3/23/23
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Masseur’s workplace often
Spa
4A
Obi-___ Kenobi
Wan
7A
I’m just making it up as I go ___
Along
12A
Penn Badgley Netflix series that’s in its fourth season
You
13A
Stand up to
Defy
14A
Word that can go after social and mass
Media
15A
Neither snow ___ rain …
Nor
16A
___ out (ventilates)
Airs
17A
In a shoddy manner
Badly
18A
Nickelback lead singer who had the 2002 hit Hero: 2 wds.
Chad Kroeger
21A
___ and reel
Rod
22A
Elaborately decorated
Ornate
26A
Selling point
Asset
29A
___-la-la (song syllables)
Tra
31A
Meowing animal
Cat
32A
One Headlight band who had a 1998 remake of David Bowie’s Heroes: 2 wds.
The Wall Flowers
36A
Eeny meeny miney ___ …
Moe
37A
That’s nasty!
Ick
38A
Like Bonnie Raitt’s and Tom Waits’s voices
Raspy
39A
Lady of Spain
Senora
42A
Professors’ helpers: Abbr.
Tas
43A
Dreamlover singer who had the 1993 hit Hero: 2 wds.
Mariah Carey
49A
___ Talking (recent Best Picture nominee)
Women
52A
Twofold
Dual
53A
Public radio host Glass who cameoed in Ocean’s 8
Ira
54A
J.R.’s last name on Dallas
Ewing
55A
Suffix for kitchen or luncheon
Ette
56A
Knight’s title
Sir
57A
Bored with everything
Blase
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
58A
ABBA hit with the lyric Nothing else can save me
Sos
59A
Jennings of Jeopardy!
Ken
1D
Pair via Bluetooth
Sync
2D
Fictional bear who’s friends with Christopher Robin
Pooh
3D
Surrounding glow
Aura
4D
2022 fictional biopic about Al Yankovic
Weird
5D
Frizzy hairstyle
Afro
6D
Wall Street’s Big Board: Abbr.
Nyse
7D
For ___ waves of grain … (America the Beautiful lyric)
Amber
8D
Acquire new information
Learn
9D
Not even
Odd
10D
Nada
Nil
11D
The G in LGBTQIA
Gay
13D
Actress Fanning
Dakota
19D
Sketched
Drew
20D
Number that needs to be reached in a Kickstarter campaign
Goal
23D
Cards that might be worth 1 or 11
Aces
24D
Protective cover on a baseball diamond
Tarp
25D
Online marketplace with DIY Kits and Sewing & Fiber subcategories
Etsy
26D
Places to withdraw money from a bank account: Abbr.
ATMs
27D
Loafer or pump for example
Shoe
28D
Now I’ve ___ everything!
Seen
29D
No Scrubs R&B group
TLC
30D
Presidential hopeful who was assassinated in 1968: Abbr.
RFK
33D
One who doesn’t tell the truth
Liar
34D
Database company whose name is also a type of Greek prophet
Oracle
35D
It ___ dark and stormy night …: 2 wds.
Was A
40D
Good ___ (Amazon Prime Video series about an angel and a demon)
Omens
41D
Kitchen appliance with a stove top and oven
Range
42D
___ what I thought!
That’s
44D
The ___ of March (George Clooney movie)
Ides
45D
Coupe or convertible for example
Auto
46D
Board game where a popular strategy is to take over Australia early
Risk
47D
Southernmost Great Lake
Erie
48D
Embroidery material
Yarn
49D
It could trap an unwary fly
Web
50D
Bird that can rotate its head 270 degrees
Owl
51D
Actress Farrow or Wasikowska
Mia