6/13/19
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Audible response of shock or amazement
Gasp
5A
Mendes who directed Skyfall and Spectre
Sam
8A
Crime-fighting government agency: Abbr.
FBI
11A
Shape of the US president’s office
Oval
12A
Helmsman played by George Takei and John Cho
Sulu
13A
A billion years in astronomy terms
Eon
14A
Prescribed amount of medicine
Dose
15A
Send forth as vibes or radio waves
Emit
16A
TV journalist Curry
Ann
17A
2017 top 10 single from Maroon 5’s Red Pill Blues album featuring SZA: 3 wds.
What Lovers Do
20A
Steady as ___ goes!
She
21A
Rework as a rough draft
Edit
22A
Valuable card in many games
Ace
25A
Actress Ortiz of ABC’s Whiskey Cavalier
Ana
27A
Separate with a strainer
Sift
30A
2016 top 10 single from Maroon 5’s Red Pill Blues album featuring Kendrick Lamar: 3 wds.
Don’t Wanna Know
34A
Fish that Dover is famous for
Sole
35A
Apply a minimal amount of as cologne
Dab
36A
Miracle-___ (gardening brand)
Gro
37A
Regretful person’s deeply sighed word
Alas
40A
___ peeve
Pet
42A
2018 top 10 single from Maroon 5’s Red Pill Blues album featuring Cardi B: 3 wds.
Girls Like You
47A
Item that burns in a campfire
Log
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
48A
Actress Garr Polo or Hatcher
Teri
49A
Common play on fourth down in football
Punt
51A
It takes my breath away feeling
Awe
52A
Leather strap used to direct a horse
Rein
53A
Prefix in the name of an eight-armed sea animal
Octo
54A
Papa
Dad
55A
Gives consent for
Oks
56A
The Truman ___ (Jim Carrey movie)
Show
1D
In ___ We Trust
God
2D
Swear to be true
Avow
3D
Wide ceremonial band
Sash
4D
Earnest desperate requests
Pleas
5D
Big-body wrestling style
Sumo
6D
Wanted Dead or ___ (Bon Jovi song)
Alive
7D
Toned down
Muted
8D
Eating a sumptuous meal
Feasting
9D
007’s last name
Bond
10D
___ way shape or form: 2 wds.
In No
12D
Hands to Myself singer Gomez
Selena
18D
Springtime melt of snow and ice
Thaw
19D
Board game involving world conquest
Risk
22D
Some agencies specialize in creating them
Ads
23D
Homophone of coup
Coo
24D
Made bigger as a photo
Enlarged
26D
Down ___ dirty
And
28D
Just ___ the record …
For
29D
Number needed to tango in a saying
Two
31D
Live to ___ the tale (survive a close call)
Tell
32D
Softest item in a table setting
Napkin
33D
Busy as ___: 2 wds.
A Bee
38D
Pro baseball player from Houston
Astro
39D
Glossily smooth
Sleek
41D
Misspellings in a newspaper article for example
Typos
42D
Delighted
Glad
43D
Midwestern state with an early presidential caucus
Iowa
44D
Barry’s wife on The Flash
Iris
45D
Hey that smarts!
Ouch
46D
A law ___ themselves
Unto
50D
Pull away like a car that’s been totaled
Tow