6/10/21
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Green fruit with a fuzzy, brown skin
Kiwi
5A
Actress Graynor or actor Stidham
Ari
8A
Slang for “awesome,” as in a nickname for the Beatles
Fab
11A
Just ___ in the machine: 2 wds.
Acog
12A
The ___ Reaper
Grim
13A
Cable channel that aired “Mr. Robot”
USA
14A
Singer of the 2018 hit “Beautiful Crazy”: 2 wds.
Luke Combs
16A
Group that includes the Bruins and Blackhawks: Abbr.
NHL
17A
“My country, ___ of thee …”
Tis
18A
Possessed
Owned
20A
Singer (with Miguel) of the 2013 hit “#Beautiful”: 2 wds.
Mariah Carey
25A
Turn ___ profit: 2 wds.
A Net
26A
Blimp or zeppelin, for example
Airship
29A
“The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook” author Garten
In A
30A
“___ Wonka & the Chocolate Factory”
Willy
32A
___ later date (sometime in the future): 2 wds.
At A
33A
Attorney’s employer: 2 wds.
Law Firm
35A
Talk ___ (casually discuss business)
Shop
36A
Singer of the 2016 hit “Scars to Your Beautiful”: 2 wds.
Alessia Cara
39A
Territory in northwestern Canada
Yukon
41A
Measure of speed for a driver: Abbr.
MPH
42A
Number of Q’s in this clue
One
43A
Singer of the 2019 hit “Beautiful People”: 2 wds.
Ed Sheeran
49A
Family
Kin
50A
Chocolate-and-caramel candy from Hershey
Rolo
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
51A
Defeat in a chess match
Mate
52A
Intergalactic visitors: Abbr.
Ets
53A
Express in words
Say
54A
Black-___ Susan (sunflower relative with a dark center)
Eyed
1A
Actor Penn of “Designated Survivor”
Kal
2A
Hospital area that may have oxygen tents: Abbr.
ICU
3D
Round-bottomed Chinese pan
Wok
4D
“You don’t need to explain that joke to me”: 3 wds.
I Get It
5D
___ & Hammer (baking soda brand)
Arm
6D
Part of a barbecued “rack” or “slab”
Rib
7D
“My sincere apologies”: 2 wds.
Im Sorry
8D
Actually humorous, as opposed to peculiar: 2 wds., hyph.
Funny Haha
9D
Arthur ___ Stadium (tennis venue)
Ashe
10D
Hairless on top
Bald
12D
“Oh, my!”
Gosh
15D
American espionage organization: Abbr.
CIA
19D
Seven-time Oscar nominee Anderson
Wes
20D
What’s delivered to a post office box
Mail
21D
Actress Kendrick who sings a cappella in the “Pitch Perfect” movies
Anna
22D
Calls forth again, as old memories
Reawakens
23D
Soothes
Calms
24D
Have something wrong, medically
Ail
27D
“Like ___ not …”: 2 wds.
It Or
28D
___ Roach (rock band)
Papa
30D
Hot dogs
Wieners
31D
Agency that processes 1040 forms: Abbr.
IRS
34D
Fictional pitchwoman for Progressive Insurance
Flo
35D
Devious plot
Scheme
37D
“Here’s what I think,” in texts
IMHO
38D
Animal pal of Tarzan
Ape
39D
Old farming device that’s pronounced like an egg’s yellow center
Yoke
40D
Storage ___ (place to keep excess belongings)
Unit
44D
___ world of good (be very beneficial): 2 wds.
Do A
45D
Sylvester Stallone’s nickname
Sly
46D
Rachael with a talk show
Ray
47D
Gobbled up
Ate
48D
Flanders who lives next door to the Simpsons
Ned