9/29/22
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Harriet the ___ (classic kids’ book)
Spy
4A
Spicy tea order
Chai
8A
Canned meat from Hormel
Spam
12A
Court with flowers and love poetry perhaps
Woo
13A
Snips just a little from the ends at a hair salon
Trims
14A
Uneaten center of an apple
Core
15A
___ day now (Soon)
Any
16A
Three-legged prop for a painter’s canvas
Easel
17A
Homophone of Rome
Roam
18A
2020 Camila Cabello hit featuring DaBaby: 3 wds.
My Oh My
20A
With 46-Across 2018 Camila Cabello hit featuring Kane Brown: 2 wds.
Never Be
22A
Old portable music player like the Nano
iPod
24A
Singer who performs with her face concealed
Sia
25A
Baldwin who voices the title character in the Boss Baby movies
Alec
28A
Flip your ___ (lose it)
Lid
30A
Pint-size
Small
34A
___ Aviv Israel
Tel
35A
2017 Camila Cabello hit featuring Young Thug
Havana
37A
In the ___ hours (when most people are asleep)
Wee
38A
French word for goodbye
Adieu
40A
Ostrich-like bird of Australia
Emu
41A
Payment to a landlady
Rent
42A
Pie ___ mode: 2 wds.
A La
44A
Singer Bunton who is also known as Baby Spice
Emma
46A
See 20-Across: 2 wds.
The Same
50A
2022 Camila Cabello hit featuring Ed Sheeran: 2 wds.
Bam Bam
54A
Baseball great Berra
Yogi
55A
Person who leads wedding guests to their seats
Usher
57A
Group that performs for troops: Abbr.
USO
58A
Where water polo is played
Pool
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
59A
Finger ___ (plastic utensil recently unveiled by KFC)
Spork
60A
___ Grande (Texas river)
Rio
61A
Crafters’ website
Etsy
62D
Organs we see with
Eyes
63D
What an omelet is prepared in
Pan
1D
Did laps like Katie Ledecky
Swam
2D
Shetland ___ (small horse)
Pony
3D
Simple toy on a string: Hyph.
Yoyo
4D
Art brand whose retired colors include maize and raw umber
Crayola
5D
___ and hers
His
6D
1986-1991 sitcom starring Sherman Hemsley as a church deacon
Amen
7D
Stops on a Caribbean cruise
Isles
8D
Horror franchise with a recurring character called Ghostface
Scream
9D
Not rich
Poor
10D
Ethnic identity of most residents of Yemen
Arab
11D
Concept that goes viral on social media
Meme
13D
Short-term employee
Temp
19D
Hawaiian Punch rival: Hyph.
Hic
21D
Credit card whose first digit is always 4
Visa
23D
Seedy run-down bar
Dive
25D
___ crossroads (needing to decide something important): 2 wds.
At A
26D
___ Zeppelin (Stairway to Heaven band)
Led
27D
Manning who played 16 seasons with the Giants
Eli
29D
Title for Judi Dench
Dame
31D
Stunned state
Awe
32D
Dancing With the Stars judge Goodman
Len
33D
___ it be known that …
Let
35D
Traditional Hawaiian dance
Hula
36D
Accountants crunch them
Numbers
39D
With very little effort
Easily
41D
Male animal in the zodiac
Ram
43D
Delight or entertain
Amuse
45D
Word that can follow beauty or question
Mark
46D
He’s really not my ___ (Don’t set me up on a date with him)
Type
47D
Owl’s cry
Hoot
48D
Self-centered personalities
Egos
49D
Award won by Tom Brady for Best NFL Player and Best Male Athlete
Espy
51D
Belch
Burp
52D
India’s continent
Asia
53D
Where Neil Armstrong famously walked
Moon
56D
Gardening tool with a long handle
Hoe