5/26/22
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Parts of molecules
Atoms
6A
Very young child
Tot
9A
Time or People for short
Mag
12A
Fiction book
Novel
13A
Rock put into a smeltery
Ore
14A
Professional who can audit a company’s finances: Abbr.
CPA
15A
Name used to address an Amazon Echo
Alexa
16A
___ from memory (is gradually forgotten)
Recedes
18A
2018 Lil Baby collaboration with Gunna that earned a Grammy nomination: 3 wds.
Drip Too Hard
20A
CBS crime drama with many spin-offs
CSI
21A
Hazard on winter roads
Ice
22A
___ Bell (fast food chain with Cheesy Fiesta Potatoes)
Taco
25A
With 33-Across 2022 Lil Baby collaboration with Nicki Minaj: 3 wds.
Do We Have
30A
Organization that monitors pollution: Abbr.
EPA
31A
Pitch ___-hitter: 2 wds.
A No
32A
Month whose birthstone is emerald
May
33A
See 25-Across: 2 wds.
A Problem
36A
Computer memory unit
Byte
37A
Tour group for Phil Mickelson: Abbr.
PGA
38A
All Things Considered host Shapiro
Ari
40A
2020 Pop Smoke song featuring Lil Baby: 3 wds.
For the Night
45A
Waterproof fabric used for hiking shoes: Hyph.
Goretex
46A
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band featuring Eric Clapton
Cream
48A
Manhattan’s Museum of Modern ___
Art
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
49A
It’s the end of an ___
Era
50A
Stringed instrument that rests on the floor while being played
Cello
51A
Nod’s meaning
Yes
52A
Zodiac animal with horns
Ram
53A
Remained inactive
Idled
1A
Comedian Gasteyer who was the Tree on The Masked Singer
Ana
2A
A little birdie ___ me …
Told
3D
___ the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz song)
Over
4D
Where Pixar’s Coco is set
Mexico
5D
Sounds of high-fives
Slaps
6D
The French Dispatch star Benicio del ___
Toro
7D
Double Stuf cookie
Oreo
8D
Person who knows computers
Techie
9D
Nickname of Patrick Dempsey’s Grey’s Anatomy character
McDreamy
10D
Did an imitation of
Aped
11D
Automobile’s tankful
Gas
17D
___ one teach one (rhyming proverb about education)
Each
19D
___ wave (oceanic disaster)
Tidal
22D
Afternoon drink in Britain
Tea
23D
iPhone download
App
24D
Wall-less alternatives to garages
Car Ports
26D
First number in a crossword grid
One
27D
Wonder ___ (Justice League member)
Woman
28D
Brewery container
Vat
29D
Place for a contact lens
Eye
34D
Brutish giant in fantasy stories
Ogre
35D
What chicken fingers are dipped in before frying
Batter
36D
Wrigley’s cinnamon-flavored gum: 2 wds.
Big Red
39D
Christina of the 2022 film Monstrous
Ricci
40D
Warning heard on a golf course
Fore
41D
Queen of the gods in Greek mythology
Hera
42D
Reason for an intense study session
Exam
43D
What the Bad Place was on The Good Place
Hell
44D
A ___ of Two Cities (Dickens book)
Tale
45D
Like Lil Nas X and Elton John
Gay
47D
Body ___ (alteration like a piercing or tattoo for short)
Mod