7/30/21
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Piece of wood sent to a sawmill
Log
4A
Against all ___ (despite everything)
Odds
8A
Won a tennis point via the serve
Aced
12A
Yoko ___
Ono
13A
Ambience
Aura
14A
Relocate
Move
15A
Hall of Fame Bulls small forward who played on both the 1992 and 1996 US “Dream Team”: 2 wds.
Scottie Pippen
18A
Early brunch time: 2 wds., abbr.
Ten AM
19A
Show whose longest-running cast member is Kenan Thompson: Abbr.
SNL
20A
Gather the latest harvest
Reap
23A
Required
Needed
28A
Section of a play
Act
31A
“One other thing …”
Also
33A
“Floor Is ___” (game show hosted by Rutledge Wood)
Lava
34A
Hall of Fame 76ers power forward who played on both the 1992 and 1996 US “Dream Team”: 2 wds.
Charles Barkley
38A
Character who defeats the villain
Hero
39A
Roomy canvas bag
Tote
40A
Government agency that receives a lot of money in April: Abbr.
IRS
41A
Anticipate
Expect
44A
Award for the 2019 limited series “Watchmen”
Emmy
46A
“Please, ___ me get that for you”
Let
48A
French garlic sauce
Aioli
52A
Hall of Fame Spurs center who played on both the 1992 and 1996 US “Dream Team”: 2 wds.
David Robinson
57A
“___ go bragh!” (Irish slogan)
Erin
58A
Father of Loki
Odin
59A
“The Cat in the ___”
Hat
60A
Came and ___ (didn’t stay long)
Went
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
61A
Team that relocated to Brooklyn in 2012
Nets
62A
“Take ___-over” (“Try again”): 2 wds.
A Do
1A
2004-2010 TV show that involved the Dharma Initiative
Lost
2A
Only a single time
Once
3D
Hoodlum
Goon
4D
Quaker breakfast product
Oatmeal
5D
Infraction for not being sober behind the wheel: Abbr.
Dui
6D
Bow’s husband on “Black-ish”
Dre
7D
People who’ll fall for anything
Saps
8D
Far more than enough
Ample
9D
Upholder of law and order
Cop
10D
All Hallows’ ___ (October 31)
Eve
11D
Gambling ___ (illegal place for games of chance)
Den
16D
Harmful substance made by burning tobacco
Tar
17D
Family-run lodge, perhaps
Inn
21D
Brewery’s beverage
Ale
22D
“Hey, you … look over here”
Psst
24D
Large cousin of a whitetail deer
Elk
25D
Spanish surrealist painter of “Swans Reflecting Elephants”
Dali
26D
For all time
Ever
27D
“It’s all in a ___ work”
Days
28D
Sore feeling following weightlifting
Ache
29D
Cereal used in snack mixes
Chex
30D
Waterproof covering
Tarp
32D
Orchestra woodwind
Oboe
35D
Fish eggs, in fancy cuisine
Roe
36D
Bank of America fixture: Abbr.
ATM
37D
Stays around
Remains
42D
Actor/director Eastwood
Clint
43D
Danson of NBC’s “Mr. Mayor”
Ted
45D
Yang’s counterpart, in a Chinese symbol
Yin
47D
Classic video game involving lightcycles
Tron
49D
Employee safety agency: Abbr.
Osha
50D
“Get a ___ of this!” (“Wow, check it out!”)
Load
51D
“Taking everything ___ account …”
Into
52D
Homophone of “do”
Dew
53D
“___ you out of your mind?”
Are
54D
Actor Diesel whose real name is Mark Sinclair
Vin
55D
“___ to a Nightingale” (Keats poem)
Ode
56D
Drill attachment
Bit