3/7/24
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Currency whose symbol is a Y with two lines through it
Yen
4A
Help! Our boat is sinking!
Sos
7A
Muscle near a deltoid for short
Pec
10A
Origin director DuVernay
Ava
11A
Caramel color
Tan
12A
Room with many test tubes
Lab
13A
Lady singer with 14 platinum studio albums: 2 wds.
Kenny Rogers
16A
Third ___ (controversial political topic)
Rail
17A
Garment with adjustable straps
Bra
18A
Doctor who treats furry patients for short
Vet
20A
Write indelibly
Etch
23A
Plant with soothing gel
Aloe
26A
American pale ___ (type of beer)
Ale
28A
Caress
Rub
30A
Whoever’s in New England singer with 15 platinum studio albums: 2 wds.
Reba McEntire
33A
Don’t work ___ hard!
Too
34A
Unimaginably long time
Eon
35A
Up to the task
Able
36A
Char slightly on the stovetop
Sear
38A
Detroit Lions coach Campbell
Dan
40A
Drawing for short
Pic
42A
Alter ___ (secret identities)
Egos
45A
Friends in Low Places singer with 14 platinum studio albums: 2 wds.
Garth Brooks
49A
Million Years ___ (Adele song)
Ago
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50A
Opposite of non in French
Oui
51A
Word that can follow snow or black-eyed
Pea
52A
Pigsty
Pen
53A
___ More Shot (2024 action movie)
One
54A
The ___ Pistols (British punk band)
Sex
1D
Cattle found in Mongolia and Siberia
Yak
2D
No good deed ___ goes unpunished
Ever
3D
Peter Pan dog
Nana
4D
Chicago-___ hot dog
Style
5D
Tool for a rower
Oar
6D
Person who believes themself superior
Snob
7D
Fold in a kilt
Pleat
8D
Cauliflower ___ (problem for a boxer)
Ear
9D
Big Three network that’s not ABC or NBC
CBS
14D
Maker of Breathable Body Lotion
Nivea
15D
Color of Oscar the Grouch
Green
19D
Alternative to a burrito or a quesadilla
Taco
21D
Where a baby rests
Crib
22D
Throw vigorously
Hurl
23D
Profession for van Gogh and Vermeer
Art
24D
People born in early August astrologically
Leos
25D
Woodwind with three vowels
Oboe
27D
Allow to borrow
Lend
29D
Worker ___ (insect that secretes royal jelly)
Bee
31D
___-based scholarship
Merit
32D
Flashy dance that originated in Buenos Aires in the late 18th century
Tango
37D
Coverall in a pottery class
Apron
39D
Eagle’s nest
Aerie
41D
Women’s shoe designer Jimmy
Choo
43D
___! … I Did It Again (Britney Spears song)
Oops
44D
___-Ball (arcade game)
Skee
45D
Intervening space
Gap
46D
The ___ of Innocence (Michelle Pfeiffer movie)
Age
47D
Tight roll of hair
Bun
48D
Instrument that Clarence Clemons played for short
Sax