10/20/22
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Oldest of the Seven Dwarfs
Doc
4A
Phone texting format: Abbr.
SMS
7A
Deep-sea diver’s equipment
Scuba
12A
Avoiding fattening foods: 3 wds.
On a Diet
14A
#1 hit for Lonestar
Amazed
15A
With 16-Across 2022 Bad Bunny hit (featuring Chencho Corleone) whose title translates to I Behave Well: 2 wds.
Meporto
16A
See 15-Across
Bonito
17A
Actor James ___ Jones
Earl
18A
Bright lights that shoot from a firework
Sparks
20A
Freudian errors
Slips
22A
Now I ___ me down to sleep …
Lay
23A
Senator or representative for short
Pol
26A
Stalked prey in the woods
Hunted
29A
Red part of Superman’s costume
Cape
30A
2022 Bad Bunny hit whose title translates to Auntie Asked Me: 3 wds.
Titimepregunto
34A
Desktop symbol
Icon
35A
Tomato condiment for fries
Catsup
36A
Bench in a church
Pew
37A
___ mask (warm head and face covering)
Ski
38A
Marks such as Harry Potter’s lightning bolt
Scars
42A
Moist towelette needed after eating barbecue ribs: Hyph.
Wet Nap
45A
___ code (start of a phone number)
Area
46A
2020 Bad Bunny hit featuring singer Jhay Cortez
Dakiti
49A
2018 Cardi B hit featuring Bad Bunny and J Balvin: 3 wds.
I Like It
51A
Crew member on a concert tour
Roadie
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
52A
What a wronged person might seek
Revenge
53A
Grey’s Anatomy actress Pompeo
Ellen
54A
Express aloud
Say
55A
As well as
And
1D
Rounded roofs on mosques
Domes
2D
Four-time NBA champion Shaquille
Oneal
3D
___ Sun (fruit-juice brand sold in pouches)
Capri
4D
Title for Elton John
Sir
5D
Team that plays the Yankees in the Subway Series
Mets
6D
Quit it!
Stop
7D
Great ___ Mountains (range in the US South)
Smoky
8D
Aluminum items in recycling bins
Cans
9D
Israeli-made submachine gun
Uzi
10D
Don’t ___ on it! (The odds are low!)
Bet
11D
Commotion
Ado
13D
Member of Miami’s NFL team
Dolphin
14D
Uses a rasp on
Abrades
19D
Pop-up on a smartphone screen
Alert
21D
Addition result
Sum
23D
Two thumbs down review
Pan
24D
Choose
Opt
25D
Feline zodiac sign
Leo
27D
Accessory that might have a Windsor knot
Necktie
28D
R&B singer featured on the Lonely Island’s I’m on a Boat: Hyph.
T Pain
29D
Small frosted item in a bakery
Cupcake
30D
Money left for a waiter
Tip
31D
Cubes in a glass of soda
Ice
32D
Pull with a winch
Tow
33D
___ Fring (crime boss on Better Call Saul)
Gus
37D
___ motion (get things moving): 2 wds.
Set In
39D
Sports stadium
Arena
40D
Oversee a kingdom
Reign
41D
100% full after a meal
Sated
42D
___ receiver (football position)
Wide
43D
Televises
Airs
44D
Guilty or not guilty in a courtroom
Plea
46D
Rap’s Dr. ___
Dre
47D
Popular early ISP
AOL
48D
Actor Penn of the Harold & Kumar films
Kal
50D
Climbing vine on academic buildings
Ivy