11/6/25
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Insect similar to a butterfly
MOTH
5A
Have difficulty pronouncing the letter “s”
LISP
9A
Traffic snarl
JAM
12A
Nautical greeting
AHOY
13A
“Incredibles 2” fashion designer Mode ____
EDNA
14A
___-Ida (company that trademarked “Tater Tots”)
ORE
15A
Stand-up comedian Matt, or a word meaning “abounding”
RIFE
16A
Gas in a bright sign
NEON
17A
“The Little Red ____” (children’s story)
HEN
18A
“Black Hole Sun” band being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday
SOUNDGARDEN
21A
Creative works
ART
22A
Sales ___ (percentage added to a purchase price)
TAX
23A
Industrious insect
ANT
26A
____ moment (when things suddenly click)
AHA
28A
TV award for athletes
ESPY
32A
“The Twist” singer being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday: 2 wds.
CHUBBYCHECKER
36A
English actor Idris
ELBA
37A
Common color for trench coats
TAN
38A
“____ not for me to say”
ITS
39A
Sheep’s cry
BAA
42A
Liquor in a Manhattan
RYE
44A
“Girls Just Want to Have Fun” singer being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday: 2 wds.
CYNDILAUPER
49A
Leftover from a bonfire
ASH
51A
Former vice president who wrote “An Inconvenient Truth”
GORE
52A
Give a “Thumbs way up!” review
RAVE
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
53A
Insect that visits flowers
BEE
54A
Online auctioneer
EBAY
55A
Microwave, for one
OVEN
56A
David Sanborn’s instrument, for short
SAX
57D
Part of a camera or a telescope
LENS
58D
“Heaven Must Have ____ You” (1979 Bonnie Pointer hit)
SENT
1D
The fourth planet from the sun
MARS
2D
Cincinnati’s state
OHIO
3D
Soy protein in some vegan “chicken” nuggets
TOFU
4D
African scavenger known for its “laugh”
HYENA
5D
Like a three-hour movie
LENGTHY
6D
“Hey, what’s the big ___?”
IDEA
7D
Laugh through the nose or grunt like a hog
SNORT
8D
Trash ___ (humorous name for a raccoon)
PANDA
9D
“All of Me” singer Legend
JOHN
10D
“Where ___ you going?”
ARE
11D
Dudes
MEN
19D
Dully colored
DRAB
20D
Corporate boss, for short
EXEC
23D
Best pitcher on a pitching staff
ACE
24D
Calgary Flames’ group: Abbr.
NHL
25D
Spot for a soapy soak
TUB
27D
Play a role in a TV show
ACT
29D
What athletes do in a slalom competition
SKI
30D
Iguana that lives in a cage, say
PET
31D
12-month periods: Abbr.
YRS
33D
Passenger in a stroller
BABY
34D
Motorcycles known as “hogs”
HARLEYS
35D
Single-named New Age singer
ENYA
40D
WNBA star Reese
ANGEL
41D
Company that produces Illustrator and Photoshop
ADOBE
43D
Coins spent in Spain and Portugal
EUROS
44D
___ Mix (party snack containing dry cereal)
CHEX
45D
Middle Eastern country ruled by an ayatollah
IRAN
46D
Put asphalt over
PAVE
47D
Like half of all numbers
EVEN
48D
Monthly payment on a storage unit
RENT
49D
What “jackknife” exercises strengthen
ABS
50D
Place for pirates
SEA