5/30/19
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Very appropriate
Apt
4A
Quiet you!
Hush
8A
Native American tribal leader
Chief
13A
Feathered scarf
Boa
14A
Starting wager in Omaha or Texas hold ’em
Ante
15A
___ makes waste
Haste
16A
Cardboard item loaded into a moving van
Box
17A
University sports organization: Abbr.
NCAA
18A
Husband’s sister for example: Hyph.
Inlaw
19A
Thank U Next singer recognized as Billboard’s 2018 Woman of the Year: 2 wds.
Ariana Grande
22A
One of Gladys Knight’s backup singers
Pip
23A
Natural ___ (common fuel source)
Gas
24A
Word that can go before second or decision
Split
27A
Musical pair
Duo
29A
Dogfish Head brew: Abbr.
Ipa
32A
Rainbow country singer recognized as Billboard’s 2018 Innovator: 2 wds.
Kacey Musgraves
36A
___ up (make sense)
Add
37A
60 for Madonna
Age
38A
Lightweight vacuum company
Oreck
39A
Actor Watanabe of Inception
Ken
41A
Casually run around the block
Jog
42A
Dirty Computer singer/songwriter recognized with Billboard’s 2018 Trailblazer award: 2 wds.
Janelle Monae
48A
Place with lawyers and jurors
Court
50A
Pull sharply
Yank
51A
Clean Water ___ (federal law)
Act
52A
Water ___ the bridge
Under
53A
Punishment for a minor traffic infraction
Fine
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
54A
Know the ___ and outs
Ins
55A
Ornamental plant that is Indiana’s state flower
Peony
56A
Airplane seat attachment
Tray
57A
Lana Del ___ (Summertime Sadness singer)
Rey
1D
Alphabetically first group in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
ABBA
2D
Like D-grade work
Poor
3D
What a cabbie drives
Taxi
4D
Fox News host Sean
Hannity
5D
Pop open as a toothpaste tube
Uncap
6D
Guys-only party
Stag
7D
See no evil ___ no evil speak no evil
Hear
8D
Country on Mongolia’s southern border
China
9D
Shake ___ (seal an agreement)
Hands
10D
Land surrounded by ocean
Isle
11D
Pilot’s prediction: Abbr.
ETA
12D
Many are called but ___ are chosen
Few
20D
Four and twenty blackbirds baked in ___: 2 wds.
A Pie
21D
Excitedly curious
Agog
24D
Jamaican music genre
Ska
25D
Scratch ___ (paper for doodling on)
Pad
26D
Type of HDTV screen: Abbr.
LCD
27D
Made a hole with a spade
Dug
28D
Has no ___ for (dislikes)
Use
29D
___ said it before …
Ive
30D
Upper torso muscle for short
Pec
31D
Request permission
Ask
33D
Zebra’s neck hair
Mane
34D
What a hotel guest sticks into a door: 2 wds.
Room Key
35D
2012 Oscar-winning film largely set in Iran
Argo
39D
Sheldon Plankton’s wife on SpongeBob SquarePants
Karen
40D
Diary passage
Entry
41D
___ Bush Hager of Today
Jenna
42D
Japanese martial art
Judo
43D
Company competing with Uber
Lyft
44D
Dragon’s hideout
Lair
45D
Depilatory brand
Nair
46D
Why a teenager might see a dermatologist
Acne
47D
Online craft marketplace
Etsy
48D
Trophy’s shape frequently
Cup
49D
Eight minus seven
One