5/5/22
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Pen ___ (letter-writing friend)
Pal
4A
Award show hosts: Abbr.
MCs
7A
Went from seed to flower
Grew
11A
Big fuss
Ado
12A
Word on bottles of Evian water sold in France
Eau
13A
Toy that a person moves up and down: Hyph.
Yoyo
14A
Involuntary twitch
Tic
15A
Would you like soup ___ salad?: 2 wds.
Ora
16A
They shall inherit the earth according to the Bible
Meek
17A
Single by 29-Across that took 59 weeks to hit #1 in 2022: 2 wds.
Heatwaves
20A
Star Trek officer played by John Cho
Sulu
21A
CSI: Vegas actor Rodriguez
Mel
22A
___ Romance (Lady Gaga song)
Bad
25A
Tennis shot with a high arc
Lob
27A
Poem
Verse
29A
British indie rock band fronted by Dave Bayley and nominated for a Best New Artist Grammy in 2022: 2 wds.
Glass Animals
33A
Fragrant purple bloom
Lilac
34A
Thick ___ brick: 2 wds.
As A
35A
Poem type whose name sounds like owed
Ode
36A
Merchandise at a gallery showing
Art
38A
Rae who won NAACP Image Awards in 2022 for both acting in and writing Insecure
Issa
42A
Third studio album of 29-Across that includes 17-Across as one of its tracks
Dreamland
44A
___ Was a Rollin’ Stone (Temptations song)
Papa
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
47A
Boxing legend Muhammad
Ali
48A
Bridget Everett’s role on HBO’s Somebody Somewhere
Sam
49A
Leave the stage
Exit
50A
Ignited as a fuse
Lit
51A
Compete in Nordic combined for example
Ski
52A
Salt-N-___ (hip-hop group)
Pepa
53A
Ran into
Met
54A
The best is ___ to come
Yet
1D
Garden walkways
Paths
2D
French word that means the same as au revoir
Adieu
3D
In the neighborhood
Local
4D
Cat’s remark
Meow
5D
Ay ___! (Bart Simpson catchphrase)
Caramba
6D
Debonair
Suave
7D
Fitness centers
Gyms
8D
Salmon ___ (food that’s similar to caviar)
Roe
9D
CBS network logo
Eye
10D
Pan for stir-fried noodles
Wok
18D
Oklahoma city where much of HBO’s Watchmen is set
Tulsa
19D
Presley known as The King
Elvis
22D
Undergarment that may be specially designed for nursing mothers
Bra
23D
Communication for the deaf: Abbr.
Asl
24D
First word of Iowa’s capital
Des
26D
Academy Award
Oscar
28D
Computer inbox message
Email
29D
Day-___ (fluorescent)
Glo
30D
Storage container piece
Lid
31D
Ginger ___ (traditional soda in a Shirley Temple mocktail)
Ale
32D
Morales who moderates The Talk
Natalie
37D
Monarch’s domain
Realm
39D
Full of disrespectful back talk
Sassy
40D
Plumber’s tool used for unclogging a drain
Snake
41D
Fess up
Admit
42D
Facts and figures
Data
43D
Utah Senator Romney who was once governor of Massachusetts
Mitt
44D
Perkiness
Pep
45D
Have an ___ to grind (have grievances)
Axe
46D
Symbol on a playing card
Pip