10/25/23 Answer Crosswords With Friends

10/25/23
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
Flow back, as the tide
Ebb

4A
Shuttle at a theme park
Tram

8A
Hangs down, like an exhausted person’s shoulder
Sags

12A
Wayne’s World actress Carrere
Tia

13A
Glowing review
Rave

14A
Stare at inappropriately
Ogle

15A
ISP that pioneered instant messaging
Aol

16A
Tina Turner’s role in the 1975 film Tommy: 2 wds.
Acid Queen

18A
Slalomed down a mountainside, perhaps
Skied

20A
Unexpected win by an underdog team
Upset

21A
Here we go ___…
Again

23A
____ sauce (condiment used in making fried rice)
Soy

24A
Viral internet joke
Meme

25A
Minor tiff
Spat

27A
Toward the back of a ship
Aft

30A
1984 Tina Turner album with the #1 What’s Love Got to Do With It: 2 wds.
Private Dancer

33A
Triple ___ (orange-flavored liqueur)
Sec

34A
Pear-shaped instrument of the Renaissance
Lute

35A
Hundred ___ Wood (where Winnie the Pooh lives)
Acre

36A
Cry noisily
Sob

37A
Stops with a Taser
Stuns

38A
French farewell
Adieu

41A
Metric measure of volume
Liter

43A
1971 Ike & Tina Turner hit that’s a cover of a Creedence Crearwater Revival song: 2 wds.
Proud Mary

45A
Appropriate
Apt

48A
Vessels for cooking stews
Pots

49A
Shape of a speed skating rink
Oval

50A
Black ___ (dress code for events where tuxedos are worn)
Tie

51A
Places to get a facial or mani-pedi
Spas

52A
It’s the ___ of my existence
Bane

53A
Conclusion
End

1D
What’s your ___? (When will you get here): Abbr.
Eta

2D
Life story, for short
Bio

3D
___ vinaigrette (salad dressing made with a dark brown vinegar)
Balsamic

4D
Vehicle that travels on rails
Train

5D
Kentucky Derby or Boston Marathon, for example
Race

6D
Enthusiastic, like an ardent fan
Avid

7D
___ school (where future physicians enroll after college)
Med

8D
Old-time comedian __ Sales
Soupy

9D
Matures, as a fine wine
Ages

10D
TV series about a high-school show choir
Glee

11D
Mailed
Sent

17D
Salesperson’s goal for the month, perhaps
Quota

19D
Chicken __ (dish named for Ukraine’s capital)
Kiev

21D
Band’s sound boosters
Amps

22D
Richard of Pretty Woman
Gere

23D
1980s singer known for Smooth Operator
Sade

25D
Torn-off part of a ticket
Stub

26D
Guinea pig or parakeet, for example
Pet

27D
Right on the nose
Accurate

28D
Plant often kept in an office
Fern

29D
Uno, dos, ___
Tres

31D
Not silently
Aloud

32D
___ the Great (1972 kids book that launched a series)
Nate

36D
The Cat in the Hat author Dr. ____
Seuss

37D
Fashion sense
Style

38D
Tinder and TikTok, for example
Apps

39D
Tiny bit of rain or dew
Drop

40D
Greek letter i
Iota

41D
What has erupted from Mount Kilauea a few times this year
Lava

42D
Persian Gulf country bordering Iraq
Iran

44D
Unruly crowd
Mob

46D
It’s entered at an ATM: Abbr.
Pin

47D
Red Sox Hall of Famer Williams
Ted