6/9/22
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Take a ___ on the wild side
Walk
5A
Industry Baby rapper ___ Nas X
Lil
8A
Sound of an exaggerated kiss
Mwah
12A
Dr. ___ (Austin Powers’s enemy)
Evil
13A
Cable channel known for Homeland and Shameless for short
Sho
14A
Helper
Aide
15A
Singer with the 1990 hit Nothing Compares 2 U: 2 wds.
Sinead Oconnor
18A
Turn into the ___ (advice about an out-of-control car)
Skid
19A
Mama’s partner
Papa
20A
Give the ___ to (approve)
Nod
22A
Part of a constellation
Star
25A
Corn serving
Ear
28A
Singer McEntire who had a 2000s TV show
Reba
31A
Actor McGregor who played Lumière in the 2017 Beauty and the Beast
Ewan
33A
Singer with the 2001 hit I’m a Slave 4 U: 2 wds.
Britney Spears
36A
___ mat (item found near a shower)
Bath
37A
Honest-to-goodness
Real
38A
Pro vote
Yea
39A
___ and switch (unethical sales practice)
Bait
41A
___ smear (gynecological test)
Pap
43A
Beauty and the Beast actress Watson
Emma
46A
The only US state whose name starts with two vowels
Iowa
49A
Singer with the 2021 hit Good 4 U: 2 wds.
Olivia Rodrigo
54A
Shoe part that’s knotted
Lace
55A
Yang’s opposite in China
Yin
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
56A
1980s video game with battle tanks and light cycles
Tron
57A
Set ___ on (look at)
Eyes
58A
Poetic tribute
Ode
59A
Rival of Nintendo
Sega
1A
The French Dispatch director Anderson
Wes
2A
Rental car company that owns Zipcar
Avis
3D
Clickable URL that leads to a website
Link
4D
Calvin of fashion
Klein
5D
Counterculture drug of the 1960s: Abbr.
LSD
6D
Breakfast chain known by its initials
IHOP
7D
Livin’ la Vida ___
Loca
8D
Large marine mammal also known as a sea cow
Manatee
9D
Victory
Win
10D
Turmoil
Ado
11D
Singer with the 2021 R&B hit Damage
Her
16D
Add tinsel to for example
Adorn
17D
Photo ___ (PR events)
Ops
21D
Animal in the Milwaukee Bucks’ logo
Deer
23D
Not at home
Away
24D
Not frequently found
Rare
25D
Go back like ocean water
Ebb
26D
Person from Yemen or Qatar typically
Arab
27D
Runaway Bride actress Wilson
Rita
29D
See ya
Bye
30D
I need this now!: Abbr.
ASAP
32D
Secretive government group: Abbr.
NSA
34D
Robbers
Thieves
35D
Flannel pattern
Plaid
40D
Stop oversharing please!: Abbr.
TMI
42D
Places where cargo ships bring goods
Ports
44D
Condiment used as an ingredient in chicken salad
Mayo
45D
Very dry weather-wise
Arid
47D
Down to the ___ (suspenseful till the end)
Wire
48D
Full of anticipation
Agog
49D
___ Miss (SEC school’s nickname)
Ole
50D
Install as floor tiles
Lay
51D
Rocks to a bartender
Ice
52D
___ more time!
One
53D
___ trial basis: 2 wds.
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