4/18/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

4/18/26
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1A
Neckwear for a hungry baby
BIB

4A
Portion of a play
ACT

7A
Examinations
TESTS

12A
Furniture chain that originated in Sweden
IKEA

14A
Affliction
WOE

15A
State that’s famous for its potatoes
IDAHO

16A
Props for golf balls
TEES

17A
Primate without a tail
APE

18A
Broadcasted on TV or radio
AIRED

19A
“Livin’ la Vida Loca” singer… (2 wds.)
RICKY MARTIN

22A
“How ___ you doing?”
ARE

23A
Used to be
WAS

24A
Dramatic ballroom dance
TANGO

27A
Lance who was the judge in the O.J. trial
ITO

29A
___-synch (pretend to sing)
LIP

32A
“The View” cohost… (2 wds.)
WHOOPI GOLDBERG

36A
Grain morsel in a granola bar
OAT

37A
Prodigal ___ (biblical character)
SON

38A
Liquor in a screwdriver
VODKA

39A
Nada
NIL

41A
Vaccine-approving organization: Abbr.
FDA

42A
Argentinean soccer star… (2 wds.)
LIONEL MESSI

47A
Danger
PERIL

48A
Rowing blade
OAR

49A
Draped garment worn by Julius Caesar
TOGA

52A
Increase in salary
RAISE

53A
British knight’s title
SIR

54A
“___ Lake” (Tchaikovsky ballet)
SWAN

55A
Beginning, as of symptoms
ONSET

56A
Crafty, like a fox
SLY

57A
Suitable for the occasion
APT

1D
Commit to the ___ (persist with a joke)
BIT

2D
Kyle’s younger brother on “South Park”
IKE

3D
Alcohol served at a kegger
BEER

4D
No longer napping
AWAKE

5D
Make a duplicate of
COPY

6D
Overflow (with)
TEEM

7D
Jeweled crown
TIARA

8D
Makes changes to, as a manuscript
EDITS

9D
Wrapped garment worn by South Asian women
SARI

10D
“___ again …” (“Alternatively …”)
THEN

11D
Roll of grass
SOD

13D
Italian cheese
ASIAGO

20D
Trim down, as a digital photo
CROP

21D
Missing from military duty: Abbr.
AWOL

24D
Number of people in a duo
TWO

25D
“I get it now!”
AHA

26D
“That’s ___ fair!”
NOT

27D
“This is as far as ___”: 2 wds.
I GO

28D
32,000 ounces
TON

29D
Played the first card in a bridge hand
LED

30D
Annoy
IRK

31D
Sports group for Rory McIlroy: Abbr.
PGA

33D
Speck of land surrounded by the sea
ISLE

34D
Movie rental items: Abbr.
DVDS

35D
Talks big about oneself
BOASTS

39D
Sound pollution
NOISE

40D
Narrow channel of water
INLET

41D
Boat that transports people and vehicles
FERRY

42D
David who directed “Lawrence of Arabia”
LEAN

4D
3d Colored ring around the pupil
IRIS

44D
“I’m sorry for your ___”
LOSS

45D
Items sent via the postal service
MAIL

46D
Des Moines’s state
IOWA

47D
Major-leaguer
PRO

50D
Space between pickets in a fence
GAP

51D
Fire ___ (bug with a painful sting)
ANT