11/14/24
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Feeling down in the dumps
Sad
4A
Guess ____!
Who
7A
Use a swizzle stick
Stir
11A
Actress Larter of the new Paramount+ series Landman
Ali
12A
Squeal upon seeing a rat or a roach
Eek
13A
Chopped liver spread
Pate
14A
Captain American: Civil ____
War
15A
US teachers unions: Abbr.
Nea
16A
Chopped down with a hatchet
Axed
17A
Singer-songwriter whose 2023 song Lose Control hit #1 after 32 weeks on the charts: 2 wds.
Teddy Swims
20A
My bad!
Sorry
22A
One half of a diver’s footwear
Fin
23A
Russian composer Stravinsky
Igor
24A
Evergreen tree often seen around Christmas
Fir
25A
Sweetie pie, in modern slang
Bae
28A
Indie rock band whose 2020 song Heat Waves hit #1 after 59 weeks on the charts, a record: 2 wds.
Glass Animals
31A
Beatty who acted in Network and Deliverance
Ned
32A
Grabbed a snack
Ate
33A
Don’t delay!: Abbr.
Asap
34A
First aid ____
Kit
35A
Actress Peregrym who plays Maggie Bell on FBI
Missy
36A
R&B singer whose 2013 song All of Me hit #1 after 30 weeks on the charts: 2 wds.
John Legend
40A
Cookie with a limited-edition Space Dunk variety
Oreo
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
41A
This is neither the time ___ the place
Nor
42A
Power hitter’s statistic: Abbr.
RBI
45A
Striker’s replacement worker, derisively
Scab
46A
Furry boot brand
Ugg
47A
Ornamental container for ashes
Urn
48A
Cocker spaniel’s pair of floppy body parts
Ears
49A
The Rise of Skywalker character Dameron
Poe
50A
Big ___ on campus (what BMOC means)
Man
1D
Horror franchise with 10 movies to date
Saw
2D
___ carte menu: 2 wds.
Ala
3D
Unpaved rural street: 2 wds.
Dirt Road
4D
Peter Pan girl
Wendy
5D
Pay no _____ to (ignore)
Heed
6D
Sure, we’ll do it your way: 2 wds.
Okayfine
7D
Produce offspring, like frogs do
Spawn
8D
Car that often charges per fraction of a mile
Taxi
9D
Single thing
Item
10D
Colors like ruby, cherry, and crimson
Reds
18D
Is imperfect
Errs
19D
Virtual assistant on HomePod speakers
Siri
20D
Endorse, as a check
Sign
21D
Stare impolitely at
Ogle
24D
Overfeed, as livestock: 2 wds.
Fatten Up
25D
Deep-pitched percussion instrument: 2 wds.
Bass Drum
26D
Woe is me!
Alas
27D
Annual TV award for athletes
Espy
29D
Canvas sheet that catches the wind to move a boat
Sail
30D
Major water-supplying pipe
Main
34D
Round attachment on doors
Knobs
35D
Combine into a single lane
Merge
36D
___ Cuervo (brand of tequila)
Jose
37D
Whale seen at SeaWorld
Orca
38D
Listen to
Hear
39D
___ boots (1960s footwear): Hyph.
Gogo
43D
Garment often worn under a blouse
Bra
44D
Quaint stopover on a country lane, perhaps
Inn