2/26/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

2/26/25
Wayback Wednesday

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1A
“The Devil Wears ___”
PRADA

6A
Use a barcode reader on
SCAN

10A
Young animal that’s born to a billy and nanny
KID

13A
Significant ___ (romantic partner)
OTHER

14A
“You make a good point”
TRUE

15A
A third of three
ONE

16A
___ and quiet
PEACE

17A
Decorate differently
REDO

18A
“Abbott Elementary” star Lisa ___ Walter
ANN

19A
“Titanic” actress who played Ophelia in the 1996 film “Hamlet”: 2 wds.
KATE WINSLET

22A
Offerings to the poor
ALMS

25A
“___ a Wonderful Life”
IT’S

26A
Card game that’s all luck and no skill
WAR

27A
“Just you wait and ___!”
SEE

28A
Affectionate attention: Abbr.
TLC

29A
Attire that might be wireless
BRA

31A
Actor who directed and played the title character in 1996’s “Hamlet”: 2 wds.
KENNETH BRANAGH

37A
Website banners, often
ADS

38A
___ nut (car wheel’s fastener)
LUG

39A
Feathery neckwear
BOA

40A
“Teen ___: The Next Chapter” (MTV series)
MOM

42A
Person who’s behind bars
CON

43A
What comforters cover
BEDS

44A
“Gladiator II” actor who played Claudius in 1996’s “Hamlet”: 2 wds.
DEREK JACOBI

48A
“Something just doesn’t ___ up here”
ADD

49A
Curling venue
RINK

50A
Muppet who sings “Rubber Duckie”
ERNIE

54A
Black-___ affair
TIE

55A
Plant that can alleviate sunburn
ALOE

56A
Bird mascot on a jar of Vlasic pickles
STORK

57A
Body part on the side of the head
EAR

58A
Ran, like colors in the laundry
BLED

59A
The first odd prime number
THREE

1D
Rupture, as bubble wrap
POP

2D
Way to go: Abbr.
RTE

3D
“Gotcha!”
AHA

4D
Cruise ship levels
DECKS

5D
Two-dimensional calculation
AREA

6D
Seventh-inning ___
STRETCH

7D
Roadwork teams
CREWS

8D
German luxury auto brand
AUDI

9D
___ tetra (colorful fish in many home aquariums)
NEON

10D
Marsupial that resembles a small bear
KOALA

11D
___ sanctum
INNER

12D
Recessed spot on a car’s body after a hailstorm
DENT

20D
Leans to the side
TILTS

21D
Graceful white bird
SWAN

22D
Put a question to
ASK

23D
2025 SAG Award nominee Jamie ___ Curtis
LEE

24D
Fellows
MEN

28D
Former “Nightline” host Koppel
TED

29D
“We Don’t Talk About ___” (chart-topping song from “Encanto”)
BRUNO

30D
Cleaning cloth
RAG

32D
First line to be filled in on many forms
NAME

33D
Didn’t allow, as a spam call
BLOCKED

34D
“The Simpsons” character who lives at the Springfield Retirement Castle
ABE

35D
“___ Is a Woman” (Ariana Grande song)
GOD

36D
Owns
HAS

40D
Social ___ (Facebook, Instagram, etc.)
MEDIA

41D
“May I take your ___?” (waiter’s question)
ORDER

42D
Boat on a lake
CANOE

43D
It’s often called a “blessed event”
BIRTH

44D
February 26, 2025, for example
DATE

45D
The Krusty ___ (eatery where SpongeBob SquarePants works)
KRAB

46D
Jack’s companion in a nursery rhyme
JILL

47D
Second to none
BEST

51D
Word typically paired with “neither”
NOR

52D
Rage
IRE

53D
___ by (barely manage)
EKE