6/6/24
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Got rid of excess Saliva
Spat
5A
Advanced degrees: Abbr.
PHDs
9A
With 11-Down, Florida governor from 1999 to 2007
Jeb
12A
Happen again
Recur
14A
___ your keep (support yourself financially)
Earn
15A
Flightless bird from Australia
Emu
16A
Opening statement, for short
Intro
17A
Arrested Development actress Shawkat
Alia
18A
Prefix for placement or agreement
Dis
19A
2023 Zach Bryan hit about true friendship: 3 wds.
Boys Of Faith
22A
Winemaking county of California
Sonoma
25A
Sharp pull
Tug
26A
Long-armed animal in a zoo
Ape
27A
Cracklin Oat ___ (Kellogg’s cereal)
Bran
30A
____ James (singer played by Beyonce in Cadillac Records)
Etta
34A
2023 Zach Bryan hit about the start of the weekend: 3 wds.
Fear and Fridays
38A
English R&B singer ___ Mai
Ella
39A
Guinness who played Obi-Wan Kenobi
Alec
40A
Liquid that’s often indelible
Ink
41A
Software developer or hardware store clerk, for example
Job
44A
Christian holy books
Bibles
46A
2023 Zach Bryan hit about an old flame who’s moved away: 2 wds.
Sarahs Place
51A
Ender’s Game actor Butterfield
As A
52A
____ monster (the only venomous lizard native to the US)
Gila
53A
Temporary moment of forgetfulness
Lapse
57A
Something that might be mentioned in confession
Sin
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
58A
What antiperspirants help prevent
Odor
59D
Goof
Error
60D
I ___ no idea!
Had
61D
Forms morning moistures on the grass
Dews
62D
Coke, Pepsi, or Sprite
Soda
1D
___ Lanka (country near India)
Sri
2D
Ballpoint, for one
Pen
3D
Drop the ___! (Quit pretending to be someone you’re not)
Act
4D
Type of engine in a sports car
Turbo
5D
Green veggies in a potpie
Peas
6D
Aura around a saint’s head
Halo
7D
Catch my ____? (Understand?)
Drift
8D
Major screwup, in military jargon
Snafu
9D
Return of the ___ (second sequel to Star Wars)
Jedi
10D
Give off
Emit
11D
See 9-Across
Bush
13D
Robotic vacuum cleaner brand
Roomba
20D
Material for knitting
Yarn
21D
Got older
Aged
22D
Not out, in baseball
Safe
23D
German auto manufacturer
Opel
24D
Minority Report actor McDonough
Neal
28D
Organization whose name appears on toothpaste tubes: Abbr.
Ada
29D
Super Bowl group: Abbr.
NFL
31D
What most cats have that a Manx lacks
Tail
32D
Judging Army star Daly
Tyne
33D
Poses a question
Asks
35D
Prince from India
Raja
36D
1977 country album ___ McEntire
Reba
37D
Frozen water that might hang from a roof
Icicle
42D
1977 George Burns/John Denver comedy: 2 wds.
Oh God
43D
Back of a 45 record: 2 wds.
B Side
45D
Goldilocks and the Three ____
Bears
46D
Cummerbund, for example
Sash
47D
Home to Iran and Iraq
Asia
48D
Kentucky senator ___ Paul
Rand
49D
Farm machine designed to break up the soil
Plow
50D
Matallica drummer ___ Ulrich
Lars
54D
Player who’s not an amateur
Pro
55D
Roll of grass
Soda
56D
Elizabethan ___ (1558-16033, in English history)
Era