1/22/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

1/22/26
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
Flatbread with a pocket
PITA

5A
Drop of sweat
BEAD

9A
“I won’t ___ my hopes up”
GET

12A
Undergarments that sometimes have underwires
BRAS

13A
Personal belief system
CREDO

14A
“Is this real ___ dream?”: 2 wds.
ORA

15A
“Industry Baby” rapper who cohosted the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards: 2 wds.
JACKHARLOW

17A
Place first in a competition
WIN

18A
People you’re very close with, in slang
FAM

19A
Dressed to the ___
NINES

21A
“Not my call”: 3 wds.
UPTOYOU

25A
Approximately when a plane is scheduled to take off: Abbr.
ETD

26A
Sirius or Vega, for example
STAR

27A
“Hey Lover” rapper who hosted the 2025 VMAs: 3 wds.
LLCOOLJ

31A
Exit key for many programs
ESC

32A
Daily food allowance
RATION

34A
“John Wick” actor McShane
IAN

36A
“Paint the Town Red” rapper who hosted the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards: 2 wds.
DOJACAT

38A
Snowballs, in a snowball fight
AMMO

39A
Had a snack
ATE

40A
Picnic game where players might be spattered with yolk: 2 wds.
EGGTOSS

43A
Pioneering video-game company
ATARI

46A
Dull routine
RUT

47A
Chili ___ carne
CON

48A
“Super Bass” rapper who hosted the 2023 VMAs: 2 wds.
NICKIMINAJ

55A
Tyke who might still be in diapers
TOT

56A
Wood pattern
GRAIN

57A
Actor’s part to play
ROLE

58A
Enjoy Aspen or Vail, say
SKI

59A
“___ in the Clowns” (classic Broadway song)
SEND

60A
Change the words in a manuscript
EDIT

1D
Sandwich with Peter Pan and Smucker’s, perhaps: Abbr.
PBJ

2D
Lyricist Gershwin
IRA

3D
Tic-___-toe (simple game)
TAC

4D
Request: 2 wds.
ASKFOR

5D
“It’s so c-c-c-cold!”
BRR

6D
Long fish that can swim backward
EEL

7D
Ruckus
ADO

8D
“___ Abbey: The Grand Finale” (2025 movie)
DOWNTON

9D
Dressing ___ (robe, in England)
GOWN

10D
Pennsylvania city that is the northernmost point of Interstate 79
ERIE

11D
Tries to darken one’s skin
TANS

13D
Clothing that disguises soldiers, for short
CAMO

16D
Bale in a barn
HAY

20D
“What should ___?” (request for advice): 2 wds.
IDO

21D
“I could ___ some assistance”
USE

22D
Condition once called “shell shock”: Abbr.
PTSD

23D
Mexican food with a hard or soft shell
TACO

24D
___ Beauty (Sephora competitor)
ULTA

25D
Environmental prefix
ECO

28D
Miller ___ (beer with reduced calories)
LITE

29D
Car that pulls up to a red carpet
LIMO

30D
Spreads that are similar to marmalade
JAMS

32D
Viewership measures
RATINGS

33D
Card that may beat a king
ACE

35D
Negative replies
NOS

37D
Cookie container
JAR

38D
Apparel
ATTIRE

41D
Broad smile
GRIN

42D
Juicy Fruit or Bazooka, for example
GUM

43D
Random ___ of kindness
ACTS

44D
Confiscated
TOOK

45D
Opposed to: Prefix
ANTI

49D
Country that borders the United Kingdom: Abbr.
IRE

50D
“I ___ scarcely believe my eyes”
CAN

51D
Youngster
KID

52D
Motion of a bobblehead doll
NOD

53D
“Moonlight” actor Mahershala
ALI

54D
Jacuzzi feature
JET