3/22/18
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Books story lines
Plots
6A
Group that helps run the Ryder Cup matches: Abbr.
PGA
9A
Gave a meal to
Fed
12A
French person’s flat cap
Beret
13A
Tells a whopper
Lies
15A
“____ had the time of my life!”
Ive
16A
___ clear of (try to avoid)
Steer
17A
Opposed to: Prefix
Anti
18A
Steely _____ (rock band)
Dan
19A
Ex-husband of Jennifer Lopez who won a Grammy for “Amar Sin Mentiras”: 2 wds.
Marc Anthony
22A
Lion’s lair
Den
25A
Feeling of great misfortune
Woe
26A
Unreturned tennis serve
Ace
27A
Kind of animal Terk is, in Disney’s “Tarzan”
Ape
28A
Rocker’s sound booster
Amp
30A
Killer whales
Orcas
34A
Ex-wife of Blake Shelton who won a Grammy for “The House That Built Me”: 2 wds.
Miranda Lambert
38A
Bacteria responsible for some food recalls: 2 wds.
Ecoli
39A
Capital gains _____
Tax
40A
“Orange Is the New Black” actress DeLaria
Lea
41A
Covert _____ (spy missions)
Ops
43A
King’s value in blackjack
Ten
45A
Driveway surface
Tar
46A
Ex-husband of Carly Simon who won a Grammy for “You’ve Got a Friend”: 2 wds.
James Taylor
51A
“I ____ it all to my parents”
Owe
52A
Senior citizens’ lobbying group: Abbr.
AARP
53A
Unbending
Rigid
57A
“Writing’s on the Wall” singer Smith
Sam
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
58A
Drop ____ (moon someone)
Trou
59A
No longer fresh, like old bagels
Stale
60A
Have an ____ for detail
Eye
61A
Six-pointers on the gridiron: Abbr.
TDs
62A
Highest Boy Scout rank
Eagle
1D
Government-supported TV network since 1970
PBS
2D
“___ It Go” (“Frozen” song)
Let
3D
Unrefined metal in a rock
Ore
41D
Be overflowing (with)
Teem
5D
Soda sipper’s tube
Straw
6D
Rectangular item underneath a plate and glass: 2 wds.
Place Mat
7D
Mixed martial artist Carano who was in “Deadpool”
Gina
8D
Insurance company that’s being purchased by CVS
Aetna
9D
Stereotypical dog name that means “faithful”
Fido
10D
Baseball player Longoria
Evan
11D
Declare “I didn’t do it”
Deny
14D
“I Love Lucy” or “The Big Bang Theory,” for example
Sitcom
20D
Rocky ___ (ice cream flavor)
Road
21D
Basil or oregano, but not nutmeg
Herb
22D
British title for actress Julie Walters
Dame
23D
Book or movie about a heroic figure
Epic
24D
Fictional detective Wolfe
Nero
29D
Duck-billed animal from Australia
Platypus
31D
Boston NBA player, for short
Celt
32D
Bay ____ (San Francisco’s region)
Area
33D
Symbol in the center of a Scrabble board
Star
35D
Plant used in body care products
Aloe
36D
Takes a small bite from: 2 wds.
Nips At
37D
Figure skating jump
Axel
42D
Commence
Start
44D
Like Loki, Thor, and Odin
Norse
46D
Puerto Rican singer Feliciano
Jose
47D
Out of town
Away
48D
Viral Internet phenomenon
Meme
49D
Nickname of a former Yankee who appears on ESPN’s “Sunday Night Baseball”: Hyph.
Arod
50D
“One Day at a Time” actress Moreno
Rita
54D
Prank
Gag
55D
“___ drink to that!”
Ill
56D
Bartender on “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”
Dee