2/23/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

2/23/26
Movie Monday

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1A
“Up, up, and ___!”
AWAY

5A
Expel forcefully
SPEW

9A
Military conflict
WAR

12A
___ lamp (psychedelic light source)
LAVA

13A
2012 film directed by and starring Ben Affleck
ARGO

14A
“These ___ the voyages of the starship Enterprise”
ARE

15A
Reason for a cram session
EXAM

16A
2018 comedy starring Diane Keaton…: 2 wds.
BOOK CLUB

18A
Suffix for some fruity drinks
ADE

20A
“Machete” actress Jessica
ALBA

21A
With 42-Across, 1991 comedy…: 2 wds.
FATHEROF

26A
Type of tree in “The Twelve Days of Christmas”
PEAR

27A
“Dune” actor Oscar
ISAAC

28A
Disposable coffee machine inserts
PODS

30A
Piece of luggage
BAG

31A
“I couldn’t ___ more!” (“So true!”)
AGREE

33A
Raven’s cry
CAW

36A
Heartfelt request
PLEA

37A
Actress Perez of “White Men Can’t Jump”
ROSIE

39A
Spaghetti sauce brand
RAGU

42A
See 21-Across: 2 wds.
THEBRIDE

44A
Actor McGregor or Mitchell
EWAN

45A
Strong alkaline chemical solution
LYE

46A
1987 comedy starring Diane Keaton…: 2 wds.
BABY BOOM

50A
Soccer announcer’s shout
GOAL

54A
Virtual address: Abbr.
URL

55A
Fit to perform a job
ABLE

56A
___ in a blue moon (hardly ever)
ONCE

57A
Prop used during a football kickoff
TEE

58A
Kickstarter reward level
TIER

59A
Brief jotted-down message
NOTE

1D
Beverage in a stein
ALE

2D
Candle material
WAX

3D
Director DuVernay
AVA

4D
Major musical instrument manufacturer based in Japan
YAMAHA

5D
___-toothed tiger
SABER

6D
Athlete who’s paid to play
PRO

7D
Self-image
EGO

8D
Round-bottomed cooking vessel
WOK

9D
Pixar film about the last trash-cleaning robot left on Earth: Hyph.
WALL-E

10D
Caribbean island near Venezuela
ARUBA

11D
Steel rod that strengthens concrete
REBAR

17D
Hats for baseball umpires
CAPS

19D
Sticker on a car’s rear window
DECAL

21D
Trivial falsehood
FIB

22D
Quick ___ wink: 2 wds.
ASA

23D
Recess game involving chasing
TAG

24D
Emmy-winning host Winfrey
OPRAH

25D
Nemesis
FOE

29D
Roller ___ (contact sport played on skates)
DERBY

32D
Obtain
GET

33D
Longtime CBS drama with many spin-offs
CSI

34D
Provide support to
AID

35D
Teeny-tiny
WEE

36D
Small and weak
PUNY

38D
State on California’s northern border
OREGON

39D
Make a counterargument
REBUT

40D
In the loop
AWARE

41D
“Gone With the Wind” star Clark ___
GABLE

43D
Fudd who hunts Bugs Bunny
ELMER

47D
Winged mammal
BAT

48D
___-Wan Kenobi
OBI

49D
Cinco de Mayo cheer
OLE

51D
Japanese singer Yoko
ONO

52D
Talent show performance
ACT

53D
“To Kill a Mockingbird” author Harper
LEE