11/14/19
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
___ pickings (little to choose from)
Slim
5A
Shape of a Frisbee
Disc
9A
___-surf (Google yourself)
Ego
12A
Molten rock that may harden into obsidian
Lava
13A
Rug measurement
Area
14A
Woman who pledges herself to God
Nun
15A
Particle with neutrons
Atom
16A
Rihanna hit of 2016 whose title’s only vowels are E’s: 2 wds.
Needed Me
18A
Part of a purse or backpack
Strap
20A
As ___ usual (in the normal way)
Per
21A
Attention-getting cry
Hey
22A
1970s game show regular Taylor who died last month
Rip
25A
Ballerinas’ skirts
Tutus
29A
Migos/Nicki Minaj/Cardi B hit of 2017 whose title’s only vowels are O’s
Motor Sport
31A
Company that released the Genesis Mini console in September
Sega
34A
IRS guidelines expert: Abbr.
CPA
35A
2019 Emmy winner Shalhoub
Tony
36A
Lizzo hit of 2019 whose title’s only vowels are U’s: 2 wds.
Truth Hurts
39A
Where outdoor furniture is often located
Patio
40A
Sugar snap ___ (green vegetable)
Pea
41A
Semicircle’s shape
Arc
44A
Songland network
NBC
46A
Not urban or suburban
Rural
48A
Jessie J/Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj hit of 2014 whose title’s only vowels are A’s: 2 wds.
Bang Bang
53A
Start over from scratch
Redo
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
54A
Verb that sounds like a vowel
Owe
55A
Great Lake with the shortest name
Erie
56A
Nibble as a mouse would
Gnaw
57A
Moisture drops that form overnight on plants
Dew
58A
Opposite of buy
Sell
59A
Bring home as money
Earn
1D
The symbol /
Slash
2D
Pumpkin Spice ___ (seasonal order at Starbucks)
Latte
3D
Walrus tusk material
Ivory
4D
My ___ said ‘You can’t hurry love’ (line from a 1966 Supremes hit)
Mama
5D
Former Dolphins quarterback Marino
Dan
6D
Outrage
Ire
7D
Flow through the cracks
Seep
8D
Air Force trainees
Cadets
9D
DEAD ___ (road sign)
End
10D
It’s stuck to the bottom of some school desks
Gum
11D
Either digit in this clue’s number
One
17D
Blows like a volcano
Erupts
19D
Person with lots of experience
Pro
23D
Calamine lotion can soothe it
Itch
24D
Ad that a web browser might block: Hyph.
Pop Up
26D
Excessively
Too
27D
Caterer’s vessel that keeps water hot for tea
Urn
28D
Pen on a farm
Sty
29D
Defeating in chess
Mating
30D
Opposite of common
Rare
31D
Maker of Complete Fuel System Cleaner
STP
32D
The Paleozoic for example
Era
33D
Protruding belly
Gut
37D
Calvin’s tiger friend in the comics
Hobbes
38D
La Brea ___ Pits (Los Angeles attraction)
Tar
41D
Oracle ___ (Warriors’ stadium until 2019)
Arena
42D
Device that’s used to catch speeders
Radar
43D
Bozo or Ronald McDonald for example
Clown
45D
Feel concern
Care
47D
Hard-to-resist impulse
Urge
48D
Anatomy for short
Bod
49D
Knock the socks off
Awe
50D
Like the tweets at the top of your feed
New
51D
Zero
Nil
52D
Goo for a hairdo
Gel