10/26/24 Answer Crosswords With Friends

10/26/24
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1A
Ameethyst or tourmaline, for instance
Gem

4A
Deepest voice in a chair
Bass

8A
Uncomfortable around strangers
Shy

11A
Bitter beers
Ales

13A
Drifting mass of sea ice
Floe

14A
___ pasa? (What’s up?)
Que

15A
1970s US First Lady who was honored with a 2024 US postage stamp: 2 wds.
Betty Ford

17A
Official who might work at first base, for short
Ump

18A
Get lost!
Scram

19A
Gently poke fun at
Tease

21A
What the Statue of Liberty holds in her right hand
Torch

23A
Browned bread often served with eggs
Toast

26A
Herzog author and Nobel Prize winner who was honored with a 2024 US postage stamp: 2 wds.
Saul Bellow

29A
Private chats on social media: Abbr.
DMs

32A
My goodness!
Gee

33A
___-Cat (winter vehicle)
Sno

34A
UCLA basketball coach with a record 10 NCAA titles who was honored with a 2024 US postage stamp: 2 wds.
John Wooden

39A
Gotta run!: 2 wds.
See Ya

40A
Really messy people
Slobs

43A
Actress Rene of the Lethal Weapon movies
Russo

46A
Loud kiss
Smack

48A
Profession
Job

50A
Hall of Fame Braves slugger with 755 home runs who was honored with a 2024 US postage stamp: 2 wds.
Hank Aaron

52A
___ there any question?
Are

53A
Actress Roberts of American Horror Story: Delicate
Emma

54A
Use performance-enhancing drugs
Dope

55A
Got together with
Met

56A
Roll of movie film
Reel

57A
___ England Patriots
New

1D
Chatters endlessly
Gabs

2D
President-____ (leader who hasn’t been inaugurated yet)
Elect

3D
Subway in Paris or Washington, DC
Metro

4D
Very favorite pal, in texts
Bff

5D
Tons: 2 wds.
Alot

6D
Achy or angry
Sore

7D
Tranquilize
Sedate

8D
Piglet’s high-pitched cries
Squeals

9D
Sing without words
Hum

10D
Got that right!
Yep

12D
There are seven of them in the Big Dipper
Stars

16D
Community workout center, for short
YMCA

20D
Note between fa and la
Sol

22D
Actor Weaving of the Matrix movies
Hugo

24D
Bronny James, to LeBron James
Son

25D
Number of players in a game of gin rummy
Two

27D
Zodiac sign represented by an animal with a mane
Leo

28D
Places to sleep
Beds

29D
Entertainers who might play songs from Spotify playlists: Abbr.
DJs

30D
The Simpsons bar owner
Moe

31D
Fruity dessert similar to ice cream
Sherbet

35D
Big Apple college: Abbr.
Nyu

36D
Laundromat appliance
Washer

37D
Disney queen with magical ice powers
Elsa

38D
Person without a permanent home
Nomad

41D
Member of the British peerage
Baron

42D
Ending with kaleido- or micro-
Scope

44D
Identical
Same

45D
Lunch is ____! (I’m buying!): 2 wds.
On Me

47D
I ___ it all the time!
Knew

48D
Sticky spread for bread
Jam

49D
Metal before refinement
Ore

51D
Actor Penn who played Kumar in the Harold & Kumar movies
Kal