11/18/21
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Car collision
Crash
6A
Selig who’s the Commissioner Emeritus of Baseball
Bud
9A
Hi-def appliances in living rooms: Abbr.
TVs
12A
“The Divine Comedy” poet
Dante
13A
Flub
Err
14A
Fluid regularly changed by a mechanic
Oil
15A
Stringed instrument played by Indian musician Ravi Shankar
Sitar
16A
Be less than fully truthful
Lie
17A
“That’s one ___ to look at things”
Way
18A
2020 BTS song that debuted at #1, but fell 27 spots the following week: 3 wds.
Life Goes On
21A
Person from Helsinki
Finn
22A
Joe ___ (ordinary guy)
Schmo
25A
___ resort (area like Aspen or Park City)
Ski
28A
Practical jokes
Gags
30A
It might be brushed or braided
Hair
31A
2020 Taylor Swift song that debuted at #1, but fell 37 spots the following week
Willow
33A
2020 6ix9ine & Nicki Minaj song that debuted at #1, but fell 33 spots the following week
Trollz
35A
Wartime partner
Ally
36A
Completely certain
Sure
38A
Lion of the zodiac
Leo
39A
Pretend to have a good poker hand
Bluff
41A
Gently touches, as a dog’s head
Pats
43A
2020 Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber song that debuted at #1, but fell 12 spots the following week: 3 wds.
Stuck With U
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
47A
“You’re oversharing”: Abbr.
TMI
49A
Golden ___ Golf (arcade game series)
Tee
50A
Cook in the oven
Roast
52A
“You’re playing terribly!”
Boo
53A
“The loneliest number,” according to a song
One
54A
Opposite of exit
Enter
55A
Wrongdoing that might be confessed to a priest
Sin
56A
Take a midday doze
Nap
57D
Like bars on the bad side of the tracks
Seedy
1D
Successors to cassettes: Abbr.
CDs
2D
Thin as a ___
Rail
3D
2016 Rihanna album featuring “Work”
Anti
4D
Employees, collectively
Staff
5D
“Time for me to do this!”: 3 wds.
Here I Go
6D
Fit in with a group
Belong
7D
“Ugly Betty” actor Michael
Urie
8D
Gown
Dress
9D
Where citizens can voice their opinions: 2 wds.
Town Hall
10D
By means of
Via
11D
Roguish
Sly
19D
Chews like a beaver
Gnaws
20D
Eight, in Mexico
Ocho
23D
Fraction of a marathon
Mile
24D
Short-cut pasta variety
Orzo
25D
Q-tip, for one
Swab
26D
Point-scoring play, in volleyball slang
Kill
27D
Magician’s trick
Illusion
29D
Tube inserted into a Big Gulp
Straw
32D
Rideshare competitor of Uber
Lyft
34D
Finishes one’s work career
Retires
37D
Regular maintenance
Upkeep
40D
Mattress often placed directly on the floor
Futon
42D
Rock
Stone
44D
John who played Peacemaker in “The Suicide Squad”
Cena
45D
Abhor
Hate
46D
Like thrift store merchandise
Used
47D
Network that airs the Nasim Pedrad sitcom “Chad”
TBS
48D
“Excusez-___!”
Moi
51D
Put in some effort
Try