9/11/25
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Pleased as punch
GLAD
5A
Sheepish remark?
BAA
8A
Opposite of longitude: Abbr.
LAT
11A
__ colada
PINA
12A
Disease-causing microbe
GERM
13A
DVR with WishList and OnePass features
TIVO
14A
Tel ___ (second-largest city in Israel)
AVIV
15A
Basic unit in chemistry
ATOM
16A
“Don’t blame ___ me!”: 2 wds.
ITON
17A
Shut-___ (recluses)
INS
19A
Winner of the 2025 Best Rap Album Grammy for her mixtape “Alligator Bites Never Heal”
DOECHII
21A
Moist towelettes used after eating barbecue: Hyph.
WETNAPS
25A
Completely bare
NAKED
26A
Kick out, as a tenant
EVICT
27A
Estate beneficiary
HEIR
29A
2025 hit song by 19-Across that samples Gotye and Kimbra’s “Somebody That I Used to Know”: 4 wds.
DENIALISARIVER
35A
“Look before you ___”
LEAP
36A
Museum of the Moving ___ (attraction in Queens)
IMAGE
37A
Color of very old photos
SEPIA
40A
Incessantly
NONSTOP
42A
2025 hit song by 19-Across that samples Gotye and Kimbra’s “Somebody That I Used to Know”
ANXIETY
44A
In the past
AGO
45A
Abhorrence
HATE
46A
Sound made by a clown’s nose, sometimes
HONK
48A
Dusting cloths
RAGS
52A
Goofs up
ERRS
53A
Body parts sometimes called “peepers”
EYES
54A
“Creed” and “Sinners” director Coogler
RYAN
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
55A
“Could you give ___ hand?”: 2 wds.
MEA
56A
Numbered part of a spreadsheet
ROW
57A
Shout at the top of your lungs
YELL
1D
3.0, for a B student: Abbr.
GPA
2D
Actress Tyler of “Ad Astra”
LIV
3D
“__ DiFranco” (1990 album)
ANI
4D
Dan Brown’s best-selling novel “The ___ Code”: 2 wds.
DAVINCI
5D
What a “Jeopardy!” contestant makes during a Daily Double
BET
6D
Nickname of the ex-Yankee who once was in a relationship with J.Lo: Hyph.
A-ROD
7D
Strong-smelling ingredient in cleaning products
AMMONIA
8D
Graceful and limber
LITHE
9D
Try not to encounter
AVOID
10D
“Mickey 17” actress Collette
TONI
12D
Inhale in shock
GASP
13D
__-tock (sound from a clock)
TICK
18D
Oscar-winning actress Portman
NATALIE
20D
Jewelry that might be a stud or a hoop
EARRING
21D
Say “I do”
WED
22D
Adam’s partner in the Garden of Eden
EVE
23D
One of the ingredients in bronze
TIN
24D
Actor LaBeouf who’s dating actress Mia Goth
SHIA
28D
Cable channel that airs “Baseball Tonight”
ESPN
30D
Material that many wallets are made from
LEATHER
31D
“My apologies”: 2 wds.
IMSORRY
32D
Big tank in a brewery
VAT
33D
Swelled head
EGO
34D
Member of the US House, for short
REP
37D
Catch in a net
SNARE
38D
“E.T. the ___-Terrestrial”
EXTRA
39D
Typical Thanksgiving desserts
PIES
41D
Sherman ___ (suburb of Los Angeles)
OAKS
42D
“Um, excuse me…”
AHEM
43D
Toy that goes up and down on a string: Hyph.
YO-YO
47D
“Captain America: Brave ___ World”
NEW
49D
“Yes, captain!”
AYE
50D
Actress Gadot
GAL
51D
NBC sketch comedy show: Abbr.
SNL