3/23/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

3/23/26
Movie Monday

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1A
Skidded, as in a car
SLID

5A
Dollop
DAB

8A
Beaver’s barrier
DAM

11A
Teacher’s ___ (university assistant)
AIDE

12A
Not feeling that well
ILL

13A
Actor Wallach of “The Magnificent Seven”
ELI

14A
Very soft rock
TALC

15A
Naked ___ jaybird
AS A

16A
Metal cylinder in a pantry
CAN

17A
“Barbie” actor who stars in “Project Hail Mary”
RYAN GOSLING

20A
Pope since May 2025
LEO

21A
“Hot ___ Time Machine”
TUB

22A
Leave in utter disbelief
AWE

25A
Black or red insect
ANT

27A
His last show as host of “The Tonight Show” was in 2014
LENO

30A
“The Zone of Interest” actress who costars in “Project Hail Mary”
SANDRA HULLER

33A
Actor David ___ Pierce
HYDE

34A
___-Manuel Miranda
LIN

35A
1/3,600 of an hour: Abbr.
SEC

36A
“Ricky Stanicky” star Efron
ZAC

38A
Channel with the Video Music Awards
MTV

40A
“The Bear” actor who costars in “Project Hail Mary”
LIONELBOYCE

45A
Charged atom, in chemistry
ION

46A
2026 Oscar nominee Benicio ___ Toro
DEL

47A
Restaurant chain featuring breakfast foods
IHOP

49A
Have a debt
OWE

50A
“Let Me Blow Ya Mind” rapper
EVE

51A
Prime-time hour
NINE

52A
Lil ___ X (“Old Town Road” rapper)
NAS

53A
Prefix for “parity” or “prove”
DIS

54A
Quick inhalation of breath
GASP

1D
Plopped down onto a sofa
SAT

2D
Person telling fibs
LIAR

3D
In a lazy, purposeless way
IDLY

4D
NASCAR sticker
DECAL

5D
Slanted line
DIAGONAL

6D
Too
ALSO

7D
Sound of a cannon
BLAST

8D
Units for measuring sound intensity
DECIBELS

9D
Actor Alda or Arkin
ALAN

10D
Chinese dynasty known for its vases
MING

18D
Very close
NEAR

19D
Quiet period in the middle of action
LULL

22D
Wood used for some baseball bats
ASH

23D
Route
WAY

24D
Areas where touchdowns are scored
END ZONES

26D
Protective metal devices used in sewing
THIMBLES

28D
Word indicating “originally named”
NEE

29D
Monster of Middle-earth
ORC

31D
Head of a college
DEAN

32D
“Once more ___ the breach”
UNTO

37D
Formally relinquished
CEDED

39D
Competing (for)
VYING

40D
Big cat native to Africa
LION

41D
State that shares the Quad Cities with Illinois
IOWA

42D
Actor Zachary of “Shazam! Fury of the Gods”
LEVI

43D
Type of seed sometimes added to yogurt or smoothies
CHIA

44D
Centuries and centuries
EONS

48D
___ rally (school spirit event)
PEP