5/25/23
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Wooden pin on a coatrack
Peg
4A
Vehicle that might charge by fractions of a mile
Cab
7A
___ Boys (Manny Moe and Jack)
Pep
10A
Skip past
Omit
12A
Mining operation’s quest
Ore
13A
Body spray with such varieties as Green Geranium and Pure Coconut
Axe
14A
Chicken of the Sea fish
Tuna
15A
Savory food additive: Abbr.
MSG
16A
How a drill sergeant might be addressed
Sir
17A
Just Got Started Lovin’ You country singer who served two years in the Navy: 2 wds.
James Otto
20A
Pinterest post for short
Pic
23A
British equivalent of gran or grandma
Nan
24A
Word that can follow life or sweater
Vest
25A
Hulking ill-mannered person
Brute
27A
What glaciers are made of
Ice
29A
In Color country singer who served four years in the Marine Corps Reserve: 2 wds.
Jamey Johnson
34A
Hero of The Matrix
Neo
35A
A Mighty Fortress ___ God (hymn): 2 wds.
I Sour
36A
I’ve got ___ on my plate (I’m so busy): 2 wds.
Alot
39A
Ode on a Grecian ___ (Keats poem)
Urn
41A
Singer who’s the S in the music supergroup LSD
Sia
42A
Something in the Orange country singer who served eight years in the Navy: 2 wds.
Zach Bryan
45A
It precedes hump day: Abbr.
Tue
46A
Actress Gasteyer who competed on The Masked Singer in 2019
Ana
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
47A
Look like death warmed ___
Over
51A
Potential constitutional amendment featured in the miniseries Mrs. America: Abbr.
Era
52A
Disallow
Ban
53A
Minimum ___ (pay threshold)
Wage
54A
Aluminum container
Can
55A
Singers Green and Jarreau for example
Als
56D
Fisher-Price product
Toy
1D
Largest item in a fondue set
Pot
2D
Big bird from Down Under
Emu
3D
___ rummy (card game)
Gin
4D
Punctuation mark used when listing items
Comma
5D
Hall of Coming to America and Coming 2 America
Arsenio
6D
___ to be excused (asks permission to leave)
Begs
7D
Glue
Paste
8D
Gets off the stage
Exits
9D
Third-party presidential candidate in 1992
Perot
11D
___ Mahal (building in Agra India)
Taj
18D
Keep ___ on (watch): 2 wds.
An Eye
19D
Appliances used on Cupcake Wars
Ovens
20D
Sandwich with spreadable ingredients: Abbr.
PBJ
21D
Golden years savings option: Abbr.
Ira
22D
Magna ___ laude (phrase on some diplomas)
Cum
26D
Final frame in bowling
Tenth
28D
Country led by Xi Jinping
China
30D
The Wall Street ___
Journal
31D
Letters used as signal of desperation
Sos
32D
French word that sounds like wee
Oui
33D
Group that puts out the publication America’s 1st Freedom: Abbr.
Nra
36D
Former worshipper of Quetzalcoatl
Aztec
37D
Actress Prepon or Linney
Laura
38D
The Pacific for one
Ocean
40D
Seacrest Phillippe and Lochte
Ryans
43D
Ali ___ (Arabian Nights hero)
Baba
44D
As we speak
Now
48D
Tank in a distillery
Vat
49D
Compliments might boost it
Ego
50D
Female Jedi in the Star Wars universe
Rey