4/21/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

4/21/26
TV Tuesday

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1A
First episode of a TV show
PILOT

6A
Flipper on a scuba diver’s foot
FIN

9A
Set your teeth on ___ (be annoying)
EDGE

13A
Water filter brand
BRITA

14A
Rita who’s a judge on “The Masked Singer”
ORA

15A
“___, have mercy!”
LORD

16A
“The Studio” star/2025 Emmy winner
SETH ROGEN

18A
Like a grocery-store sample
FREE

19A
Floppy part of a beagle
EAR

20A
Opposite of “yeah”
NAH

22A
John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and ___”
MEN

23A
A long way away
AFAR

26A
Argentinean revolutionary Guevara
CHE

28A
Discharge, as heat waves
EMIT

30A
Biographer Chernow
RON

31A
“___ Bangs” (2000 Ricky Martin song)
SHE

32A
All the events of a novel
PLOT

33A
“The Penguin” star/2025 Emmy winner
CRISTIN MILIOTI

38A
___ board (collage for a concept)
MOOD

39A
At a previous time
AGO

40A
Deteriorate
ROT

41A
Tree with coconuts
PALM

42A
Windows file-name extension
EXE

43A
Facilities with weights and treadmills
GYMS

44A
Key on a PC keyboard’s bottom row
ALT

45A
Wok, for example
PAN

47A
“Yes,” in Paris
OUI

49A
Boat part that’s made of fabric
SAIL

51A
“Hacks” star/2025 Emmy winner
JEAN SMART

56A
Perched on
ATOP

57A
Device connected to a guitar with a cable
AMP

58A
Glowing coal
EMBER

59A
Fountain ___ (tools for a calligrapher)
PENS

60A
Bread for a ham sandwich, often
RYE

61A
Totally prepared
READY

1D
“The Joy of Painting” network
PBS

2D
Fuming feeling
IRE

3D
Started, as a campfire
LIT

4D
“On the ___ hand …”
OTHER

5D
Skater Lipinski
TARA

6D
Very heavy mist
FOG

7D
Character played by Rachel McAdams
IRENE

8D
Nickname like “granny”
NANA

9D
What Buddy was, in a Will Ferrell comedy
ELF

10D
University students’ residence
DORMITORY

11D
Say hi to
GREET

12D
Garden where the serpent tempted Eve
EDEN

17D
Exotic flower
ORCHID

21D
___ Kitty
HELLO

23D
Pendulum’s path
ARC

24D
Taken ___ granted
FOR

25D
Pixar films’ movie category
ANIMATION

27D
“French” bird in a Christmas song
HEN

29D
“Pardonnez-___!”
MOI

31D
Tread heavily
STOMP

32D
Bird that’s common in urban areas
PIGEON

34D
Note after “fa”
SOL

35D
Minimum’s opposite, for short
MAX

36D
Longtime NFL quarterback Brady
TOM

37D
“Well, ___ about time!”
ITS

41D
Dish that holds dinner
PLATE

42D
Opponent in battle
ENEMY

43D
“___ a break!” (“Seriously?”)
GIMME

44D
“Don’t delay!”: Abbr.
ASAP

46D
Not completely closed
AJAR

48D
Computer operator
USER

50D
Vinyl records: Abbr.
LPS

52D
Chest-beating mammal
APE

53D
Group for attorneys: Abbr.
ABA

54D
Like Debra Messing’s hair
RED

55D
Make an attempt
TRY