6/15/23
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Farfalle spaghetti or ziti
Pasta
6A
Suffix for lime or Gator
Ade
9A
Not well-lit
Dim
12A
Exclusive tabloid story
Scoop
13A
___ on (sign in to a website)
Log
14A
Homophone of oar
Ore
15A
Gin and Juice rapper who was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2023: 2 wds.
Snoop Dogg
17A
Comedian Carrey who portrayed Joe Biden six times on Saturday Night Live
Jim
18A
Shelter pitched at a farmers’ market
Tent
19A
Man on the Moon rock band
Rem
20A
Stockings
Hose
21A
Place to get a mud wrap
Spa
23A
India Pale ___
Ale
25A
Atonement and The Comfort of Strangers author McEwan
Ian
28A
Electric violin hookup
Amp
30A
Pleasant scent in a bakery or coffeehouse
Aroma
34A
Get On Your Feet singer who was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2023: 2 wds.
Gloria Estefan
37A
Many many times
Often
38A
Card that’s counted as either 1 or 11 in blackjack
Ace
39A
___ like a glove
Fit
40A
Aliens: Abbr.
Ets
42A
Sound that’s like ruff and woof
Arf
44A
24 minutes in a pro basketball game
Half
47A
Armed conflict
War
49A
Hideout for a wild animal
Lair
53A
Woman who often wears fig leaves in religious art
Eve
54A
Evil Woman singer who was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2023: 2 wds.
Jeff Lynne
56A
Young friend of Tigger
Roo
57A
Ability to appreciate music
Ear
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
58A
Insurance giant whose name starts with a silent letter
Aetna
59A
Roll-___ (some deodorants)
Ons
60A
___ hug (frat house greeting)
Bro
61A
Glass that disperses sunbeams
Prism
1D
Hushed sound made when passing notes in class
Psst
2D
Skin problem treated with pimple patches
Acne
3D
Any minute now
Soon
4D
Car horns’ honks
Toots
5D
Program that’s opened with a tap
App
6D
Soothing ingredient in some hand lotions
Aloe
7D
Religious doctrine
Dogma
8D
Item with a yolk and an albumen
Egg
9D
Japanese place for learning martial arts
Dojo
10D
Novelist Murdoch or a spring flower
Iris
11D
Takeoff on the Barbie movie poster for example
Meme
16D
Serious stage play
Drama
20D
From ___ to Eternity (Best Picture of 1953)
Here
22D
Work on a still life or a portrait
Paint
24D
You can thank me ___
Later
25D
Where do ___ from here?: 2 wds.
I Go
26D
1980s sitcom about the Tanner family
Alf
27D
What’s ___ to like?
Not
29D
Small vegetable sometimes found in penne alla vodka
Pea
31D
___-kilter (a little out of whack)
Off
32D
___ tai (cocktail)
Mai
33D
Bug eaten by an aardvark
Ant
35D
Formation that might be explored by a snorkeler
Reef
36D
Neckwear for a chilly day
Scarf
41D
Drop an F-bomb say
Swear
43D
Notice that might be tacked onto a bulletin board
Flyer
44D
Flash or Green Arrow for example
Hero
45D
The Bard of ___ (nickname for Shakespeare)
Avon
46D
People born after Cancers but before Virgos
Leos
48D
Hairstyle for Tracee Ellis Ross sometimes
Afro
50D
___-cellulite massage oil
Anti
51D
Spots for overnight stays
Inns
52D
Package of copier paper
Ream
54D
Third of six children of George H.W. Bush
Jeb
55D
Where a purring cat might sit
Lap