11/25/21
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Warty frog
Toad
5A
Smack-___ in the middle (exactly centered)
Dab
8A
Photo ___ (PR events)
Ops
11A
Effortless quality
Ease
12A
Big fish ___ small pond: 2 wds.
In A
13A
Homophone of whoa
Woe
14A
Singer who spells out the title of her 2019 hit NASA: 2 wds.
Ariana Grande
17A
Pleasantly entertaining
Fun
18A
Pellets in toy guns
BBs
19A
Menial worker
Peon
23A
Grandmas
Nanas
25A
Prosecutor’s aide: Abbr.
Ada
28A
End-of-newscast summary
Recap
30A
Portlandia state: Abbr.
Ore
31A
Lower limb
Leg
32A
Singer who spells out the title of her 1967 hit Respect: 2 wds.
Aretha Franklin
36A
Pretty Little Liars actress Peeples
Nia
37A
Kia subcompact
Rio
38A
Joke around with
Tease
39A
Actor Jeong of Boss Level
Ken
40A
Superhero show about an archer
Arrow
43A
Places to work out
Gyms
44A
CBS franchise that had a Miami spin-off
CSI
45A
How much do you want to ___?
Bet
47A
Singer who spells out the title of her 1994 hit U.N.I.T.Y.: 2 wds.
Queen Latifah
53A
www.wikipedia.org for example: Abbr.
URL
54A
Expensive stone
Gem
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
55A
Opposite of naughty to Santa
Nice
56A
Walk-___ (minor roles)
Ons
57A
Between the devil and the deep blue ___
Sea
58A
Jurassic Park menace: 2 wds. abbr.
Trex
1D
Drink that gets steeped
Tea
2D
Blade that makes ripples in the water
Oar
3D
Take me ___ am: 2 wds.
As I
4D
More than just hearing-impaired
Deaf
5D
WNBA all-time leading scorer Taurasi
Diana
6D
With 49-Down director of Life of Pi
Ang
7D
First lady between Nancy and Hillary
Barbara
8D
Possesses
Owns
9D
Edamame casing
Pod
10D
Take a gander at
See
15D
Woman in a cloister
Nun
16D
How someone who doesn’t say here during roll call is marked
Absent
19D
Practical joke
Prank
20D
Spooky
Eerie
21D
Watery last name of singers Frank and Billy
Ocean
22D
___ Geo (Life Below Zero channel)
Nat
24D
Neither more ___ less than
Nor
25D
Put to rest as one’s concerns
Allay
26D
Belief in a God who doesn’t intervene in people’s lives
Deism
27D
Sister of Margo and Edith in Despicable Me
Agnes
29D
Group of words in a sentence
Phrase
33D
Network’s broadcasts
Airings
34D
___ what it’s worth …
For
35D
Beer barrel
Keg
41D
President from 2009 to 2017
Obama
42D
Make moist
Wet
44D
Collectible animation frames
Cels
46D
Windshield coloration
Tint
47D
Status ___ (how things are)
Quo
48D
Large decorative planter
Urn
49D
See 6-Down
Lee
50D
Type of evergreen tree
Fir
51D
___ Ventura: Pet Detective (1994 Jim Carrey movie)
Ace
52D
Put a curse on
Hex