9/14/23 Answer Crosswords With Friends

9/14/23
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
Food in a hog trough
Slop

5A
Last word of many prayers
Amen

9A
Choose (to)
Opt

12A
Calendar model
Pin Up

14A
Figure skater Lipinski
Tara

15A
At this moment
Now

16A
Opening segment, for short
Intro

17A
Touch-up haircut
Trim

18A
Dove’s murmuring sound
Coo

19A
2021 Cole Swindell/Lainey Wilson song whose title starts and ends iwth the same word
Never Say Never

22A
Darcey & Stacey cable channel
TLC

23A
San Antonio Spurs legend Duncan
Tim

24A
____ Romeo (Italian automobile)
Alfa

28A
Grants permission for
Oks

30A
Keep away from
Avoid

33A
2021 Drake song whose title starts and ends with the same word: 3 wds.
Girls Want Girls

36A
Ethan Frome author Wharton
Edith

37A
Major financial average, for short
Dow

38A
Texas-based computer manufacturer
Dell

39A
Hot beverage that’s popular in England
Tea

40A
US espionage organization: Abbr.
CIA

42A
2017 Demi Lovato song whose title starts and ends with the same word: 3 wds.
Sorry Not Sorry

49A
Military rank above major: Abbr.
Col

50A
Low-level worker
Peon

51A
Ta-ta, in France
Adieu

52A
English-Albanian singer ___ Lipa
Dua

53A
Lack of difficulty
Ease

54A
Bit of a flower’s bloom
Petal

55A
____ as a fox
Sly

56A
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood actor Matthew
Rhys

57A
Garage ___ (occasion to buy used toys, say)
Sale

1D
Twirl around
Spin

2D
Queue of waiting people
Line

3D
As seen ____ (ad phrase): 2 wds.
On TV

4D
Chaste
Pure

5D
Political commerical that trashes the opposing candidate: 2 wds.
Attack Ad

6D
Bloody ___ (vodka cocktail)
Mary

7D
Actress Moriarty of The Boys
Erin

8D
Store employee’s identifier: 2 wds.
Name Tag

9D
Again: 2 wds.
Once More

10D
Far from wealthy
Poor

11D
Number on the same keyboard key as @
Two

13D
Harbor city
Port

20D
Like turtles and snails
Slow

21D
Easily remembered, as details
Vivid

24D
Come of ____ (grow up)
Age

25D
Saucepan top
Lid

26D
Snack food company that makes Ruffles: Hyph.
Frito Lay

27D
Modify
Alter

29D
Icy treats flavored with syrup: Hyph.
Snocones

31D
University of Chicago’s state: Abbr.
Ill

32D
Type of Internet connection: Abbr.
DSL

34D
___ image (mall store)
Sharper

35D
Nincompoop
Twit

41D
Right away on memos: Abbr.
ASAP

42D
Queen of ___ (nickname for Aretha Franklin)
Soul

43D
You betcha
Yeah

44D
Overly inquisitive
Nosy

45D
Some Keats poems
Odes

46D
Fast X actress Moreno
Rita

47D
Not fake
Real

48D
___ log (Christmas symbol)
Yule

49D
Long-term savings accounts: Abbr.
CDs