11/28/19
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Bob Hearts Abishola network
CBS
4A
Baseball stat that pitchers want to keep low: Abbr.
Era
7A
Cherokee or Navajo for example
Tribe
12A
Who ___ they to judge?
Are
13A
Alternative to hair mousse or styling paste
Gel
14A
Class that doesn’t require much effort: 2 wds.
Easy A
15A
Guitarist who played with his brother Liam on the Oasis hit Wonderwall: 2 wds.
Noel Gallagher
18A
Vehicle that Lance Armstrong used to race
Bike
19A
Flies to great heights
Soars
20A
Frozen 2 queen voiced by Idina Menzel
Elsa
21A
Left to my ___ devices …
Own
22A
This tastes so good!
Yum
25A
Squirt ___ (toy used in a water fight)
Gun
27A
Extra song at the end of a concert
Encore
30A
With 33-Across guitarist who played with his brother Malcolm on the AC/DC hit Highway to Hell
Angus
33A
See 30-Across
Young
34A
The King’s ___ (Oscar-winning movie)
Speech
36A
Female counterpart of him
Her
37A
Place to inject a flu shot
Arm
38A
Mop & ___ (floor cleaner brand)
Glo
40A
Still hasn’t paid
Owes
44A
Life ___ death
After
46A
River near the Egyptian pyramids
Nile
47A
Guitarist who played with his brother Alex on their namesake band’s hit Jump: 3 wds.
Eddie Vanhalen
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
51A
Mandy of This Is Us
Moore
52A
Vegetable that might roll around on your plate
Pea
53A
Telethon hosts: Abbr.
MCs
54A
Theater awards ceremony hosted by James Corden in 2019
Tonys
55A
Enclosure for oinkers
Sty
56A
___ out (patronized a restaurant)
Ate
1A
Appearances ___ deceiving: 2 wds.
Can Be
2D
Cook with high heat
Broil
3D
Goes looking for
Seeks
4D
Food that may be labeled free-range
Egg
5D
Justification
Reason
6D
Let
Allow
7D
Bit of water from the eye
Tear
8D
Cloths for wiping up dust
Rags
9D
Ending for Black Grown and Mixed in current TV show titles
Ish
10D
Catch ya on the flip side!
Bye
11D
Play it by ___ (improvise)
Ear
16D
What the L stands for in NHL
League
17D
Journalist Lois of the Daily Planet
Lane
22D
I kid ___ not!
You
23D
Large decorative vase
Urn
24D
Actress Ryan or Tilly
Meg
26D
Los Angeles school whose colors are cardinal and gold: Abbr.
USC
28D
Celebrity scientist Bill
NYE
29D
Mexican beer often served with a lime wedge
Corona
30D
Cool ___ cucumber: 2 wds.
As A
31D
Morning Edition broadcaster
NPR
32D
Sapphire or ruby for example
Gem
35D
Flip or Flop cable channel
HGTV
36D
Large wasp
Hornet
39D
Starts a bungee jump
Leaps
41D
Track and field star ___ Rudolph who won three Olympic gold medals in 1960
Wilma
42D
Put into office
Elect
43D
Sixth ___ (ESP)
Sense
44D
Well-ventilated
Airy
45D
Brokerage charges
Fees
47D
First aid provider sometimes: Abbr.
EMT
48D
Whoop-de-___!
Doo
49D
Avengers: Endgame actor Cheadle
Don
50D
Farm stuff that’s stored in bales
Hay