6/20/19
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Section of a play
Act
4A
Former NBA Inside Stuff host Rashad
Ahmad
9A
Handle of a tennis racket
Grip
13A
What a bogey is one over in golf
Par
14A
Kitchen strainer
Sieve
15A
Exercise discipline that involves various poses
Yoga
16A
2014 Ariana Grande hit featuring Zedd: 2 wds.
Break Free
18A
Wrapping paper unit
Roll
19A
The M of MTV
Music
20A
Girl Scout cookie that contains coconut
Samoa
21A
Not in bare feet
Shod
23A
With 31-Across 2015 Zedd hit featuring Selena Gomez: 3 wds.
I Want You
26A
Person who hates any deviation from the norm
Purist
29A
___ Blacc (R&B singer)
Aloe
30A
Response in the top-left corner of a Ouija board
Yes
31A
See 23-Across: 2 wds.
To Know
33A
A fool and ___ money are soon parted
His
36A
I have a ___ to pick with you!
Bone
37A
Wearable souvenir sold at a rock concert: Hyph.
T Shirt
39A
2016 Hailee Steinfeld hit featuring Zedd
Starving
43A
Fine but not amazing
Okay
44A
Actress ___ Grace Moretz
Chloe
45A
Philadelphia football player
Eagle
48A
Brand of cornstarch or a Best Picture winner
Argo
49A
2018 Zedd hit featuring Maren Morris and Grey: 2 wds.
The Middle
53A
Wander far and wide
Roam
54A
Clamping tools affixed to workbenches
Vises
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
55A
Party in the ___ (Miley Cyrus song)
USA
56A
Lambs’ mamas
Ewes
57A
Shelled out
Spent
58A
I’m going to have to ___ my foot down
Put
1D
Police radio broadcast: Abbr.
APB
2D
It might be rented near an airport
Car
3D
Minor earthquakes
Tremors
4D
Makes inquiries
Asks
5D
Old record player: Hyph.
Hifi
6D
Thanks to a Parisian
Merci
7D
Any of 17 different properties in Monopoly: Abbr.
Ave
8D
The Empire Strikes Back actor Billy ___ Williams
Dee
9D
Move around quickly in circles
Gyrate
10D
Very spacious like a closet
Roomy
11D
Dwelling made from ice blocks
Igloo
12D
Pacific island nation where season 10 of Survivor was set
Palau
17D
Mercedes-Benz competitor
Audi
20D
Covers the ground during a winter storm say
Snows
21D
I ___ (game of observation)
Spy
22D
Tinge of color
Hue
24D
Aquaman director James or a word meaning pale
Wan
25D
Quite often: 2 wds.
A lot
27D
Appliance with burners
Stove
28D
Little Miss Sunshine actress Collette
Toni
32D
Jennings whose Jeopardy! record came close to being beaten by James Holzhauer
Ken
33D
Pulled back around one’s waist as sagging pants: 2 wds.
Hiked Up
34D
Tax-deferred savings plan: Abbr.
IRA
35D
Messy enclosure at a farm
Sty
36D
Quidditch players ride them
Brooms
38D
Wait while on the phone
Hold
39D
Fill with fear
Scare
40D
Toss
Throw
41D
Green buildup in a filthy aquarium
Algae
42D
Birds that fly in V formations
Geese
46D
Last word of some hymns
Amen
47D
Main idea
Gist
49D
Screens in sports bars
TVs
50D
___-huggers (type of denim pants)
Hip
51D
Baton Rouge campus: Abbr.
LSU
52D
Have a little nosh
Eat