2/28/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

2/28/26
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1A
Mix, as a sauce
STIR

5A
Automated account on X, say
BOT

8A
Symbol for Aries
RAM

11A
Small skin opening
PORE

12A
“What I think is…,” in a text
IMO

13A
Hotheaded feeling
IRE

14A
State that’s home to the NHL’s Mammoth
UTAH

15A
Sewer rodent
RAT

16A
First name of actresses Vardalos and Peeples
NIA

17A
40th US President (vacation home near Santa Barbara, CA)
RONALDREAGAN

20A
Field trip vehicle, often
BUS

21A
“The A-Team” actor with a Mohawk
MRT

22A
Works displayed in museums
ART

25A
Fresh off the assembly line
NEW

27A
Vicinity
AREA

30A
41st US President (vacation home in Kennebunkport, ME)
GEORGEHWBUSH

33A
Award for “The Studio” or “The Pitt”
EMMY

34A
Run out of power
DIE

35A
Predicted landing hour: Abbr.
ETA

36A
Baseball level to which a major leaguer might be demoted
AAA

38A
___ kwon do (Summer Olympics event)
TAE

40A
35th US President (vacation home in Hyannis Port, MA)
JOHNFKENNEDY

46A
Two-time Tony nominee Noblezada
EVA

47A
“Fake it ___ you make it”
TIL

48A
Purple fruit harvested in the Amazon rainforest
ACAI

49A
Early-morning moisture
DEW

50A
Quarterback Manning who retired in 2020
ELI

51A
Pringle or Dorito, for example
CHIP

52A
Liquid in a pen
INK

53A
Eggs in caviar
ROE

54A
Gentle throw
TOSS

1D
Metal attachment on a cowboy boot
SPUR

2D
Band with the 1982 hit “Rosanna”
TOTO

3D
Persian Gulf country bordering Iraq
IRAN

4D
Detox program
REHAB

5D
Food for a pet canary
BIRDSEED

6D
11-time Gold Glove shortstop Vizquel
OMAR

7D
Tribal symbol on a pole
TOTEM

8D
Sound plausible: 2 wds.
RINGTRUE

9D
Opera diva’s big moment
ARIA

10D
Nasty
MEAN

18D
Breathing organ
LUNG

19D
The “A” in the Middle East’s “UAE”
ARAB

22D
100, for Dick Van Dyke
AGE

23D
___ sleep (dreaming phase): Abbr.
REM

24D
Small axe used by Native Americans
TOMAHAWK

26D
Harmless fib: 2 wds.
WHITELIE

28D
Ballpark figure: Abbr.
EST

29D
“I finally understand!”
AHA

31D
NFL analyst Fitzpatrick
RYAN

32D
Gradually stop bottle-feeding, say
WEAN

37D
“Repeat ___ me…”
AFTER

39D
Make into law
ENACT

40D
“Star Wars” knight who opposes the dark side
JEDI

41D
Word that can follow “toaster” or “pizza”
OVEN

42D
Drug smuggler’s weight unit
KILO

43D
Reverberating audio effect
ECHO

44D
Raised platform for a guest speaker
DAIS

45D
Shrill barks
YIPS