3/16/23
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Snoozed
Slept
6A
Letters on a container of sunscreen
SPF
9A
Common type of legume
Bean
13A
Skin care brand with Nourishing Radiance body lotion
Nivea
14A
Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off lyricist Gershwin
Ira
15A
Very unattractive
Ugly
16A
Prophetic signs of the future
Omens
17A
Begin to disintegrate like old wood
Rot
18A
Part of the foot that produces a footprint
Sole
19A
2011 Lady Gaga hit that debuted at #1 and stayed on top for six weeks: 3 wds.
Born This Way
22A
Bird’s-___ view
Eye
23A
Vinyl recordings of music
Albums
27A
Citibank device: Abbr.
Atm
30A
1980s sitcom about an alien who liked to eat cats
Alf
33A
Peculiar in an unsettling fashion
Eerie
34A
2021 Olivia Rodrigo hit that debuted at #1 and stayed on top for eight weeks: 2 wds.
Drivers License
38A
Enjoyed an evening feast
Dined
39A
___ McStuffins (2012-2020 children’s show)
Doc
40A
Part of the Holy Trinity in Christianity
Son
41A
Treats with malice
Spites
43A
Bird that runs in the Outback
Emu
46A
1995 Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men hit that debuted at #1 and stayed on top for 16 weeks: 3 wds.
One Sweet Day
52A
South Pacific island nation where Survivor is filmed
Fiji
55A
Gunk
Goo
56A
Like inedible bagels perhaps
Stale
57A
Lendl who is referred to as the Father of Modern Tennis
Ivan
58A
Big boat built in the Old Testament
Ark
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
59A
Patty’s identical twin sister on The Simpsons
Selma
60A
What sank the Titanic for short
Berg
61A
Country singer ___ Ann Womack
Lee
62A
From Cork or Dublin say
Irish
1D
Person who thinks they have superior standards
Snob
2D
Long car pulling up to a red carpet
Limo
3D
… happily ___ after
Ever
4D
Cylinder-shaped pasta
Penne
5D
Delicious
Tasty
6D
Voice-activated assistant on iPhones
Siri
7D
Athletes in the big leagues
Pros
8D
Formal Islamic ruling like the one that sent Salman Rushdie into hiding
Fatwa
9D
Buzzing person who’s always on the go: 2 wds.
Busy Bee
10D
Comedian Nwodim of Saturday Night Live
Ego
11D
Calling ___ cars … (words in a police bulletin)
All
12D
Bill ___ Saves the World (2017-2018 Netflix show)
Nye
20D
Catch wind of
Hear
21D
Actor Guinness of Star Wars
Alec
24D
Decorative vases
Urns
25D
Soybean paste used in Japanese soup
Miso
26D
Never-before-___ (brand-new)
Seen
27D
Contributes another thought
Adds
28D
Stumble
Trip
29D
Skirt style that shows a lot of leg
Mini
31D
Hallucinatory drug: Abbr.
Lsd
32D
Rapper ___ Rida
Flo
35D
Striking down as congressional legislation
Vetoing
36D
Biblical paradise
Eden
37D
Frozen drink with a polar bear mascot
Icee
42D
The Goldbergs actor George
Segal
44D
Lionel who was named the best player of the 2022 World Cup
Messi
45D
___ nonsense (total foolishness)
Utter
47D
Like muscles after a shingles vaccine perhaps
Sore
48D
Roused from slumber
Woke
49D
Surrealist painter of melting clocks
Dali
50D
___ for the poor (charity)
Alms
51D
Sure man totally
Yeah
52D
Little untruth
Fib
53D
Here’s what ___ got to say …
Ive
54D
Pickles’ glass container
Jar