6/14/18
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Lend a hand
Help
5A
Undergarment that might be lacy
Bra
8A
“Needless to ___ …”
Say
11A
“Midnight in the Garden of Good and ____”
Evil
12A
Courts with flowers and sweet talk
Woos
13A
What some people think crashed in Roswell in 1947: Abbr.
UFO
14A
____ Verde National Park (Colorado site with ancient Pueblo cliff dwellings)
Mesa
15A
What a fisherman puts bait on
Hook
16A
Opposite of “yea”
Nay
17A
Single from the “Black Panther” soundtrack performed by The Weeknd and 31-Across: 3 wds.
Pray For Me
19A
Dude, to a surfer
Bro
20A
“Under the ___” (song from “The Little Mermaid”)
Sea
21A
Scottish “little”
Wee
23A
Cards that may have your photo on them: Abbr.
IDs
26A
Plug-in sound booster
Amp
28A
Wing it, to a musician
Vamp
31A
Rapper who curated the “Black Panther” soundtrack album and performs on the five of its tracks: 2 wds.
Kendrick Lamar
35A
Three-time baseball All-Star Longoria
Evan
36A
____-cone (syrup-over-ice treat)
Sno
37A
Person who infiltrates the enemy camp
Spy
38A
Faux ____ (embarrassing mistake)
Pas
40A
It means “the Third” after a name
III
42A
Network that airs “Top Gear” and “Top of the Pops”
BBC
44A
Single from the “Black Panther” soundtrack album performed by Jay Rock, Future, James Blake, and 31-Across: 2 wds.
Kings Dead
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
50A
“Say ___” (2010 Trey Songz song)
Aah
51A
Texter’s “But then again …”
Otoh
52A
The exception that proves the ____
Rule
53A
Kawhi Leonard’s league: Abbr.
NBA
54A
Non-peaceful protest
Riot
55A
____-Contra affair (1980s scandal)
Iran
56A
____ in stone (permanent)
Set
57A
Disapproving “tut-tut” sound
Tsk
58A
PlayStation 4 maker
Sony
1D
Natural rope fiber
Hemp
2D
“Has anyone ___ told you …”
Ever
3D
“Friends” star Kudrow
Lisa
4D
Stories performed onstage
Plays
5D
Crass person
Boor
6D
The elephant in the ___ (obvious unmentioned fact)
Room
7D
Tilted, like a badly hung painting
Askew
8D
Solar rays
Sunbeams
9D
Love from ___ (have a secret crush on)
Afar
10D
Toy that’s used to describe some diets: Hyph.
Yoyo
12D
“___ to judge?”: 3 wds.
Who Am I
18D
Panicky emotion
Fear
22D
Actress/director Longoria
Eva
23D
Tina Turner’s ex
Ike
24D
Aziz’s role on “Master of None”
Dev
25D
Image messaging app with a ghost logo
Snapchat
27D
Non-Apple desktop products: Abbr.
PCs
29D
It can show you how to get from point A to point B
Map
30D
Stick your nose where it doesn’t belong
Pry
32D
Genetic code material: Abbr.
DNA
33D
Chess piece with a horse’s head
Knight
34D
Daily Planet reporter ___ Lane
Lois
39D
Item of women’s apparel for golf or tennis
Skort
41D
“Luther” star Elba
Idris
42D
Prohibits
Bans
43D
Movie in which James Cromwell starred as Farmer Hoggett
Babe
45D
“…. on Earth as __ in Heaven”: 2 wds.
It Is
46D
Barnes & Noble’s e-reader
Nook
47D
Currency named for a continent
Euro
48D
“Mystery!” host Cumming
Alan
49D
“For he’s a jolly good fellow, which nobody can _____”
Deny