10/7/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

10/7/21
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
Father
Dad

4A
Enjoyed some tofu, say
Ate

7A
Cushion for yoga
Mat

10A
Frozen cubes
Ice

11A
Kid in a booster seat
Tot

12A
Paul Bunyan’s blue ox
Babe

13A
Tiny vegetable that sounds like its first letter
Pea

14A
Cable channel with a seasonal “Best Christmas Ever” lineup
AMC

15A
Gawk at
Ogle

16A
“Come Away With Me” singer who received the Grammys for both Album of the Year and Best New Artist in 2003: 2 wds.
Norah Jones

19A
Hard center of a cherry
Pit

20A
Music genre for the band Sunny Day Real Estate
Emo

21A
Whale with long, interlocking teeth
Orca

24A
Quirky
Odd

26A
Muscle below a delt
Lat

29A
“Bad Guy” singer who received the Grammys for both Album of the Year and Best New Artist in 2020: 2 wds.
Billie Eilish

32A
“Can ___ now?”: 2 wds.
I Go

33A
Airport agency with “What Can I Bring?” guidance: Abbr.
TSA

34A
Island where Waikiki Beach is
Oahu

35A
“___ for Silence” (Sue Grafton mystery): 2 wds.
Sis

37A
Rival of UPS and FedEx
DHL

39A
“Everything Is Everything” singer who received the Grammys for both Album of the Year and Best New Artist in 1999: 2 wds.
Lauryn Hill

43A
Mysterious vibe
Aura

44A
Fish with a snakelike body
Eel

45A
Affordable Care ___
Act

48A
Mid-March date
Ides

49A
Item of clothing in the Arby’s logo
Hat

50A
Animal sound heard by a cowhand
Moo

51A
“New phone, who ___?”
Dis

52A
“___ not for me to say”
Its

53A
Sound of removing a cork
Pop

1D
Skinny-___ (swim without a bathing suit)
Dip

2D
High card in pinochle
Ace

3D
Legendary actor James who was credited in only three movies
Dean

4D
Classic video game developer
Atari

5D
Red slices in Caprese salad
Tomatoes

6D
“Toy Story” drawing toy, to Woody
Etch

7D
1999 movie inspired by the songs of Aimee Mann
Magnolia

8D
Up to the job
Able

9D
Pegs that hold up golf balls
Tees

12D
Deep sound of a cannon
Boom

17D
Fire ___ (colorful gemstone)
Opal

18D
21-Down, for one
Jedi

21D
___-Wan Kenobi (Luke Skywalker’s mentor)
Obi

22D
18-wheel truck
Rig

23D
Road ___ (reasons for traffic delays)
Closures

25D
Race outcome when more than one runner finishes at the same time: 2 wds.
Dead Heat

27D
Soot-like stuff
Ash

28D
“Throwback” day on Twitter: Abbr.
Thu

30D
“The ___ Bitsy Spider”
Itsy

31D
Lounge lazily
Loll

36D
Long-term saving plans: Abbr.
Iras

38D
Sword handles
Hilts

39D
___ to rest (buried)
Laid

40D
Sister brand of Bentley
Audi

41D
Brand of grape soda
Nehi

42D
Light source on a desk
Lamp

46D
Lovey-dovey sound
Coo

47D
First half of a baseball inning
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