9/21/17
Top 40 Thursday
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Open ____ (1968 to the present, in tennis) | Era |
1A
End up in last place
Lose
5A
Obscene stuff
Smut
9A
Paid promos
Ads
12A
Make changes to text
Edit
13A
At ____!” (drill sergeant’s “Relax!”)
Ease
14A
Chop off, as with an axe
Lop
15A
English singer whose album “/” and song “Shape of You” both topped the charts in 2017: 2 wds.
Ed Sheeran
17A
Type of animal Dian Fossey studied
Ape
18A
Put together, mathematically
Add
19A
Possessed
Owned
21A
Distinctive sound in country music
Twang
24A
Donald Glover’s character on “Atlanta”
Earn
26A
Charged particle
Ion
27A
iPhone programs
Apps
29A
“Stranger Things” character who went missing in season 1
Barb
33A
Rapper whose album “Damn” and song “Humble” both topped the charts in 2017: 2 wds.
Kendrick Lamar
36A
“Oh, got it”: 2 wds.
I See
37A
Strike a ____ (act like a model)
Pose
38A
Person’s sense of self
Ego
39A
Agonize (about)
Fret
41A
Second planet from the sun
Venus
43A
Birth country of Barack Obama’s father
Kenya
46A
Dover’s state: Abbr.
Del
47A
“From what ___ heard …”
Ive
48A
Rapper whose album “Graduation” and song “Stronger” both topped the charts in 2007: 2 wds.
Kanye West
54A
What a bill becomes once it’s passed and signed
Law
55A
“What ___ can I say?”
Else
56D
What the “A” in the computer term “LAN” stands for
Area
57D
Cable channel that broadcasts “The Librarians”
TNT
58D
Health resorts
Spas
59D
Display boredom
Yawn
1D
“Halt and Catch Fire” star Pace
Lee
2D
Like the numbers 1,5, and 9
Odd
3D
Sue Heck to Brick and Axl, on “The Middle”
Sis
4D
___ and Joel Coen (movie directing team)
Ethan
5D
It can grow into a plant
Seed
6D
Do minor damage to
Mar
7D
“Party in the ____” (Miley Cyrus song)
USA
8D
Justin Timberlake’s vocal range
Tenor
9D
Rickman who played Severus Snape in the “Harry Potter” films
Alan
11D
The straight ____ (the absolute truth)
Dope
11D
Went too fast while driving
Sped
16D
Mystery writers’ award, named for author Poe
Edgar
20D
League for the New York Liberty: Abbr.
WNBA
21D
____ torch (“Survivor” prop)
Tiki
22D
Misfortunes
Woes
23D
“___ of Green Gables”
Anne
24D
Walt Disney World theme park
Epcot
25D
Makes inquiries
Asks
28D
Plumbing tube
Pipe
30D
“Praise be!”
Amen
31D
Spaghetti sauce brand
Ragu
32D
Super Mario ____ (Nintendo video game franchise)
Bros
34D
Refuse to obey
Defy
35D
Structure protecting a city from floods
Levee
40D
Leaf-gathering yard tools
Rakes
42D
Hall of Fame Broncos quarterback John
Elway
43D
Garment for a man from Aberdeen or Glasgow
Kilt
44D
“Dear ____ Hansen” (winner of the 2017 Tony Award for Best Musical)
Evan
45D
Small salamander
Newt
46D
Blue rinse and henna rinse, for example
Dyes
49D
Swiss mountain peak
Alp
50D
Intelligence group that makes and breaks codes: Abbr.
NSA
51D
Open ____ (1968 to the present, in tennis)
Era
52D
What tailors do
Sew
53D
Color similar to beige
Tan
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