11/23/17
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Nip in the ____ (put an early stop to)
Bud
4A
Rating on a sunscreen bottle: Abbr.
SPF
7A
“But wait, there’s ____!”
More
11A
“It’s just _____ feared”: 2 wds.
As I
12A
Oslo’s country: Abbr.
Nor
13A
Fiendish
Evil
14A
Owns
Has
15A
“___ You the One?” (MTV reality show)
Are
16A
“____ Stay Together” (Al Green song)
Lets
17A
“Her” director who also directed the music video for Fatboy Slim’s “Weapon of Choice”: 2 wds.
Spike Jonze
20A
Liam Gallagher’s brother in the band Oasis
Noel
21A
Title held by Tammy Duckworth since January: Abbr.
Sen
22A
Frigid
Cold
23A
Type of beer with lots of hops: Abbr.
Ipa
24A
Group that runs baggage-screening checkpoints: Abbr.
TSA
27A
“Gone Girl” director who also directed the music video for Madonna’s “Vogue”: 2 wds.
David Fincher
30A
“That’s what ____ said!”
She
31A
Cable channel that shows “Blue Bloods”
Ion
32A
Subtle clue
Hint
33A
www.rutgers.____
Edu
34A
Oldest child of Homer and Marge
Bart
35A
“Milk” director who also directed the music video for Red Hot Chili Peppers’ “Under the Bridge”: 3 wds.
Gus Van Sant
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
39A
Dull pain
Ache
40A
Pat with a cotton ball
Dab
41A
Have ____ on your face (be embarrassed)
Egg
44A
Course of action
Plan
45A
“What a fool _____ been!”
Ive
46A
Alan Cumming’s character on “The Good Wife”
Eli
47A
Hangs loosely
Sags
48A
____ Aviv, Israel
Tel
49A
“Smoking or ____?”
Non
1D
Word often said before “humbug”
Bah
2D
____ Today (newspaper)
USA
3D
Get blended into a liquid, like salt in water
Dissolve
4D
Slow-moving animal related to the slug
Snail
5D
Food that had the advertising slogan “The Other White Meat”
Pork
6D
Bonus opportunity on “Wheel of Fortune”: 2 wds.
Free Spin
7D
____ Ball (cocktail that tastes like honeydew)
Melon
8D
Appliance with a broil setting
Oven
9D
Cracker brand with a “Crisp & Thins” line
Ritz
10D
“If it were anyone _____ ….”
Else
18D
Mani-_____ (spa service, for short)
Pedi
19D
“Legion” actress Smart
Jean
20D
Dictionary author Webster
Noah
22D
Music recordings stored in jewel cases: Abbr.
CDs
23D
Cry of relief after searching for a lost wallet: 3 wds.
I Found It
24D
Unlucky number, according to many people
Thirteen
25D
Dropped in the mailbox
Sent
26D
What Manet and Monet created
Art
28D
_____ number on (affected strongly): 2 wds.
Dida
29D
Honorary Academy Award winner Jackie
Chan
33D
Multiples of two
Evens
34D
Tower of ____ (biblical structure)
Babel
35D
Narrow openings
Gaps
36D
West Coast school that has the fight song “The Mighty Bruins”: Abbr.
UCLA
37D
Plush carpet
Shag
38D
Rescue
Save
42D
Day-_____ (fluorescent paint)
Glo
43D
Alcohol that’s often paired with tonic
Gin