6/28/18
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Give the devil ___ (due (compliment your enemy)
His
4A
Place where a farmer might throw a bucket of slop
Sty
7A
Donkey’s sound
Bray
11A
Shape of a parenthesis
Arc
12A
___-B (brand of dental floss)
Oral
14A
Competition for runners
Race
15A
___ and feathers (old punishment)
Tar
16A
The “C” in “TLC”
Care
17A
Belonging to us
Ours
18A
R&B singer who’s the father of singer Natalie: 3 wds.
Nat King Cole
21A
At the top of the heap, quality-wise
Best
22A
Biblical craft that was made from gopher wood
Ark
23A
“Dark Angel” actress Jessica
Alba
25A
____-friendly (green)
Eco
26A
The NHL’s Flyers, on scoreboards
Phi
29A
Country singer who’s the father of singer Miley: 3 wds.
Billy Ray Cyrus
33A
Bring litigation against
Sue
34A
It helps steer certain water craft
Oar
35A
Not one ___ (absolutely zero)
Iota
36A
“Just ___ water”
Add
37A
Star of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” movies
Depp
39A
Pop singer who’s the father of singers Wendy and Carnie: 2 wds.
Brian Wilson
43A
Ghostly sounds
Boos
44A
What “E” indicates on a map
East
45A
Break down in tears
Sob
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
47A
Person who’s looked up to by many
Idol
48A
Puerto ___ (US territory)
Rico
49A
Middle of most similes: 2 wds.
As A
50A
Tiny unit of computer memory
Byte
51A
Very heavy weight
Ton
52A
___ things slide
Let
1D
Article of clothing that may be “doffed”
Hat
2D
Second-largest country by size in the Mideast (after Saudi Arabia)
Iran
3D
Game where players have racks of seven letters
Scrabble
4D
Articles of clothing that you can make hand puppets from
Socks
5D
Characteristic
Trait
6D
Knitting material
Yarn
7D
“Babbling” stream
Brook
8D
Esparza who played Rafael Barba on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”
Raul
9D
Hundred ___ Wood (where Winnie-the-Pooh lives)
Acre
10D
“For sure!”
Yes
13D
“The Bourne ___” (2012 movie)
Legacy
19D
Team color for the Jacksonville Jaguars
Teal
20D
Animal that looks similar to a gator
Croc
23D
Tummy muscles
Abs
24D
Lucy who stars in “Elementary’
Liu
25D
Place for a hearing aid
Ear
26D
What’s happening when someone asks “Will you marry me?”
Proposal
27D
Sunglass ___ (eyewear chain)
Hut
28D
“My mind __ blank”: 2 wds.
Is A
30D
He taught Luke how to use the Force
Yoda
31D
Early “Saturday Night Live” cast member Gilda
Radner
32D
Puppies’ barks
Yips
36D
Lane for grocery carts
Aisle
37D
Music of ABBA and the Bee Gees
Disco
38D
___ John (singer who was born Reginald Dwight)
Elton
39D
Physique
Body
40D
Get to the __ of the problem
Root
41D
Hang around for a while
Wait
42D
It takes in odors
Nose
43D
What a baby turning one might wear to eat birthday cake
Bib
46D
Vampire ___ (animal that feeds on blood)
Bat