11/16/23
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
___ down (compresses tightly)
Tamps
6A
Actress Roberts who’s the niece of Julia Roberts
Emma
10A
$1000000 for short
Mil
13A
American ___ (Broadway musical based on the music of Green Day)
Idiot
14A
It produces suds
Soap
15A
Angst-ridden music genre
Emo
16A
Hard rock band with the multiplatinum 1989 album Dr. Feelgood: 2 wds.
Motley Crue
18A
Sea-___ (Pacific Northwest airport for short)
Tac
19A
Female sheep
Ewe
20A
Half-dozen bottles or cans sold as a unit: Hyph.
Six Pack
22A
Fourth of July cookouts for short
BBQs
25A
Stunned respect
Awe
27A
Gore and Capone for two
Als
28A
Written reminder of a debt
Iou
29A
Training ___ (garment for a tween girl)
Bra
30A
Window shelf
Sill
32A
To what ___ owe the pleasure?: 2 wds.
Do I
33A
Completely surround
Engulf
35A
Rankle
Irk
38A
What chickens lay
Eggs
40A
Our ship is sinking!
Sos
41A
Wooden stick in a pool hall
Cue
42A
One step ___ time: 2 wds.
At A
43A
Slump in the center
Sag
44A
Provided background vocals say
Sang
45A
___ rhyme (Humpty Dumpty for one)
Nursery
48A
Will Trent network
ABC
50A
Melber of MSNBC
Ari
51A
Hard rock band with the multiplatinum 1987 album Appetite for Destruction: 3 wds.
Guns N Roses
56A
20th-century Chinese chairman
Mao
57A
___ upon a midnight dreary … (start of The Raven)
Once
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
58A
West Side Story role that won Oscars for both Rita Moreno and Ariana DeBose
Anita
59A
Suffix that means most
Est
60A
___ pilot (person flying experimental aircraft)
Test
61A
Purple Heart for example
Medal
1D
South Carolina senator ___ Scott
Tim
2D
Brouhaha
Ado
3D
Cambridge university along the Charles River: Abbr.
Mit
4D
Upper and lower extremes of the Earth
Poles
5D
Goulash for example
Stew
6D
Exit full screen computer key
ESC
7D
___ code (system used by telegraph operators)
Morse
8D
Demigod in Disney’s Moana or a Hawaiian island
Maui
9D
Top spot
Apex
10D
Hard rock band with the multiplatinum 1996 album Load
Metallica
11D
Apple computers since the late 1990s
iMacs
12D
Item in an escape room that needs to be opened
Lock
17D
Has a longing (for)
Yearns
21D
Pen ___ (written correspondent)
Pal
22D
Propose an amount on eBay
Bid
23D
Spooky word on Halloween
Boo
24D
Hard rock band with the multiplatinum 1983 album Metal Health: 2 wds.
Quiet Riot
26D
Happy dog’s tail movement
Wag
29D
___ borrow or steal
Beg
30D
Toyota’s Let’s go places for example
Slogan
31D
What-___ (hypothetical questions)
Ifs
34D
WWE Raw cable channel
USA
36D
Go for a jog
Run
37D
Beer holder at a college party
Keg
39D
Helium or oxygen for example
Gas
42D
Spiritual energy fields
Auras
43D
Lip-___ (pretends to perform a song)
Syncs
44D
Biscuit served at high tea
Scone
45D
What an anonymous person doesn’t reveal
Name
46D
Acronym for the four major show business awards
Egot
47D
Ancient Scandinavian symbol
Rune
49D
___ Stoker’s Dracula (1992 Gary Oldman movie)
Bram
52D
Movie backdrop
Set
53D
Toy Story character with the pet dog Scud
Sid
54D
Greek letter before (and rhyming with) theta
ETA
55D
Cousin who occasionally appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Sal