11/15/18
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Blocks of soap
Bars
5A
Central American snake
Boa
8A
Part of a margarita glass that’s dipped in salt
Rim
11A
___ vera gel
Aloe
12A
Lead-in adjective for rap’s Baby or Uzi Vert
Lil
13A
___ avail (fruitless): 2 wds.
Tono
14A
Visually impaired singer of Feliz Navidad: 2 wds.
Jose Feliciano
17A
Playing soon ___ theater near you: 2 wds.
At A
18A
Implement used to row a lifeboat perhaps
Oar
19A
I wish this day would never ___
End
20A
Leave the workforce for good
Retire
22A
Weep audibly
Sob
25A
Nurse’s ___ (hospital helper)
Aide
28A
Justice League actress Gadot
Gal
29A
___ never heard of that! (News to me!)
Ive
30A
With 33-Across visually impaired singer of Superstition
Stevie
33A
See 30-Across
Wonder
35A
Company that provides Web access: Abbr.
ISP
36A
The Very Best of Fleetwood ___ (2002 album)
Mac
38A
Housing payment
Rent
39A
How a sailor would respond to a captain’s order
Aye
40A
Saudi ___ (Riyadh’s country)
Arabia
43A
Not positive: Abbr.
Neg
45A
___ appétit!
Bon
46A
Padded part of a puppy
Paw
49A
Visually impaired singer of The Prayer: 2 wds.
Andrea Bocelli
53A
It just ___ to show you …
Goes
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
54A
Caltech rival in New England: Abbr.
MIT
55A
Since U ___ Gone (Kelly Clarkson hit)
Been
56A
A bit unusual
Odd
57A
___-or-no question
Yes
58A
___ to the old drawing board!
Back
1D
___ California (peninsula where Cabo San Lucas is)
Baja
2D
There’s not ___ I can do about it: 2 wds.
Alot
3D
Civil rights activist Parks
Rosa
4D
Understand?
See
5D
Vocalize like a sheep
Bleat
6D
Offshore drilling structure: 2 wds.
Oil Rig
7D
___ Baba (Open sesame speaker)
Ali
8D
___ assistance (what tow trucks can provide)
Roadside
9D
Bed-and-breakfast
Inn
10D
Greeting from a cow
Moo
13D
Metal whose atomic symbol is Sn
Tin
15D
Antagonist
Foe
16D
___ Green (one of the original coaches on The Voice)
Ceelo
20D
Gun as an engine
Rev
21D
Like uncooked crunchy vegetables
Raw
23D
You might set it to 400º
Oven
24D
Sesame Street roommate of Ernie
Bert
25D
Mongolia’s continent
Asia
26D
The ___ Bitsy Spider
Itsy
27D
Relied (on)
Depended
31D
The Sharper ___ (retailer in many malls)
Image
32D
Body part that van Gogh cut off
Ear
34D
Gun owners’ group: Abbr.
NRA
37D
Taxi driver
Cabbie
41D
Footwear such as Wellingtons and mukluks
Boots
42D
Monsters ___ (2001 Pixar movie)
Inc
44D
Places where ambulances bring patients: Abbr.
ERs
46D
___ bargain (deal offered by a prosecutor)
Plea
47D
Baldwin who hosts a Sunday-night talk show
Alec
48D
Quick as a ___
Wink
49D
Before now
Ago
50D
Bobblehead doll’s motion
Nod
51D
Making It host Poehler
Amy
52D
Recede like the tide
Ebb