3/21/24 Answer Crosswords With Friends

3/21/24
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
___ up (absorb like a sponge)
Sop

4A
Grain in Kellogg’s Mueslix
Oat

7A
Diplomatic finesse
Tact

11A
___ dos tres cuatro …
Uno

12A
Shade for a painter
Hue

13A
Foul aroma
Odor

14A
Vogue singer who debuted songs on the Hot 100 in five different decades
Madonna

16A
Stardom
Fame

17A
No-frills bed
Cot

18A
Stop-motion animation character made from green clay
Gumby

19A
Spoiled youngster
Brat

22A
Agent under deep cover
Spy

24A
2006 Rihanna hit
Sos

25A
Birthstone for November
Topaz

27A
Segment of a historical timeline
Era

29A
Sir Duke singer who debuted songs on the Hot 100 in five different decades: 2 wds.
Stevie Wonder

34A
State tree of Massachusetts
Elm

35A
Rival of Zoom and Meet
Skype

36A
National pharmacy chain
CVS

39A
Baby tiger
Cub

41A
Turn over a new ___
Leaf

42A
___ on to (grab and hold)
Latch

44A
Main character on Euphoria
Rue

46A
Retinol24 moisturizer brand
Olay

47A
Smooth band who debuted songs on the Hot 100 over five different decades
Santana

51A
Mystical enveloping radiance
Aura

52A
The whole ___ and caboodle
Kit

53A
Bar that likely serves Guinness
Pub

54A
Sharp-witted or sharp-eyed
Keen

55A
Wedding ceremony declaration: 2 wds.
I Do

56A
Network partly supported by Viewers Like You
PBS

1D
The ___ of All Fears (Ben Affleck movie)
Sum

2D
___ regular basis (consistently): 2 wds.
On A

3D
Container for cacao or okra
Pod

4D
That’s so awful!: 2 wds.
Oh No

5D
Either parent’s sisters
Aunts

6D
Beverage that’s usually caffeinated
Tea

7D
Protein source that’s sold in white blocks
Tofu

8D
US president before Jefferson
Adams

9D
Package deal in a fast-food restaurant
Combo

10D
Threes to a poker player
Treys

15D
Interval of eight notes
Octave

18D
Wraps in a Greek deli
Gyros

19D
Permission to Dance K-pop group
BTS

20D
Turn inedible
Rot

21D
Animal such as a gibbon or chimp
Ape

23D
Parishioners’ bench
Pew

26D
Nada
Zilch

28D
Jewelry worn just above a shoe
Anklet

30D
Bird with lean meat
Emu

31D
Salon’s coloring
Dye

32D
Government monitor of pollution: Abbr.
EPA

33D
Whistle blower on a gridiron for short
Ref

36D
Long enveloping cape
Cloak

37D
Sentimental ___ (emotional worth that you can’t put a price on)
Value

38D
Prolonged gaze
Stare

40D
Weave together like cornrows
Braid

43D
Blue-green color used in printers
Cyan

45D
For ___ us a child is born (Bible quote)
Unto

47D
Glide down powdery slopes
Ski

48D
Tinder or TikTok for example
App

49D
Very short remnant of a pencil
Nub

50D
Muscles that might be hidden by a gut
Abs