10/9/25
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Every last one
ALL
4A
Hummus and queso, for two
DIPS
8A
Bleach container
JUG
11A
“Family Reunion” star Mowry
TIA
12A
Salt Lake City’s state
UTAH
13A
“____ we done here?”
ARE
14A
Heavy-metal singer (1948-2025) whose final performance was at the highest-grossing charity concert ever: (2 wds.)
OZZYOSBOURNE
17A
Cinco de ____ (holiday)
MAYO
18A
Daniel Levy, to Eugene Levy
SON
19A
“I owe you a ____ of gratitude”
DEBT
22A
Any physical object
ITEM
26A
With 35-Across, multiplatinum 14-Across song with the lyric “I’m going off the rails”
CRAZY
28A
Cheri who was on “SNL” for five seasons
OTERI
29A
____ Tomé and Príncipe (African country)
SAO
30A
Really stink
REEK
32A
Get ____ of (eliminate)
RID
33A
Country where “Slumdog Millionaire” takes place
INDIA
35A
See 26-Across
TRAIN
37A
“____ to recall …”
SEEM
38A
Reminder of an old injury, perhaps
SCAR
39A
“____ was saying …”: 2 wds.
ASI
41A
In addition
ALSO
45A
“Iron Man” band cofounded by 14-Across in 1968: 2 wds.
BLACKSABBATH
50A
Biblical man whose wife was turned into a pillar of salt
LOT
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
51A
Nine-time Emmy nominee ____ Rae
ISSA
52A
It rises in the east
SUN
53A
“Platoon” actor Berenger
TOM
54A
Actress Cannon
DYAN
55A
“Dune: Prophecy” network
HBO
1D
Physics particle
ATOM
2D
Singer Minnelli whose mother was Judy Garland
LIZA
3D
Not hard-working
LAZY
4D
Pair of performers
DUO
5D
“____ Gonna Be Me” (2000 ‘N Sync hit)
ITS
6D
____ Blue Ribbon (beer brand)
PABST
7D
“Get outta here!”
SHOO
8D
Honey container
JAR
9D
Ornamental vase
URN
10D
“Gosh!”
GEE
15D
Jedi who mentored Luke Skywalker
YODA
16D
Meter or mile, for example
UNIT
20D
Miller who plays the Flash in the DC Extended Universe
EZRA
21D
“Farewell!”
BYE
23D
“Close Encounters of the Third Kind” actress Garr
TERI
24D
“____ Brockovich”
ERIN
25D
“____-Century Modern” (Nathan Lane sitcom)
MID
26D
Walking stick
CANE
27D
Took the bus
RODE
28D
Slimy vegetable in gumbo
OKRA
29D
Nickname for a female sibling
SIS
31D
And many more: Abbr.
ETC
34D
Apple desktop computer
IMAC
36D
Typical Qatari or Kuwaiti
ARAB
38D
Actress Spacek
SISSY
40D
Lose traction on an icy road
SKID
42D
Hair near an eye
LASH
43D
Pencil that’s been worn down to almost nothing
STUB
44D
“What bad news!”: 2 wds.
OHNO
45D
Diner sandwich, for short
BLT
46D
Lookie-____ (nosy sort of person)
LOO
47D
Device requiring a PIN: Abbr.
ATM
48D
Cute ____ button: 2 wds.
ASA
49D
Abolish
BAN
50D
“Whoop-de-___!”
DOO