4/26/26
People Sunday
Are you stuck with the Crosswords With Friends Puzzle Today? Stuck No More. We offer complete solutions as well as “no spoiler” mode to give you that little extra push. Or simply use this cheat sheet to help you get the best and fastest completion time possible.
1A
Exceeded the limit on the road
SPED
5A
Out of the ___ (not informed)
LOOP
9A
Sharply dressed
CHIC
13A
“Let me put your mind at ___”
EASE
14A
High hairstyle such as a beehive
UPDO
15A
Person who saves the day
HERO
16A
Mike who starred on “The Upshaws”
EPPS
17A
Airplane’s staff
CREW
18A
Film format with very big screens
IMAX
19A
With 24-Across, actress who’s played detective Olivia Benson…
MARISKA
21A
Fish that’s sometimes jellied
EEL
23A
Historical period
ERA
24A
See 19-Across
HARGITAY
29A
Valuable thing to possess
ASSET
31A
Reusable container for coffee
MUG
32A
“A Wrinkle in Time” director DuVernay
AVA
33A
Game that spoils a perfect season
LOSS
34A
1977-1981 sitcom that had the spin-off “Benson”
SOAP
36A
Stiffly formal
PRIM
37A
___ Pizzeria & Grill (deep-dish restaurant chain)
UNO
38A
“That really sounds painful!”
OOF
39A
Go to the other side of the road, like the chicken…
CROSS
40A
With 45-Across, 2025 hit by Benson Boone
MYSTICAL
43A
Cheerios grain
OAT
44A
100%
ALL
45A
See 40-Across
MAGICAL
49A
Warning on a flea-market sign: 2 wds.
ASIS
52A
Trade-___ (concessions)
OFFS
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
54A
5K or 10K, for example
RACE
55A
Refined guy
GENT
56A
Drench
SOAK
57A
Persia, today
IRAN
58A
Online crafts marketplace
ETSY
59A
Self-perceptions
EGOS
60A
Tighten up a paragraph, say
EDIT
1D
“Things are not always as they ___”
SEEM
2D
Mama’s husband
PAPA
3D
Strong coffees served in shots
ESPRESSOS
4D
Yearns for
DESIRES
5D
“I wish you the best of ___”
LUCK
6D
Media mogul Winfrey
OPRAH
7D
Poem of praise
ODE
8D
Video game item that gives a boost: Hyph.
POWERUP
9D
Food sometimes served “con carne”
CHILI
10D
Stitched border
HEM
11D
401(k) alternative: Abbr.
IRA
12D
“Scream 7” actress Courteney
COX
20D
It follows Friday: Abbr.
SAT
22D
Quiche ingredient
EGG
25D
Healers’ group: Abbr.
AMA
26D
The High Priestess or Five of Swords, for example: 2 wds.
TAROTCARD
27D
Rival of Budget and Hertz
AVIS
28D
Vegetables that are sometimes baked in syrup
YAMS
29D
Graduate, for short
ALUM
30D
Company that makes Bravia TVs and PlayStation 5
SONY
34D
“You almost had it!”: 2 wds.
SOCLOSE
35D
Out ___ clear blue sky: 2 wds.
OFA
36D
“Little House on the ___”
PRAIRIE
38D
What the Tin Woodman requested, in “The Wizard of Oz”
OIL
39D
Small part of a machine
COG
41D
Delicious
TASTY
42D
“Sexy and I Know It” duo
LMFAO
46D
Inquires
ASKS
47D
Brazilian berry
ACAI
48D
Loaned out
LENT
49D
“The Gilded ___” (HBO series)
AGE
50D
Movie backdrop
SET
51D
Stand-___ (substitutes)
INS
53D
Common San Francisco forecast
FOG