9/13/18
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Letters before an alternate name
Aka
4A
Common way to eat fruit
Raw
7A
Get married without a lot of ceremony
Elope
12A
Number on a business card: Abbr.
Tel
13A
Compass direction that’s the opposite of WNW: Abbr.
Ese
14A
Copier company
Xerox
15A
1992 55-Across hit subtitled (You’re Never Gonna Get It): 2 wds.
My Lovin
17A
Comedian Jordan ___ who directed the drama Get Out
Peele
18A
iPhone assistant that’s 50-Across spelled backwards
Siri
19A
You can’t have your cake and eat it ___
Too
21A
___ Angeles Chargers
Los
22A
Make wagers
Bet
24A
Decorative vase
Urn
26A
How Barney referred to any male friend on How I Met Your Mother
Bro
29A
1994 Salt-N-Pepa hit featuring 55-Across: 2 wds.
Whatta Man
34A
State that’s part of the Corn Belt
Iowa
36A
Portion of a political timeline
Era
37A
Peel as a piece of fruit
Pare
38A
1996 55-Across hit subtitled (Love): 3 wds.
Dont Let Go
41A
Evergreen tree with red cones
Yew
42A
Dawson in the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Len
43A
Pointy-eared creature in Tolkien novels
Elf
45A
Plopped down on a sofa
Sat
48A
They sometimes precede movie trailers
Ads
50A
Flower that’s 18-Across spelled backwards
Iris
53A
Large group of people
Crowd
55A
R&B group with the 2018 album Electric Café: 2 wds.
Envogue
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
58A
Have identical opinions
Agree
59A
President Lincoln’s nickname
Abe
60A
Suspicious dog’s sound
Grr
61A
Content of a printer cartridge
Toner
62A
Mothers
Mas
63A
Indubitably!
Yes
1D
Bank device with a numeric keypad: Abbr.
ATM
2D
Singer Alicia whose debut album was Songs in A Minor
Keys
3D
It’s ___ ever wanted!: 2 wds.
All I
4D
Customer’s posting on Yelp
Review
5D
Try ___ might …: 2 wds.
As I
6D
They ___ thataway!
Went
7D
Sell to another country
Export
8D
Director Daniels who co-created the TV shows Empire and Star
Lee
9D
Former pitcher and ESPN analyst Hershiser
Orel
10D
Marco ___ (swimming pool game)
Polo
11D
Former romantic partners
Exes
16D
Spherical object
Orb
20D
Widespread power failure
Outage
23D
Story over!: 2 wds.
The End
25D
Midday slumber
Nap
26D
Offer a price at an auction
Bid
27D
Marsupial in the movie Christopher Robin
Roo
28D
Have possession of
Own
30D
___ Institute of Chicago (cultural attraction)
Art
31D
Mental Health Awareness Month
May
32D
We ___ the World (1985 hit song)
Are
33D
Recently discovered
New
35D
Ocean that borders Florida and Virginia: Abbr.
ATL
39D
Take me to your ___ (alien’s request in sci-fi)
Leader
40D
Black fruits that can be a pizza topping
Olives
44D
Colin Kaepernick hairstyle for short
Fro
45D
Scram!
Scat
46D
Cornstarch brand or an Oscar-winning movie
Argo
47D
I feel so ___ (I just can’t decide)
Torn
49D
Line of stitching
Seam
51D
___ Pop (punk singer of the 1960s and 1970s)
Iggy
52D
Certain
Sure
54D
Itsy-bitsy
Wee
56D
John Wall’s sports league: Abbr.
NBA
57D
Settings for hospital dramas: Abbr.
ERs