5/20/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

5/20/21
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
___ talk (inspiring speech)
Pep

4A
Cushion within a football uniform
Pad

7A
Piece of cake or pie
Slice

12A
Country where Saoirse Ronan grew up: Abbr.
Ire

13A
Band known for 1979’s “Don’t Bring Me Down,” for short
Elo

14A
Maid of ___ (wedding party member)
Honor

15A
Bow ___ (accessory often worn with a tuxedo)
Tie

16A
Nothing at all
Nil

17A
On the exterior
Outer

18A
English guitarist/singer in the Yardbirds and Cream whose solo hits include “Tears in Heaven”: 2 wds.
Eric Clapton

21A
Small prop that raises a football during a kickoff
Tee

22A
Old vinyl records: Abbr.
Lps

23A
Scandinavian band whose name reads the same forward and backward
Abba

26A
Nickname of the 1950s president who was married to Mamie
Ike

27A
Hole-punching implement
Awl

30A
English bassist/singer in the Beatles whose solo hits include “No More Lonely Nights”: 2 wds.
Paul McCartney

34A
Sportscaster Summerall who worked a record 16 Super Bowl TV broadcasts
Pat

35A
YOU ___ HERE (phrase on a mall map)
Are

36A
Penny-___ (two-bit)
Ante

37A
___-mo (video option on an iPhone)
Slo

38A
___ symbol (celebrity like George Clooney or Angelina Jolie)
Sex

40A
English drummer/singer in Genesis whose solo hits include “Sussudio”: 2 wds.
Phil Collins

45A
Measuring instrument, as on a car’s dashboard
Gauge

46A
Highly acclaimed university near Harvard: Abbr.
Mit

47A
First ___ kit
Aid

49A
Two thirds of a dozen
Eight

50A
“This is ___-or-die situation!”: 2 wds.
A Do

51A
Investment option available from a brokerage firm or mutual fund company: Abbr.
Ira

52A
Jogging paces
Trots

53A
Kylo ___ (“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” character)
Ren

54A
“One thing ___ to another”
Led

1D
Low part of a theater for an orchestra
Pit

2D
Canal in central New York
Erie

3D
Jury member
Peer

4D
Vice president before Harris
Pence

5D
Girl who visits Wonderland
Alice

6D
Toy that might look like a small girl
Doll

7D
Customer at Walmart or Target
Shopper

8D
Clumsy boors
Louts

9D
“___ the Groove” (1985 Madonna dance hit)
Into

10D
Filmmaking brother Joel or Ethan
Coen

11D
Verb that can rhyme with either “bare” or “burr”
Err

19D
Slanted alternative to boldface type: Abbr.
Ital

20D
___-Seltzer (antacid brand)
Alka

23D
It can follow “Whats” or “Cash” in smartphone program names
App

24D
Lamb’s remark
Baa

25D
“___ seriously, folks …”
But

26D
Glacier’s material
Ice

27D
Malia Obama’s middle name
Ann

28D
Soggy
Wet

29D
Caustic substance found in household cleaners
Lye

31D
Sticks for playing polo or croquet
Mallets

32D
Relative of a gator, for short
Croc

33D
Old sitcom that featured the dispatcher Louie De Palma
Taxi

37D
“Out of ___” (Jennifer Lopez movie)
Sight

38D
Playground item that relies on gravity
Slide

39D
“I’m Still Standing” singer ___ John
Elton

40D
A ___ of pants
Pair

41D
___ Boss (German fashion house)
Hugo

42D
Shortstop Vizquel in the Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame
Omar

43D
Hammer’s target
Nail

44D
What to call a king
Sire

45D
“Don’t ___ me wrong …”
Get

48D
Person you might call “Pops”
Dad