10/17/19 Answer Crosswords With Friends

10/17/19
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
Segments of a play
Acts

5A
Red root vegetables
Beets

10A
___ tip (expert’s advice)
Pro

13A
___ before you leap
Look

14A
Song from way back when
Oldie

15A
Boat-propelling tool
Oar

16A
Not Gon’ Cry singer who received the BET Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019: 3 wds.
Mary J Blige

18A
Automaker based in Seoul that sponsors the NBA
Kia

19A
Slippery ___ (kind of logical fallacy)
Slope

20A
Enjoyed a snack
Ate

21A
Dispose of on Craigslist say
Sell

22A
Move back from the shore
Ebb

24A
___ data (unprocessed information)
Raw

26A
Number of provinces in Canada
Ten

29A
Doofus
Oaf

32A
Goes to sea
Sails

36A
The Tears of a Clown singer who received the BET Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015: 2 wds.
Smokey Robinson

40A
Asian peninsula where Pyongyang and Seoul are located
Korea

41A
Anton ___ (food critic in Ratatouille)
Ego

42A
Cutesy-___
Poo

43A
Growl from a watchdog
Grr

45A
Like the numbers 9 19 and 29
Odd

48A
Footwear in many Winter Olympics events
Skis

51A
Lifesaving areas in hospitals: Abbr.
ERs

54A
Path for grocery carts
Aisle

58A
Young bloke
Lad

59A
Sweet Love singer who received the BET Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018: 2 wds.
Anita Baker

61A
Canada Dry ginger ___
Ale

62A
Nut-producing tree that’s the state tree of Texas
Pecan

63A
La ___ (Pacific weather phenomenon)
Nina

64A
Wasabi ___ (veggie used in snack mixes)
Pea

65D
Word before weeny
Teeny

66D
Insects that make pantry raids
Ants

1D
Donations to the poor
Alms

2D
Fossil fuel that contributes to global warming
Coal

3D
Guillermo del ___ (The Shape of Water director)
Toro

4D
Video-chat app
Skype

5D
Nobel Prize and Academy Award winner Dylan
Bob

6D
Jazz legend Fitzgerald who received 13 Grammys
Ella

7D
Make changes to as a Wikipedia article
Edit

8D
Large striped cat
Tiger

9D
I don’t ___ the difference
See

10D
Nudge with a finger
Poke

11D
Trolley track
Rail

12D
Verbal
Oral

17D
2016 presidential hopeful Bush
Jeb

21D
Black ___ (2010 Natalie Portman movie)
Swan

23D
Little Drummer ___ (Christmas song)
Boy

25D
___ told you before …: 2 wds.
As I

26D
Chastising sound
Tsk

27D
Music genre that some people consider whiny
Emo

28D
That’s neither here ___ there
Nor

30D
Where ___ we going?
Are

31D
Dangerous weather condition for boats
Fog

33D
Company that provides Web access: Abbr.
ISP

34D
Restroom in Britain
Loo

35D
Hostess ___ Balls
Sno

37D
Beer barrels
Kegs

38D
Spot for an AirPod
Ear

39D
This is the worst performance ever!
Boo

44D
Zellweger of the biopic Judy
Renee

46D
Small amount as of hair gel
Dab

47D
Prince George’s grandmother
Diana

48D
A ___ on the wrist (minimal punishment)
Slap

49D
___ chips (crunchy green snack)
Kale

50D
Mental flash
Idea

52D
Grain that’s a staple in Chinese cuisine
Rice

53D
2000 Eminem song with the line Dear Slim I wrote you but you still ain’t callin’
Stan

55D
What’s crispy in some fried chicken
Skin

56D
Period following Mardi Gras
Lent

57D
Historical times
Eras

59D
Suited to the task at hand
Apt

60D
In ___ event (regardless of what happened)
Any