6/13/24
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Make a tear in
Rip
4A
Phew, that __ a close one!
Was
7A
US soccer star Wambach
Abby
11A
Put to good ____ (take advantage of)
Use
12A
Aggressive choice in blackjack
Hit
13A
Price of a bus ride
Fare
14A
Scuff up a bit
Mar
15A
End of Michigan State’s URL
Edu
16A
Imperfection that might be fatal
Flaw
17A
Shared title of a 2009 Owl City #1 song and a 2005 Faith Hill #1 album
Fireflies
20A
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing author Judy
Blume
22A
Unwanted animal in a henhouse
Fox
23A
Baby’s call from a crib
Mama
24A
Break one of the Ten Commandments
Sin
25A
Call the Midwife network
BBC
28A
Shared title of a 2013 Miley Cyrus #1 song and a 2012 Bruce Springsteen #1 album: 2 wds.
Wrecking Ball
31A
Bummed out
Sad
32A
Ingredient that can be whisked
Egg
33A
___ code (three digits in a US phone number)
Area
34A
Actor Schwartz who voices Sonic the Hedgehog
Ben
35A
Roll out of bed: 2 wds.
Get Up
36A
Shared title of a 1997 Notorious BIG #1 song and a 2005 System of a Down #1 album
Hypnotize
39A
Place to play Marco Polo
Pool
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
40A
Provided with a meal
Fed
41A
To the ___ degree
Nth
44A
Respected expert on a subject
Guru
45A
Short-lived trend
Fad
46A
Bad Boys: Ride or ___ (new Will Smith movie)
Die
47A
Synagogue chests
Arks
48A
Devious
Sly
49A
___ sells (advertising cliche)
Sex
1D
Liquor with such brands as Mount Gay and Havana Club
Rum
2D
Well, this ___ disappointment: 2 wds.
Is A
3D
Covered in cologne
Perfumed
4D
O Brother, ___ Art Thou (George Clooney movie)
Where
5D
Politician’s staffer
Aide
6D
Thanksgiving dish also called dressing
Stuffing
7D
Stick on, like a stamp
Affix
8D
Bundle of hay or cotton
Bale
9D
Undergarments sold at Victoria’s Secret
Bras
10D
Tree with elastic wood
Yew
18D
Line of Apple desktops
iMac
19D
What the L stands for in LP
Long
20D
Pricey German cars
BMWs
21D
____ Croft and the Temple of Osiris (2014 video game)
Lara
24D
Conclusions of telecasts: Hyph.
Sign Offs
25D
Make craft cocktails, for example
Bartends
26D
Chicken cordon ____
Bleu
27D
Applaud
Clap
29D
Particularly strong, like eyesight
Keen
30D
Woodstock singer Joan
Baez
34D
Grade that’s just below an A: Hyph.
B Plus
35D
Joyously excited
Giddy
36D
Length of many TV dramas
Hour
37D
English city for which a US state was named
York
38D
Blue-green color
Teal
39D
Sports group with a yearly Masters tournament: Abbr.
PGA
42D
Draw score
Tie
43D
Bit of witchcraft
Hex