10/6/22
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Don’t know don’t care shoulder gesture
Shrug
6A
Big crowd
Mob
9A
Word that can follow pop or op
Art
12A
On the ___ (free of charge)
House
13A
Doctors’ organization: Abbr.
AMA
14A
___ cards (low-tech alternative to a teleprompter)
Cue
15A
Shape of You pop singer whose ÷ Tour generated more than $750 million: 2 wds.
Ed Sheeran
17A
Dinosaur in the Toy Story movies
Rex
18A
October 6 2022 for example
Date
19A
Retired tennis star Barty for short
Ash
20A
Take five
Rest
21A
Go past overripe
Rot
23A
Taproom beverage
Ale
25A
___ may have mentioned …: 2 wds.
As I
28A
Tiny vegetable often mashed for a baby
Pea
30A
Change with new circumstances
Adapt
34A
Ruby Tuesday rock band whose No Filter Tour generated more than $500 million: 2 wds.
Rolling Stones
37A
Actress Barkin
Ellen
38A
Grain in many Quaker products
Oat
39A
Biblical boat with an even number of animals
Ark
40A
Triple ___ (orange-flavored liqueur)
Sec
42A
Spider-Man: No Way Home character Leeds
Ned
44A
Ardent admirers
Fans
47A
Chart-topping song
Hit
49A
___ fail (embarrassing flop)
Epic
53A
Material that gets smelted
Ore
54A
Enter Sandman band whose WorldWired Tour generated more than $400 million
Metallica
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
56A
Fresh ___ (what you might get by opening a window)
Air
57A
Sheep that feeds a lamb
Ewe
58A
Aquatic animal with the densest fur
Otter
59A
Glasgow boy
Lad
60A
Place for fitness buffs
Gym
61A
Airport boarding areas
Gates
1D
Storage building for a snowblower
Shed
2D
Peabody-winning journalist Kotb
Hoda
3D
Corrosion on iron or steel
Rust
4D
Single-named singer who had a global hit with 2004’s Yeah!
Usher
5D
Well golly!
Gee
6D
Planet between Earth and Jupiter
Mars
7D
Mutual of ___ (Nebraska-based insurance company)
Omaha
8D
Forbid
Ban
9D
Land measurement used in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Acre
10D
Regrets
Rues
11D
Message that might use u for you or r for are
Text
16D
Gobbled up
Eaten
20D
Have another go at decorating
Redo
22D
Tell others your perspective
Opine
24D
Vanilla soy ___ (vegan coffee drink)
Latte
25D
Rules ___ rules!
Are
26D
Musical note before la
Sol
27D
Suffering from the flu perhaps
Ill
29D
Not long ___ (recently)
Ago
31D
Goliath actress ___ de la Reguera
Ana
32D
What the P in MPG stands for
Per
33D
Sound that may accompany a disapproving head shake
Tsk
35D
___ is more (minimalist’s motto)
Less
36D
Kris Kringle
Santa
41D
Like Tootsie Roll and Starburst candies
Chewy
43D
Airline whose main hub is in Atlanta
Delta
44D
Newborn donkey or horse
Foal
45D
Opera showstopper
Aria
46D
Stereotypical mathlete
Nerd
48D
Big-ticket ___ (expensive purchase)
Item
50D
Actor Brad who co-produced Netflix’s Blonde
Pitt
51D
Brand-name slushie that’s sold in Target stores
Icee
52D
Drag racing vehicles
Cars
54D
Family Guy daughter
Meg
55D
Fuel for a bonfire
Log