11/30/23
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Big ___ (rhyming term for a large truck)
Rig
4A
Venusians and Neptunians for example: Abbr.
Ets
7A
Leave you pesky animal!
Scat
11A
Give forth as an aura
Emit
13A
___ that make sense?
Does
15A
Trio who visited baby Jesus
Magi
16A
Singer whose Starting Over won the Grammy for Best Country Album in 2022: 2 wds.
Chris Stapleton
19A
Ye ___ Tea Shoppe
Olde
20A
Just terrible
Awful
21A
Walk at a casual pace
Amble
23A
Crunchy sandwich containing two vegetables: Abbr.
Blt
25A
With 39-Across singer whose A Beautiful Time won the Grammy for Best Country Album in 2023
Willie
28A
Killing ___ (former BBC America series)
Eve
30A
Perform onstage
Act
33A
___ out a victory (barely take first place)
Eke
34A
Exclamation when displaying something with a flourish: Hyph.
Tada
36A
Unhappy spectator’s sound
Boo
37A
___ for mercy
Beg
38A
Professional basketball player in Cleveland for short
Cav
39A
See 25-Across
Nelson
42A
Bird with intense eyes
Owl
44A
Amazon’s voice-activated assistant
Alexa
46A
Caribbean country that’s part of the island of Hispaniola
Haiti
48A
Snowballs in a snowball fight say
Ammo
51A
Singer whose Wildcard won the Grammy for Best Country Album in 2021: 2 wds.
Miranda Lambert
56A
Morally wicked
Evil
57A
Presented aloud like some class presentations
Oral
58A
I feel so ___ (You get me!)
Seen
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
59A
Promote a lot
Hype
60A
Poli ___ (college major for short)
Sci
61A
Kid who’s too young for kindergarten
Tot
1D
___ center (where some community activities happen)
Rec
2D
Here’s what I think in a text
Imho
3D
What pink indicates at a gender reveal party
Girl
4D
Actor Asner and singer Sheeran
Eds
5D
Entire amount
Total
6D
Underwater plant used in some spa wraps
Seaweed
7D
Catch a whiff of
Smell
8D
Puma for one
Cat
9D
That happened so long ___ …
Ago
10D
Metal used to plate many food cans
Tin
12D
___ wave (ocean surge)
Tidal
14D
Letters that indicate the measure of UV radiation blocking
SPF
17D
Second-to-last match in a tournament for short
Semi
18D
___ job (garage service)
Lube
22D
Version of a program that may still contain some bugs
Beta
24D
They’re opened at bars or in browsers
Tabs
25D
Charlotte’s ___ (E.B. White book)
Web
26D
Actor Barinholtz who won Celebrity Jeopardy! in February
Ike
27D
Toy brand exhibited in the gallery show The Art of the Brick
Lego
29D
Weather ___ (item on a roof)
Vane
31D
Sound from a happy baby or a dove
Coo
32D
Weight measure for freight
Ton
35D
Screen images that represent gamers
Avatars
38D
Extended group of relatives
Clan
40D
Major test
Exam
41D
The Silence of the ___ (1991 movie)
Lambs
43D
Marine mammal with a blowhole
Whale
45D
Shade of purple in some Easter decor
Lilac
47D
Promise made in front of a judge: 2 wds.
I Do
49D
Wrestling or track competition
Meet
50D
Cookie that’s used as the dirt in dirt pudding
Oreo
51D
If you ask me it was just OK
Meh
52D
Creeping vine
Ivy
53D
Feature of distressed jeans
Rip
54D
___ Baba and the Forty Thieves
Ali
55D
Inside the NBA channel
Tnt