1/1/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

1/1/26
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1A
Government group that sometimes works with the CIA: Abbr.
FBI

4A
Goes out, as the tide
EBBS

8A
Ray-____ (brand of sunglasses)
BAN

11A
Receptacle for important ashes
URN

12A
Tip of a mountain
PEAK

13A
Apple Store download
APP

14A
“Daisies” singer who has over 50 million YouTube subscribers: 2 wds.
JUSTINBIEBER

17A
“What ____ become of me?”: 2 wds.
ISTO

18A
Award for a TV star
EMMY

19A
Body parts often washed before a meal
HANDS

22A
____ bear (white mammal)
POLAR

25A
Big fete
GALA

27A
Artist and musician Yoko
ONO

28A
“Thank U, Next” singer who has over 50 million YouTube subscribers: 2 wds.
ARIANAGRANDE

33A
Sloth or pride, for example
SIN

34A
Horn’s tooting sound
BEEP

35A
Pesky insect that a ladybug might eat
APHID

38A
“Get outta here!”
SCRAM

41A
Actor Baldwin or Guinness
ALEC

43A
Showy purple flower
IRIS

45A
“Birds of a Feather” singer who has over 50 million YouTube subscribers: 2 wds.
BILLIEEILISH

49A
“____ Battle After Another”
ONE

50A
Limp Bizkit lead singer Durst
FRED

51A
Disco ____ of “The Simpsons”
STU

52A
What pacifists hate
WAR

53A
Asian oxen
YAKS

54A
What an optometrist looks into
EYE

1D
Volcanic mountain in Japan
FUJI

2D
Word that can go after “tooth” or “paint”
BRUSH

3D
Snapchat rival, for short
INSTA

4D
Prefix for “Pen” or “center”
EPI

5D
Stiller of “Zoolander 2”
BEN

6D
Baseball great Ruth
BABE

7D
Economize
SKIMP

8D
Ancient city that had Hanging Gardens
BABYLON

9D
Tailless primate
APE

10D
Broadcaster with the news program “Here and Now”
NPR

15D
Island nation whose name rhymes with “conga”
TONGA

16D
Style of music associated with angst and moodiness
EMO

20D
“Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” actor Aykroyd
DAN

21D
Big chunk of bacon or ribs
SLAB

23D
Trial ____ error
AND

24D
Eggs of fish
ROE

26D
Numbers mentioned in Tinder profiles
AGES

28D
Light ____ feather: 2 wds.
ASA

29D
Tear to shreds
RIP

30D
Item used to combat asthma
INHALER

31D
____ room (place for fun and games)
REC

32D
Month that comes after March
APRIL

36D
Unwell
ILL

37D
Consider to be a god
DEIFY

39D
Come up, as a problem
ARISE

40D
“Play ____ for Me” (1971 Clint Eastwood movie)
MISTY

42D
“The Running Man” actor Michael
CERA

44D
Actress Elisabeth of “The Boys”
SHUE

45D
“Take a ____” (Madonna song)
BOW

46D
“Not ____ million years!”: 2 wds.
INA

47D
Squeal of fright
EEK

48D
Cards that often include your photo: Abbr.
IDS