3/30/23
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Moby-Dick whale hunter
Ahab
5A
___ the book (follow the rules): 2 wds.
Go By
9A
Sorority’s male counterpart for short
Frat
13A
University of Nevada city
Reno
14A
Currency used in Finland and Greece since 2002
Euro
15A
___ McEntire’s The Hammer (2023 Lifetime movie)
Reba
16A
Roar singer who’s playing a Las Vegas residency: 2 wds.
Katy Perry
18A
Get ___ (take revenge)
Even
19A
Currency in Cuba
Peso
20A
Hold ___ your hat! (Things might get wild!): 2 wds.
Onto
22A
Texas city near the Mexican border: 2 wds.
El Pasa
26A
Science class location
Lab
29A
Gambling calculations
Odds
33A
Man’s nickname that removes -red from the end of its full version
Alf
34A
Variety show performed live
Revue
36A
Bluebird singer who’s playing a Las Vegas residency: 2 wds.
Miranda Lambert
39A
Male friend in Spanish
Amigo
40A
Quickly nuke in the microwave
Zap
41A
Warner’s and Wacoal undergarments
Bras
42A
NBA official for short
Ref
43A
Gaps between typewritten words
Spaces
46A
The White Lotus actor ___ James
Theo
48A
My bad!
Oops
52A
___ vera (cooling salve)
Aloe
54A
One Margarita singer who’s playing a Las Vegas residency: 2 wds.
Luke Bryan
59A
___ Raff (The Rocky Horror Picture Show servant)
Riff
60A
India’s continent
Asia
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
61A
Actress Larson of the upcoming Fast X movie
Brie
62A
Clump of hair
Tuft
63A
Tirade
Rant
64A
___ Survivor (victor on a long-running reality series)
Sole
1D
Raiders of the Lost ___
Ark
2D
Unkempt pile
Heap
3D
Poker hand buy-in
Ante
4D
Separate the men from the ___
Boys
5D
Oh wow!
Gee
6D
Hey they’re playing ___ song!
Our
7D
I’m so c-c-cold!
Brr
8D
Toys on strings: Hyph.
Yoyos
9D
Worry
Fret
10D
1966 Beatles album that includes Eleanor Rigby
Revolver
11D
Hellboy character ___ Sapien
Abe
12D
Color of lightly toasted bread
Tan
17D
19th-century author who’s a main character in 2022’s The Pale Blue Eye
Poe
21D
Onetime SNL comedian Macdonald
Norm
23D
Lard ___ (mascot of a donut shop on The Simpsons)
Lad
24D
New York hotel that Eloise lived in in children’s books
Plaza
25D
The ___ Duck (mascot in ads for an insurer)
Aflac
27D
Hippie’s mystical vibe
Aura
28D
Casino wagers
Bets
29D
Epps who costarred on House
Omar
30D
Coin worth 10 cents
Dime
31D
Slowly fall asleep: 2 wds.
Drift Off
32D
Lose tautness
Sag
35D
Subside like waves at the beach
Ebb
37D
Airplane’s front tip
Nose
38D
Primate without a tail
Ape
44D
Arctic or Antarctic
Polar
45D
Cry one’s eyes out
Sob
47D
Weight of a solidly made object
Heft
49D
Spheres
Orbs
50D
Prefix for technics or maniac
Pyro
51D
___ the seven seas (travel everywhere)
Sail
52D
___ in America (magazine that discusses painters)
Art
53D
Kill Bill actress Lucy
Liu
55D
Four-time Women’s World Cup champions: Abbr.
USA
56D
Close relatives
Kin
57D
Have a bite to ___
Eat
58D
Born as before a maiden name
Nee