6/11/23
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Recede as the tide
Ebb
4A
Talent that mystics claim to have: Abbr.
Esp
7A
___ we forget …
Lest
11A
Brazilian-themed Las Vegas hotel and casino
Rio
12A
You’re driving me up the ___!
Wall
13A
Montreal baseball player from 1969 to 2004
Expo
14A
Leslie’s BFF on Parks and Recreation
Ann
15A
World’s largest continent
Asia
16A
___ & Allies (board game based on World War II)
Axis
17A
Reversal of Fortune actor who’d have an EGOT if he’d won a Grammy for The Real Thing: 2 wds.
Jeremy Irons
20A
Decorated vehicle in a parade
Float
22A
Singer Osmond who formerly hosted the game show Pyramid
Donny
23A
Written promises to pay someone back
Ious
24A
As ye ___ so shall ye reap
Sow
25A
Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head composer who’d have an EGOT if he’d won a Tony for Promises Promises: 2 wds.
Burt Bacharach
32A
___ monsieur! (Yes sir! in French)
Oui
33A
Software command that goes back one step
Undo
34A
Feeling regret about
Ruing
37A
Belittle
Abase
38A
Wind Beneath My Wings singer who’d have an EGOT if she’d won an Oscar for The Rose or For the Boys: 2 wds.
Bette Midler
41A
Starting bet in poker
Ante
42A
Old Testament figure whose name rhymes with seesaw
Esau
43A
Purring animal
Cat
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
46A
Abound (with)
Teem
47A
Cheers character who was married to Vera
Norm
48A
Cable channel that recently concluded the Bill Hader series Barry
HBO
49A
That woman’s
Hers
50A
Explosive stuff: Abbr.
Tnt
51A
___ Brands (parent company of KFC and Pizza Hut that has a delicious name)
Yum
1D
Historical period
Era
2D
Bargain ___ (container for cheap merchandise)
Bin
3D
Daytime greeting in France
Bonjour
4D
With the greatest of ___ (requiring no exertion)
Ease
5D
Slender
Slim
6D
Colorful modeling compound sold in cans: Hyph.
Playdoh
7D
Memorize
Learn
8D
Oil company that merged with Mobil
Exxon
9D
Like porcupines and hedgehogs
Spiny
10D
Coin ___ (pregame ritual)
Toss
12D
Bump on a toad’s skin
Wart
18D
Direction from Norway to Sweden
East
19D
State where the first presidential caucuses have traditionally occurred
Iowa
20D
Little white lie
Fib
21D
Walk on the Wild Side singer Reed
Lou
24D
___-fi (literary genre)
Sci
26D
Patella or pelvis for example
Bone
27D
Enlarge
Augment
28D
Country bumpkin
Rube
29D
Sons of ___ (biker drama)
Anarchy
30D
Round things that could be inserted into older laptops: Abbr.
CDs
31D
Weed-removing tool
Hoe
34D
Hamilton actress ___ Elise Goldsberry
Renee
35D
Give voice to
Utter
36D
Bulleted entries on a list
Items
37D
College graduate for short
Alum
38D
___ & Body Works (chain store in malls)
Bath
39D
The Heat ___ (1984 Glenn Frey hit): 2 wds.
Is On
40D
Object thrown at the bull’s-eye
Dart
44D
___ Dhabi (capital of United Arab Emirates)
Abu
45D
The Crowded Room actor Holland
Tom