10/8/20
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Its slogan is “America’s Most Watched Network”
CBS
4A
“Sicko ___” (#1 song by Travis Scott)
Mode
8A
Neck-warming cloth
Scarf
13A
Actor Holbrook
Hal
14A
“Hello, sailor!”
Ahoy
15A
“Well, ___ a monkey’s uncle!”: 2 wds.
Ill Be
16A
“This ___ stickup!”: 2 wds.
Is A
17A
Four plus five
Nine
18A
Inflexible
Rigid
19A
T.I. song featuring Rihanna that hit #1 three separate times in 2008: 3 wds.
Live Your Life
22A
Disney character based on the fairy tale “The Snow Queen”
Elsa
23A
___ cool for school
Too
24A
Animal that says “ribbit”
Frog
27A
Lament loudly
Sob
30A
High hit to the backcourt, in tennis
Lob
32A
Rage
Ire
33A
The Weeknd song hit that #1 three separate times in 2015: 4 wds.
Cant Feel My Face
38A
Have an unpaid car loan
Owe
39A
Mend
Fix
40A
___ of Galilee (body of water in Israel)
Sea
41A
Congregation’s benches
Pews
43A
Bubblicious product
Gum
45A
Tablet with Pro and Air models
iPad
49A
Leona Lewis song that hit #1 three separate times in 2008: 2 wds.
Bleeding Love
53A
“Go ahead, ask me!”
Shoot
55A
Civilization in the Andes Mountains about 500 to 800 years ago
Inca
56A
“Now wait just a ___ …”
Sec
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
57A
Long-lasting hairdos
Perms
58A
“It’s ___ and dear to my heart”
Near
59A
Important time period
Era
60A
Drive up the wall
Annoy
61A
Color that’s a mix of black and white
Gray
62A
Pen for hogs
Sty
1D
Long country on the west coast of South America
Chile
2D
First name of Mr. Fawlty in “Fawlty Towers”
Basil
3D
Serbs and Czechs, for example
Slavs
4D
“___ happy returns!”
Many
5D
State that’s home to the NFL’s Browns and Bengals
Ohio
6D
Cruller, for example
Donut
7D
Nonverbal “Did you really just say that?” reaction: 2 wds.
Eye Roll
8D
HomePod virtual assistant
Siri
9D
Large, steep rock formation
Cliff
10D
North African country that borders Morocco
Algeria
11D
Baseball stat earned for knocking home another player: Abbr.
RBI
12D
Supplied snacks to
Fed
20D
Direction from Tennessee to North Carolina
East
21D
Weaving devices
Looms
25D
Dungeons & Dragons monster
Orc
26D
“My word!”
Gee
28D
Right ___ the bat (immediately)
Off
29D
Tan color
Beige
31D
“Hasta la vista!”
Bye
33D
___ a plea (bargain for a lighter sentence)
Cop
34D
Wonderment
Awe
35D
Recent arrival in the maternity ward
Newborn
36D
Radiating, as charm
Exuding
37D
Flunk out
Fail
42D
Sports replay speed: Hyph.
Slomo
44D
Person who works in an underground shaft
Miner
46D
Yoga class stances
Poses
47D
Ward off, as danger
Avert
48D
Tooth ___ (dental problem)
Decay
50D
Site with handmade mittens for sale
Etsy
51D
University sports organizer: Abbr.
NCAA
52D
Oscar-winning actor Oldman
Gary
53D
Upscale amenity in a fancy hotel
Spa
54D
Female chicken
Hen