9/5/19
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Cook in a skillet
Fry
4A
Little cut made by scissors
Snip
8A
___ tea (Lipton or Snapple drink)
Iced
12A
Small battery size
AAA
13A
Company that makes the Bolt Vox DVR
Tivo
14A
“Well, isn’t that something!”: 2 wds.
Oh My
15A
“No Brainer” (2018 #5 hit) singer: 2 wds.
DJ Khaled
17A
Backgammon players roll them
Dice
18A
Fuel sold in barrels
Oil
19A
American Olympic gymnast Simone
Biles
20A
“No Tears Left to Cry” (2018 #3 hit) singer: 2 wds.
Ariana Grande
25A
Pepto-Bismol competitor: Hyph.
Gas X
26A
Outfits for graduates or judges
Robes
27A
Bird that might live in a barn
Owl
28A
“No Limit” (2017 #4 hit) singer: Hyph.
Geazy
30A
___ Tac (brand of breath mints sold in clear boxes)
Tic
33A
Bacterium that can cause food contamination: 2 wds.
Ecoli
35A
Performing group at halftime
Band
36A
“No Air” (2008 #3 hit) singer: 2 wds.
Jordin Sparks
39A
French eateries
Cafes
40A
___ Yeah (brand of Silk nondairy milk)
Oat
41A
Actress Watson of the Harry Potter films
Emma
42A
“No Surprise” (2009 #15 hit) group
Daughtry
47A
“Schindler’s List” actor Neeson
Liam
48A
Three short of a dozen
Nine
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
49A
“Ciao!”
Bye
50A
Glass in a magnifying glass
Lens
51A
Computes sums
Adds
52A
Fasten fabric
Sew
1A
Short-lived craze
Fad
2A
“The Big Bang Theory” character whose last name is Koothrappali
Raj
3D
Shaggy Himalayan beast
Yak
4D
Blotch
Stain
5D
___ Wafers (cookies that may be layered in with banana pudding)
Nilla
6D
“___ seen enough!”
Ive
7D
Pea container
Pod
8D
Element that’s a common antiseptic
Iodine
9D
Celebrity who isn’t yet an adult: 2 wds.
Child Star
10D
Pageant host
Emcee
11D
Gray hair concealers
Dyes
16D
UFO sighting that was faked, for instance
Hoax
19D
Someone who was just born
Baby
20D
Some time ___ (not recently)
Ago
21D
How some people enjoy cookie dough
Raw
22D
Small, self-governing territory in the Irish Sea: 3 wds.
Isle of Man
23D
Piece of sand
Grain
24D
Radio producer on “Frasier”
Roz
28D
“American ___” (Starz series based on a Neil Gaiman novel)
Gods
29D
___ Young Band (“Love Ain’t” group)
Eli
31D
Tattoo artist’s need
Ink
32D
Bank offerings with fixed terms: Abbr.
CDs
34D
Soft, white skin-care products
Creams
35D
___ & Body Works (store in many malls)
Bath
36D
“Django Unchained” actor Foxx
Jamie
37D
What silent films lack
Sound
38D
People turn them while reading
Pages
39D
Phone kept in one’s pocket
Cell
42D
Genetic code material: Abbr.
DNA
43D
Financial ___ (assistance for a college student)
Aid
44D
“American Dad!” channel
TBS
45D
Corned beef on ___
Rye
46D
Evergreen tree with red berries
Yew