5/4/17
Top 40 Thursday
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"Name That ____" (old game show) | Tune |
1A
“I ____ Rock” (Simon & Garfunkel hit): 2 wds.
Am A
4A
Pursue romantically
Woo
7A
First human in the Bible
Adam
11A
Overweight
Fat
12A
4,840 square yards
Acre
14A
“Name That ____” (old game show)
Tune
15A
Sense of self-worth
Ego
16A
Two-time Oscar winner Penn
Sean
17A
“So ____!” (“Bye!”)
Long
18A
“See You Again” rapper who performed “Washingtons by Your Side” on “The Hamilton Mixtape”: 2 wds.
Wiz Khalifa
21A
“Atlas Shrugged” author Rand
Ayn
22A
Religious music genre
Gospel
26A
Practice boxing before a big match
Spar
29A
Big bird of Australia
Emu
30A
Card that might beat a king
Ace
31A
“Piece by Piece” singer who performed “It’s Quiet Uptown” on “The Hamilton Mixtape”: 2 wds.
Kelly Clarkson
35A
“This ___ job for Superman!”: 2 wds.
Is A
36A
Tree that might attract squirrels
Oak
37A
“Man, this just ___ my day!” (“I’m having terrible luck!”)
Isnt
38A
Ambles along, as a cowboy would
Moseys
40A
Review that’s the opposite of a rave
Pan
42A
“All of Me” singer who performed “History Has Its Eyes on You” on “The Hamilton Mixtape”: 2 wds.
John Legend
47A
“Which ____ first, the chicken or the egg?”
Came
50A
Promissory notes for those in debt
IOUs
51A
Kathie ___ Gifford
Lee
52A
Oil-pricing association: Abbr.
OPEC
53A
International alliance formed after World War II: Abbr.
NATO
54A
“Alice Through the Looking Glass” star Wasikowska
Mia
55A
___ over backwards (did everything possible)
Bent
56A
Word that can follow “hip” or “bunny”
Hop
57A
Prehistoric
Old
1D
“He’s been around the block ___ times”: 2 wds.
A Few
2D
Biblical wise men
Magi
3D
The entire alphabet: 3 wds.
A To Z
4D
Wishy-____ (indecisive)
Washy
5D
The Pacific, for one
Ocean
6D
Taken by mouth, like a medication
Oral
7D
Collection of maps
Atlas
8D
Pair
Duo
9D
____ Taylor (chain of clothing stores)
Ann
10D
White Stripes drummer White
Meg
13D
Inexplicable puzzle
Enigma
19D
NBA Hall of Famer Malone
Karl
20D
Number of years in a presidential term
Four
23D
Throw the ball to a teammate
Pass
24D
Course for a future MBA: Abbr.
Econ
25D
Allowed someone to use for a while
Lent
26D
Glace through to get the main ideas
Skim
27D
Unit of currency in Mexico City
Peso
28D
“Sad to say,” to Shakespeare
Alas
29D
Antlered animal also known as a wapiti
Elk
32D
____ dieting (cycling of weight losses and gains): Hyph.
Yoyo
33D
Convert casino chips to money: 2 wds.
Cash In
34D
Chess piece that can be checkmated
King
39D
Pop out, like a CD or DVD
Eject
40D
Dwarf planet that’s near Neptune
Pluto
41D
Ancient Greek writer known for his fables
Aesop
43D
Actor Wyle of “The Librarians”
Noah
44D
Tickle Me ____ Patrick Harris
Elmo
45D
Actor ____ Patrick Harris
Neil
46D
Deceased
Dead
47D
Corn on the ____
Cob
48D
Hairy primate
Ape
49D
Guys
Men
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