3/19/20
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Inflatable athletic shoe from Nike or Reebok
Pump
5A
___ rally (upbeat event at school)
Pep
8A
University of Nevada ___ Vegas
Las
11A
State between Indiana and Pennsylvania
Ohio
12A
Beer such as Smithwick’s
Ale
13A
I ___ you big-time! (grateful words)
Owe
14A
Bread item often served with a butter pat
Roll
15A
Bite playfully as a puppy would
Nip
16A
Frustrate mightily
Vex
17A
Singer/songwriter of the 2017 hit Young Dumb & Broke
Khalid
19A
Run-down and shabby like a flophouse
Seedy
21A
Prefix for environmentally conscious terms
Eco
22A
___ Make a Man Out of You (Mulan song)
Ill
23A
Hot dog
Wiener
26A
Annoy a little
Miff
29A
Forecast on the Uber app: Abbr.
ETA
30A
2019 hit that’s 17-Across’s highest-charting song to date
Talk
33A
Didn’t bat an ___ (was unfazed)
Eye
34A
Big party that sounds a bit violent
Bash
36A
Single-piece garment for a baby
Onesie
38A
Nickname for Egypt’s Boy King
Tut
40A
Obi-Wan Kenobi’s hermit name in Star Wars
Ben
41A
___ makes waste
Haste
43A
2018 song that was 17-Across’s first solo top 10 hit
Better
47A
Moonlight actor Mahershala
Ali
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
48A
___ wrong?: 2 wds.
Am I
50A
Former Cowboys quarterback Tony
Romo
51A
___ off (start to doze)
Nod
52A
Mystery author Grafton who’s best known for the alphabet series
Sue
53A
Hot but not humid
Arid
54D
The Rise of Skywalker actor Billy ___ Williams
Dee
55D
Manuscript overseers: Abbr.
Eds
56D
Household animals
Pets
1D
Van Camp’s ___ and Beans
Pork
2D
That’s not what I wanted to have happen: Hyph.
Uhoh
3D
A Bad Moms Christmas actress Kunis
Mila
4D
Airborne cause of many seasonal allergies
Pollen
5D
Streaming music service named for a woman in Greek myth
Pandora
6D
Hostel director Roth
Eli
7D
Coca-Cola alternative
Pepsi
8D
2018 hit by 17-Across and Normani: 2 wds.
Lovelies
9D
Overwhelmed by majesty
Awed
10D
Alluring and suggestive
Sexy
18D
Rapper on the new Body Count album Carnivore: Hyph.
Ice T
20D
Tree in the title of a horror film franchise
Elm
23D
Substance Spider-Man shoots from a wrist device
Web
24D
Call ___ day (stop working): 2 wds.
It A
25D
2018 hit by Benny Blanco Halsey and 17-Across
East Side
27D
Here’s an interesting piece of news …: Abbr.
FYI
28D
No-___ checking account (banking option)
Fee
31D
Politically influential special interest groups
Lobbies
32D
___-jerk reaction
Knee
35D
Simple dwelling
Hut
37D
Catch during a sting operation
Entrap
39D
Poke fun at
Tease
41D
Live ___ to mouth (barely get by)
Hand
42D
Botanical ingredient in many skin care products
Aloe
44D
___ down (razed)
Tore
45D
Give off as fumes
Emit
46D
Fishing sticks
Rods
49D
What bad coffee is sometimes compared to
Mud