11/9/23
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
It all ____ up (Makes sense to me)
Adds
5A
____ Tea Party (event attended by Alice)
Mad
8A
Where Dr. Frankenstein did experiments
Lab
11A
Pace that’s slower than a gallop
Trot
12A
Unit of measure that rhymes with baker
Acre
14A
____ got a question
Ive
15A
Part of a roof that hangs over the edge
Eave
16A
Metal bar at a skate park
Rail
17A
Blow the ___ of (expose, as a reporter would)
Lid
18A
Brass Monkey and Intergalactic hip-hop band that has an alliterative name: 2 wds.
Beastie Boys
21A
Hawaiian accessory worn around the neck
Lei
22A
___ rock (music stereotypically associated with middle-aged men)
Dad
23A
Body part that might be the place for a vaccination
Arm
26A
Bug with an army variety
Ant
28A
Foretelling sign
Omen
32A
Mr. Jones and Accidentally in Love rock band that has an alliterative name: wds.
Counting Crows
36A
Wrapped garment worn in ancient Rome
Toga
37A
Body part grabbed during This Little Piggy
Toe
38A
____ green (shade named for a vegetable)
Pea
39A
___ the Damn Season (Taylor Swift song)
Tis
42A
Most common English conjunction
And
44A
Everlong and Learn to Fly rock band that has an alliterative name: 2 wds.
Foo Fighters
49A
Felt-____ marker
Tip
50A
Large sheet of sea ice
Floe
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
51A
___ of America (Wells Fargo alternative)
Bank
53A
Unrefined rock that contains metal
Ore
54A
Exercise class where the instructor might say namaste
Yoga
55A
Group of three vocalist
Trio
56A
Number associated with perfection
Ten
57A
Roll of grass
Sod
58A
Drops down, like the sun
Sets
1D
Had brunch, say
Ate
2D
Lackluster
Drab
3D
White bird related to the pigeon
Dove
4D
Take without paying for
Steal
5D
Cocktail that James Bond orders shaken, not stirred.
Martini
6D
Absolut Berri ____ (vodka flavored with a Brazilian fruit)
Acai
7D
____ fruit (raisins, prunes, etc.)
Dried
8D
Killers of the Flower Moon star Gladstone
Lily
9D
Rental car company with the slogan Plan on Us
Avis
10D
Where most people spend about a third of their life
Bed
13D
Luther: The Fallen Sun actor Idris
Elba
19D
Chair or stool, for example
Seat
20D
Unpleasant smell
Odor
23D
Caught in the ___
Act
24D
Joey in Winnie-the-Pooh
Roo
25D
Cup for coffee or cocoa
Mug
27D
Demolition compound: Abbr.
TNT
29D
Floor-cleaning tool
Mop
30D
Female animal that produces the milk for manchego cheese
Ewe
31D
Code-breaking government agency: Abbr.
Nsa
33D
Military alliance headquartered in Brussels: Abbr.
Nato
34D
After you: 2 wds.
Go Ahead
35D
1/100 of a dollar or a euro
Cent
40D
Questionable
Iffy
41D
Farm storage buildings
Silos
43D
They require repayment
Debts
44D
Let go from a job
Fire
45D
___-and-shut case
Open
46D
Kind of boots popular in the 1960s: Hyph.
Gogo
47D
Like a very red steak
Rare
48D
Grumpy mood
Snit
49D
Toddler
Tot
52D
Ends of some boxing matches: Abbr.
Kos