10/10/24
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
This is an emergency
Sos
4A
Grey’s Anatomy network
Abc
7A
Alphabetically first band in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Abba
11A
Really annoy
Irk
12A
On second thought, I don’t wanna
Nah
13A
Play a trick on
Fool
14A
Biology or chemistry, for example
Science
16A
Frolic about
Romp
17A
Country singer whose cover of 27-Across Fast Car was #2 hit in 2023: 2 wds.
Luke Combs
19A
Heavy block of metal used by a blacksmith
Anvil
22A
Blow your ___ (lose your temper)
Top
23A
It might adorn someone’s neck in Hawaii
Lei
24A
Bar in a western
Saloon
27A
Singer whose song Fast Car, from her self-titled debut album, was a #6 hit in 1988: 2 wds.
Tracy Chapman
31A
Bottom parts of rooms
Floors
32A
Mountain Dew energy drink
Amp
33A
Sports organization for Jon Rahm and Jordan Spieth: Abbr.
Pga
34A
The ____ Things (1987 Steve Winwood hit)
Finer
36A
2023 album by 17-Across that featured Fast Car: 2 wds.
Gettin Old
40A
______ vera
Aloe
41A
Place for a concert or musicial
Theater
45A
Fuzz out, as a picture
Blur
46A
Put ___ brave face: 2 wds.
On A
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
47A
In times gone by
Ago
48A
Goes down, as the sun
Sets
49A
Words of rejection
Nos
50A
Item decorating a wrapped gift
Bow
1D
What Mary-Kate Olsen might call Ashley Olsen
Sis
2D
Middle-earth beast
Orc
3D
___ mountaineering (event being added at the next Winter Olympics)
Ski
4D
Make void
Annul
5D
Give an endorsement to
Back
6D
The fasetest big cats
Cheetahs
7D
Music genre that originated in Nigeria and Ghana
Afro Pop
8D
Word that can go after baby or sonic
Boom
9D
Box office flop
Bomb
10D
European mountain range
Alps
15D
Manning who was a New York Giant
Eli
18D
Jolt ____ (former high-caffeine beverage)
Cola
19D
Word on some online photos that links to a description
Alt
20D
Company that makes many squeezable toys
Nerf
21D
Small glass bottle in a lab
Vial
24D
Pennsylvania city where The Office took place
Scranton
25D
Country with a sultan and a crown prince
Oman
26D
What people call you
Name
28D
Vehicles also known as whirlbirds, for short
Copters
29D
Legendary baseball catcher Berra
Yogi
30D
Jazz Night in America broadcaster
NPR
34D
Bugs that bother dogs
Fleas
35D
Civil rights leader ___ B. Wells
Ida
36D
Babbles
Gabs
37D
Magazine that competes with Vogue
Elle
38D
Sing the praises of
Tout
39D
That’s not good news!: 2 wds.
Ohno
42D
Keyboard key that takes you to the next blank in a form
Tab
43D
Marvel comics character called The Living Planet
Ego
44D
Use paddles or oars
Row