1/8/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

1/8/26
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
Deer seen in Wyoming
ELK

4A
Ignited
LIT

7A
Building where a lawn mower may be stored
SHED

11A
Insects in an apiary
BEES

13A
“___ see it…”: 2 wds.
ASI

14A
Enter using a word processor
TYPE

15A
Notorious B.I.G. hit nominated for a 1996 Grammy for Best Solo Rap Performance: 2 wds.
BIGPOPPA

17A
___ mic night
OPEN

18A
Dodgers outfielder Pages
ANDY

19A
Sweet product made in a hive
HONEY

20A
Mother, to a child
MOMMY

23A
Provide with a new look
REDO

24A
Comedian Nwodim who competed on “Celebrity Jeopardy!” in 2022
EGO

25A
Photocopier company
XEROX

28A
Substance used in waterproofing and paving
TAR

31A
Limb that a tank top fully exposes
ARM

32A
Part of a set in a workout
REP

33A
Roth ___ (savings plan): Abbr.
IRA

34A
Name of the current pope
LEO

35A
Senators’ helpers
AIDES

37A
Acne spot
ZIT

38A
Fourth grader’s age, perhaps
NINE

40A
Doesn’t just want
NEEDS

42A
Change, as a contract
AMEND

44A
Hint in a mystery novel
CLUE

46A
Manta ___ (sea creatures that can be up to 23 feet wide)
RAYS

47A
See 22-Down
PROBLEMS

51A
What a stopwatch measures
TIME

52A
“The Fault in ___ Stars”
OUR

53A
Thin strip of wood
SLAT

54A
Place to insert quarters
SLOT

55A
Get married to
WED

56A
Word after “French” or “stir”
FRY

1D
Flow back to the sea
EBB

2D
Hawaiian necklace
LEI

3D
Barrel that may hold 15.5 gallons of beer
KEG

4D
Major crime-fighting squad in Southern California: Abbr.
LAPD

5D
Game where you find things “with my little eye”: 2 wds.
ISPY

6D
___ Maria (brand of coffee liqueur)
TIA

7D
Rose from a bench
STOOD

8D
Notorious B.I.G. hit nominated for a 1998 Grammy for Best Rap Solo Performance
HYPNOTIZE

9D
Sword whose name contains three of the same vowel
EPEE

10D
Refuse to accept
DENY

12D
Send unwanted messages to
SPAM

16D
Black gem with white bands
ONYX

19D
Sorcerer’s spell
HEX

20D
Brunch, for example
MEAL

21D
Man-eating giant
OGRE

22D
With 47-Across, Notorious B.I.G. hit nominated for a 1998 Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: 3 wds.
MOMONEYMO

23D
What holds up a tire swing
ROPE

26D
Cleveland’s Great Lake
ERIE

27D
Highest color in a rainbow
RED

29D
Like Death Valley
ARID

30D
Charlie Brown’s exclamation
RATS

35D
Brick-___-mortar
AND

36D
Purposefully ignore
SNUB

39D
Map of Alaska, say, on a map of the US
INSET

41D
Snaky sea creatures
EELS

42D
Liberal ___ university
ARTS

43D
Contents of a PO box
MAIL

44D
Mötley ___ (rock band)
CRUE

45D
Owner of a medieval estate
LORD

47D
“Boom Boom ___” (Black Eyed Peas hit)
POW

48D
Toymaker in Santa’s workshop
ELF

49D
The third month: Abbr.
MAR

50D
Pen for swine
STY