5/7/20
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Bit of grime in a fire pit
Ash
4A
How a biathlon participant would get to the shooting stations
Ski
7A
Put a nick in perhaps
Mar
10A
Stand-up comedian Margaret
Cho
11A
Puppy that’s not as big as the rest of the litter
Runt
12A
Gorilla for example
Ape
13A
Singer of the theme song for the Bond movie Thunderball: 2 wds.
Tom Jones
15A
Muck in a dirty puddle
Mud
16A
No ___! (Don’t worry about it!)
Sweat
17A
Gummy ___ (chewy insect-shaped candy)
Worm
19A
Baby’s onesie protector at mealtime
Bib
21A
Marsupial that resembles a teddy bear
Koala
24A
SIMPLE or SEP financial plan: Abbr.
IRA
27A
Father of Robb Sansa Arya Bran and Rickon Stark
Ned
29A
___ Pro (Apple computer)
Imac
30A
Singer of the theme song for the Bond movie No Time to Die: 2 wds.
Billie Eilish
33A
___ Candy (Steve Trevor’s assistant in 2017’s Wonder Woman)
Etta
34A
Cooking spray brand
Pam
35A
Homophone of eight
Ate
36A
Typical TikTok users age-wise
Teens
38A
Where you can listen to Guy Raz and Terry Gross
NPR
40A
Quantity equal to 500 sheets of paper
Ream
42A
Rest stop for a desert caravan
Oasis
46A
Female animal that could be herded by a border collie
Ewe
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
48A
Singer of the theme song for the Bond movie Spectre: 2 wds.
Sam Smith
50A
Purse or satchel for example
Bag
51A
Extremely vast
Huge
52A
Hot drink at a sushi bar
Tea
53A
___ hug (type of greeting between guys)
Bro
54D
Skill needed in darts and archery
Aim
55D
Let me think about that …
Hmm
1D
Random ___ of kindness
Acts
2D
Let’s get this ___ on the road!
Show
3D
Where you reside
Home
4D
Nearest star to Earth
Sun
5D
Was familiar with
Knew
6D
Everything will work out!: 2 wds.
Its Ok
7D
Musical based on the songs of ABBA: 2 wds.
Mamma Mia
8D
Mr. Nahasapeemapetilon on The Simpsons
Apu
9D
Fire truck’s color
Red
11D
Corkscrew-shaped pasta
Rotini
14D
Quick boxing punch
Jab
18D
Make turbulent
Roil
20D
Tone at the end of an answering machine message
Beep
22D
At long ___ (finally)
Last
23D
Feeling after doing power yoga perhaps
Ache
24D
___ you didn’t see that coming! (You must have been so surprised!): 2 wds.
I Bet
25D
___ Aid (drugstore chain)
Rite
26D
Diana Prince for Wonder Woman: 2 wds.
Alter Ego
28D
Breaking Bad and Claws actor Norris
Dean
31D
Swim meet assignment
Lane
32D
Levy as a fine
Impose
37D
Figure skater Cohen
Sasha
39D
Lamb’s dad
Ram
41D
Second-largest Hawaiian island
Maui
43D
Sworn enemy of the Jedi
Sith
44D
Individual purchase in an Amazon cart
Item
45D
False pretense
Sham
46D
At a low ___ (in a poor state)
Ebb
47D
Conflict that often ends with a treaty
War
49D
Las Vegas’s ___ Grand
MGM