3/27/25
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
2013 film starring Joaquin Phoenix and the voice of Scarlett Johansson
HER
4A
Government organization that collects income taxes Abbr.
IRS
7A
“Little Miss Muffet ___ on a tuffet …”
SAT
10A
Director DuVernay
AVA
11A
Agonize (over)
FRET
12A
Tuna or halibut for example
FISH
13A
“I don’t believe we’ve ___” (words during an introduction)
MET
14A
Actress Waithe of “Master of None”
LENA
15A
Song in “The Marriage of Figaro” for example
ARIA
16A
Singer who has had 12 #1 hits including “Blank Space” 2 wds.
TAYLOR SWIFT
19A
Radio television newspapers and so on
MEDIA
20A
“I’m Just ___” (“Barbie” song performed at the 2024 Oscars)
KEN
21A
Singer who has had 12 #1 hits including “Vogue”
MADONNA
23A
Orange tie worn by Fred on “Scooby-Doo”
ASCOT
27A
Singer Yoko
ONO
28A
Accompaniment for chips at parties
DIP
30A
“I’m in ___” (“You’re truly amazing”)
AWE
31A
Elaine’s last name on “Seinfeld”
BENES
34A
Singer who has had 14 #1 hits including “Umbrella”
RIHANNA
37A
Talent for bantering
WIT
39A
“Common” sicknesses
COLDS
40A
Singer who has had 19 #1 hits including “Emotions” 2 wds.
MARIAH CAREY
44A
Mathematician Turing who’s the subject of the movie “The Imitation Game”
ALAN
45A
“Upside Down” singer Diana
ROSS
46A
It’s used to shoot an arrow
BOW
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
49A
Perform at Eurovision for example
SING
50A
“___ on Down the Road” (song from “The Wiz”)
EASE
51A
Santa ___ winds (West Coast weather phenomenon)
ANA
52A
Children’s game where a person is “it”
TAG
53A
“Mr. Blue Sky” band for short
ELO
54A
X-___ vision (one of Superman’s abilities)
RAY
1D
Meat used in a Denver omelet
HAM
2D
“Killing ___” (former BBC America series)
EVE
3D
Snitched about: 2 wds.
RATTED ON
4D
The only country that borders the United Kingdom
IRELAND
5D
Janet who was Attorney General from 1993 to 2001
RENO
6D
Tony ___ (Iron Man’s alter ego)
STARK
7D
“Hey ___, tell me the name of Apple’s AI assistant”
SIRI
8D
“Yeah, like that’ll happen!”: 2 wds.
ASIF
9D
“I can’t argue with ___!”
THAT
11D
Arrive by plane: 2 wds.
FLYIN
12D
Deer youngsters
FAWNS
17D
Word after “Much” in the title of a Shakespeare play
ADO
18D
“One if by land, two if by ___”
SEA
19D
Lion’s majestic-looking hair
MANE
21D
Slang term for the Mafia
MOB
22D
Tires are inflated with it
AIR
24D
Mounds or 3 Musketeers, for example: 2 wds.
CANDY BAR
25D
Holds the title to
OWNS
26D
Beverage associated with China, India, and England
TEA
29D
Artist Pablo who painted “Guernica”
PICASSO
32D
Former New York Knicks superstar Patrick
EWING
33D
“Chandelier” singer
SIA
35D
Kentucky Derby racer
HORSE
36D
The “tan” part of a “black and tan,” in a tavern
ALE
38D
Number of letters in the word “six”
THREE
40D
Pole that holds up a ship’s sail
MAST
41D
Actress Shawkat of “Search Party”
ALIA
42D
Telephoned
RANG
43D
What bad children supposedly get for Christmas
COAL
47D
“Puppet ___ String” (Elvis song): 2 wds.
ONA
48D
Method
WAY