2/12/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

2/12/26
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1A
Cul-de-___ (dead end)
SAC

4A
___ and switch (dishonest sales tactic)
BAIT

8A
Oust from an online community
BAN

11A
Suffix meaning “sort of”
ISH

12A
“Ella McCay” star Mackey
EMMA

13A
Reason that someone might brag
EGO

14A
“London Calling” band (Grammy Lifetime Achievement 2025): 2 wds.
THECLASH

16A
Do some embroidery
SEW

17A
Zeus’s wife, in Greek mythology
HERA

18A
Grains on a horse farm
OATS

20A
Lobster’s claw
PINCER

24A
Like a fish ___ of water
OUT

27A
Race ___ driver
CAR

28A
Questionable
IFFY

32A
“Grease” singer (Grammy Lifetime Achievement 2025): 2 wds.
FRANKIEVALLI

35A
Word that can go before “market” or “collar”
FLEA

36A
Flowery neckwear
LEI

37A
“Darn tootin’!”
YUP

38A
Rubber ring used to stop fluid leaks
GASKET

41A
Vinyl record’s shape
DISC

43A
Sound in an empty auditorium
ECHO

47A
Pay ___ service to (support insincerely)
LIP

48A
“Statesboro Blues” musician (Grammy Lifetime Achievement 2025): 2 wds.
TAJMAHAL

52A
Music genre for brooding singers
EMO

53A
It’s added to natural gas for safety
ODOR

54A
Arriving ___ conclusion: 2 wds.
ATA

55A
Actor Danson who’s married to Mary Steenburgen
TED

56A
Pulls a heist on
ROBS

57A
Pronoun in the Ten Commandments
THY

1D
“Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the ___”
SITH

2D
1970s tennis star Arthur
ASHE

3D
Singer who released the first volume of her memoirs in 2024
CHER

4D
“The Fresh Prince of ___-Air”
BEL

5D
Reddit session where famous people respond to users: Abbr.
AMA

6D
Brief online notes: Abbr.
IMS

7D
Ski resort lake in the Sierra Nevada range
TAHOE

8D
“The ___ is yet to come”
BEST

9D
Wisdom of the ___ (knowledge passed down through time)
AGES

10D
Right this minute
NOW

15D
Top of a mushroom
CAP

19D
Tune in an opera
ARIA

21D
“That’s just nasty!”
ICK

22D
They’re treated during a manicure
NAILS

23D
Body of water like a stream
CREEK

24D
Blow ___ some steam
OFF

25D
It could end with “.com” or “.org”: Abbr.
URL

26D
___ Bo (fitness system)
TAE

29D
Insect that buzzes around trash
FLY

30D
Cold and ___ medicine
FLU

31D
Noise from a small dog
YIP

33D
Pesters incessantly
NAGS

34D
Compete (for)
VIE

39D
Performer in a film
ACTOR

40D
Midafternoon drink in London
TEA

41D
Coin that’s more than 90% copper
DIME

42D
Former Apple music device
IPOD

44D
Friendly talk
CHAT

45D
“Hell ___ no fury like a woman scorned”
HATH

46D
Skin-care brand with Cleansing Melts
OLAY

47D
Allow
LET

49D
Hustle and bustle
ADO

50D
“Don’t quit your day ___!”
JOB

51D
___ Fields Cookies
MRS