
Heed
37A
Ill at ___ (uncomfortable)
Ease
38A
Word that can go after motor or mineral
Oil
39A
Tree branch
Limb
41A
Household helper with the children like Mary Poppins
Nanny
43A
Quantity in a box of doughnuts
Dozen
46A
Place to withdraw quick cash: Abbr.
ATM
47A
Fury
Ire
48A
Hit 2017 single by One Direction band member Niall Horan: 2 wds.
Slow Hands
54A
Desktop devices: Abbr.
Pcs
55A
Blue-green color
Teal
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
56A
Number meaning nothing
Zero
57A
___ out (didn’t participate)
Sat
58A
Makes a query
Asks
59A
Female animals with wool
Ewes
1D
Ad-___ (stray from the script)
Lib
2D
401(k) investment alternative: Abbr.
Ira
3D
Fleetwood ___ (Stevie Nicks’s band)
Mac
4D
Location of a house arrest bracelet often
Ankle
5D
J.Lo’s fiancé for short: Hyph.
Arod
6D
Type of sauce in a Chinese restaurant
Soy
7D
Personally I think … in texts
Imo
8D
Steamy place in a ski lodge
Sauna
9D
I suppose it wouldn’t do any ___ (That should be okay)
Harm
10D
___ vera gel (natural product with moisturizing properties)
Aloe
11D
Opposite of take off at an airport
Land
16D
Put a golf ball on a wooden prop: 2 wds.
Tee Up
20D
Surrounded by
Amid
21D
Cloth strap that might say MISS TENNESSEE
Sash
22D
___ de foie gras (chopped liver dish)
Pate
23D
Not very cooked in a steakhouse
Rare
24D
Detox center
Rehab
25D
Chapters of history like the Elizabethan and Victorian
Eras
28D
Flower stalk
Stem
30D
In just a moment
Soon
31D
Bed size in many a kid’s room
Twin
32D
I’m ___ human!
Only
34D
Comedian Eric who co-created Broadway’s Spamalot
Idle
35D
First extra inning in baseball
Tenth
40D
Popular photo-sharing app for short
Insta
42D
Astound
Amaze
43D
Small declines in the stock market
Dips
44D
Predatory whale
Orca
45D
Grated citrus peel
Zest
46D
Leather-punching tools
Awls
49D
Electric guitar pioneer ___ Paul
Les
50D
Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole ___ Tree (1973 hit song)
Oak
51D
Just-created
New
52D
Dr. ___ of hip-hop
Dre
53D
Emergency call from a boat
Sos