9/6/18
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Hairdo that was sometimes sported by Prince
Afro
5A
Hoppy brew: Abbr.
Ipa
8A
Live to tell the ___ (get through something difficult)
Tale
12A
Pet ___ (personally annoying thing)
Peeve
14A
What sailors use to swab the deck
Mop
15A
Famous ___ (brand of chocolate chip cookies)
Amos
16A
Nut used in pralines
Pecan
17A
“I’m less than impressed”
Meh
18A
Holiday with caroling for short
Xmas
19A
“Written in the Sand” band that won Vocal Group of the Year at the 2018 Academy of Country Music Awards: 2 wds.
Old Dominion
22A
Actor Patel of “Lion”
Dev
24A
First name of Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s son
Sir
25A
___ Martens (footwear brand familiarly)
Doc
26A
Handheld choppers
Axes
28A
“And so on and so forth”: Abbr.
ETC
30A
Practitioner of a religion associated with reggae
Rasta
34A
“Tin Man” singer who won Female Vocalist of the Year at the 2018 Academy of Country Music Awards: 2 wds.
Miranda Lambert
37A
New York-___ pizza
Style
38A
Haul with difficulty
Lug
39A
Swindler’s activity
Scam
40A
Australian bird that runs fast but can’t fly
Emu
42A
Finless fish served in sushi
Eel
44A
Special ___ (elite military missions)
Ops
45A
“You Make It Easy” singer who won Entertainer of the Year at the 2018 Academy of Country Music Awards: 2 wds.
Jason Aldean
49A
To the ___ (at the maximum possible level)
Hilt
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
50A
Why a game might go into sudden death
Tie
51A
Prod gently
Nudge
54A
Iconic jazz singer Fitzgerald
Ella
55A
Credentials for purchasing alcohol: Abbr.
IDs
56A
Spirited horse
Steed
57A
“Mr. Roboto” band
Styx
58D
“Viva ___ Vegas” (Elvis movie)
Las
59D
Gamblers calculate them
Odds
1D
Downloadable purchase for a phone
App
2D
Professional service charge
Fee
3D
Period during which a patient gets better
Recovery
4D
Dove soap bar’s shape
Oval
5D
Living eternally
Immortal
6D
Sonnet or limerick for example
Poem
7D
Insect that thrives on rosebushes
Aphid
8D
Vehicles that get hailed on the street
Taxi Cabs
9D
Guns & ___ (magazine)
Ammo
10D
Something you could find through LendingTree
Loan
11D
Suffix for “count” or “prophet”
Ess
13D
At loose ___ (not knowing what to do)
Ends
20D
Went kaput like a car engine
Died
21D
Former “Weekend Update” anchor Macdonald
Norm
22D
Busy beaver’s engineering projects
Dams
23D
Leave through a doorway
Exit
27D
Percentage paid to a state on purchases: 2 wds.
Sales Tax
29D
1995 Alicia Silverstone movie
Clueless
31D
Backed up a motion during a business meeting
Seconded
32D
Have a mind like a steel ___
Trap
33D
Freestanding banking devices: Abbr.
ATMs
35D
Pixar clownfish
Nemo
36D
Got on in years
Aged
41D
“Don’t fire ___ you see the whites of their eyes”
Until
43D
Word that can follow “contact” or “zoom”
Lens
45D
Reject with no warning as a boyfriend
Jilt
46D
Reliable friend
Ally
47D
Opera set in ancient Egypt
Aida
48D
It may be self-driving
Auto
49D
“___ dead Jim” (“Star Trek” quote)
Hes
52D
High school diploma alternative: Abbr.
GED
53D
Actors Helms and O’Neill
Eds