3/12/20
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Close pal in Spanish
Amigo
6A
Half of a blackjack
Ace
9A
Type of being from Rivendell in The Lord of the Rings
Elf
12A
Expel from a country
Deport
14A
CBS sitcom starring Anna Faris and Allison Janney
Mom
15A
Text message chuckle
Lol
16A
2017 Ed Sheeran hit that spent 33 weeks in the Top 10 tied for the record: 3 wds.
Shape of You
18A
If I Were a ___ (2008 Beyoncé ballad)
Boy
19A
Wolf’s loud sound
Howl
20A
Former baseball player Canseco
Jose
21A
Word that follows Paper and Eraser in brand names
Mate
24A
2018 Post Malone hit that spent 33 weeks in the Top 10 tied for the record
Sunflower
28A
Rose stem pricker
Thorn
30A
Gunk that gets on a chimney sweep
Soot
31A
Big tub in a brewery
Vat
32A
Note equivalent to B-flat: Hyph.
A Sharp
35A
Small green vegetable in a samosa
Pea
38A
Rudely ignore
Snub
39A
Crush with one’s foot
Stomp
41A
2018 Travis Scott hit that spent 32 weeks in the Top 10 one below the record: 2 wds.
Sick o Mode
46A
___ the standings (leading the division)
Atop
47A
Say a Hail Mary for example
Pray
48A
Frightful-looking
Ugly
50A
Countertop wiper
Rag
51A
1997 LeAnn Rimes hit that spent 32 weeks in the Top 10 one below the record: 4 wds.
How Do I Live
57A
Scarfed down
Ate
58A
Rollover ___ (type of savings plan): Abbr.
IRA
59A
Treats made from chocolate marshmallows and graham crackers
Smores
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
60A
2012 Mark Wahlberg comedy
Ted
61A
Coatrack pin
Peg
62D
Supreme Court justice Kavanaugh
Brett
1D
Magazine revenue makers
Ads
2D
Doesn’t excite me much
Meh
3D
Craft brewer’s offering sometimes: Abbr.
IPA
4D
Burrowing animal that’s a pest in Caddyshack
Gopher
5D
Cookie in a flavor of McFlurry at McDonald’s
Oreo
6D
Presidential candidate Klobuchar
Amy
7D
Call of a dove
Coo
8D
Bird of the Australian Outback
Emu
9D
Where a patch might be on a professor’s tweed jacket
Elbow
10D
On the ___ (running free)
Loose
11D
Philadelphia NHL player
Flyer
13D
Pulls as a nonfunctioning car
Tows
17D
Cold and ___ season
Flu
20D
Write (down)
Jot
21D
Cable channel that airs Ex on the Beach
MTV
22D
I’ve figured it out!
Aha
23D
Kid in day care
Tot
25D
Government group that specializes in decryption: Abbr.
NSA
26D
Taken ___ granted
For
27D
Hacks off as with a machete
Lops
29D
Small iPod model discontinued in 2017
Nano
33D
Arithmetic total
Sum
34D
Premium cable channel that launched in 1972
HBO
35D
Stew cooker
Pot
36D
Taking Back Sunday’s music genre
Emo
37D
Android program
App
38D
Chicago’s WNBA team
Sky
40D
Swift who’s won 10 Grammys
Taylor
41D
Jack ___ (nursery rhyme guy whose diet includes no fat)
Sprat
42D
Quite angry
Irate
43D
I Know Why the ___ Bird Sings
Caged
44D
Firecracker that fizzles out
Dud
45D
Fragile parts of personalities perhaps
Egos
49D
Arm or leg
Limb
51D
Joint that you can swivel
Hip
52D
Raw metal
Ore
53D
___ the Dog (1997 Dustin Hoffman movie)
Wag
54D
Country where tourists kiss the Blarney Stone: Abbr.
Ire
55D
Former member of the military for short
Vet
56D
Contractor’s expected cost: Abbr.
Est