6/17/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

6/17/21
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
“Did you say something?”
Huh

4A
Nation whose anthem is “The Star-Spangled Banner”: Abbr.
USA

7A
Fraud
Sham

11A
“___ may already have mentioned …”: 2 wds.
As I

12A
Disappointing outcome for a competitor
Loss

14A
What erupted from a volcano on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent starting in April
Lava

15A
Shake a ___ (hurry up)
Leg

16A
Group composed of three musicians
Trio

17A
“Not ___ of people know this about me, but …”: 2 wds.
A lot

18A
2020 Kenny Chesney hit about just being alive: 3 wds.
Here and Now

21A
Coffee-table book full of maps
Atlas

22A
Part of a badminton set
Net

23A
Event where teenagers might wear corsages
Prom

24A
Cut and polished stone that sparkles
Gem

25A
“___ your heart out!” (gloating words)
Eat

28A
2019 Kenny Chesney hit that celebrates small, sensual details of beauty: 4 wds.
Tip of My Tongue

32A
Commercials
Ads

33A
“___ … Sasha Fierce” (2008 album by Beyoncé): 2 wds.
I Am

34A
Mean monster
Ogre

35A
Casual sleepwear, for short
PJs

36A
“Hello” or “goodbye” in Hawaii
Aloha

38A
2014 Kenny Chesney hit about living for the moment: 3 wds.
Til Its Gone

41A
___ Pinkett Smith
Jada

42A
McGregor who played two roles on season three of “Fargo”
Ewan

43A
“___ your age!” (“Grow up!”)
Act

46A
Person who’s got your back
Ally

47A
Gush with praise in a review
Rave

48A
Twosome
Duo

49A
The birds and the ___
Bees

50A
The “p” in “rpm”
Per

51A
Secret agent
Spy

1D
Actor Linden who played Barney Miller
Hal

2D
“Oh, what’s the ___?” (“Why bother?”)
Use

3D
Sneakers that cover the ankle: Hyph.
High Tops

4D
Prefix before “conservative” or “liberal” that means “extreme”
Ultra

5D
Wounds that haven’t healed yet
Sores

6D
Israel’s continent
Asia

7D
Diagonal line
Slant

8D
Angelic symbol
Halo

9D
Swear to be true
Avow

10D
Bath ___ (rug beside a tub)
Mat

13D
Shakespearean poem with 14 lines
Sonnet

19D
Muppet with a falsetto voice
Elmo

20D
Musician’s recording of sample tracks
Demo

21D
Extremely dry, like a desert
Arid

23D
Group that might arrange for moms and dads to volunteer at school book fairs: Abbr.
PTA

24D
Where school assemblies are often held
Gym

25D
Geniuses
Egg Heads

26D
Vibe surrounding a person
Aura

27D
Small peg in a golfer’s pocket
Tee

29D
Bottled water brand named for a Pacific island
Fiji

30D
“___ of None” (Aziz Ansari series)
Master

31D
12:00 in the daytime
Noon

35D
Enjoys a game
Plays

36D
Desert plant from which tequila is made
Agave

37D
Person who prefers to be solitary
Loner

38D
“Shark ___” (animated movie starring Will Smith)
Tale

39D
Not active at the moment
Idle

40D
Trade this for that
Swap

41D
Quick blow in a boxing ring
Jab

44D
“My ___ runneth over” (“Life is good”)
Cup

45D
Prize in a claw machine
Toy