5/4/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

5/4/26
Movie Monday

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1A
Digits inside socks
TOES

5A
“America’s ___ Talent”
GOT

8A
Mark from an old wound
SCAR

12A
Birthstone for October babies
OPAL

13A
Deeply regret
RUE

14A
Sit for a portrait
POSE

15A
“Runaway Bride” actor Richard
GERE

16A
PC user’s “go back” key
ESC

17A
Like lukewarm water
TEPID

18A
“Ella Enchanted” actress… in “The Devil Wears Prada 2”
ANNE HATHAWAY

21A
Vessel for cooking pasta
POT

22A
Back and ___
FORTH

24A
Barcelona’s country
SPAIN

27A
Professional who prepares IRS forms: Abbr.
CPA

29A
Top 10 single or blockbuster film, say
HIT

31A
“A Haunting in Venice” actor… in “The Devil Wears Prada 2”
KENNETHBRANAGH

35A
Curved line
ARC

36A
Possesses
HAS

37A
Take a soak in the tub
BATHE

38A
Mock playfully
TEASE

41A
Adopted tabby or beagle, say
PET

42A
“Conclave” actor… in “The Devil Wears Prada 2”
STANLEY TUCCI

48A
Treatment program for addiction, for short
DETOX

50A
“Days of ___ Lives”
OUR

51A
Highway or byway
ROAD

52A
Billboard ___ Award (honor for Prince and Cher)
ICON

53A
Plural form of “is”
ARE

54A
Gladys Knight’s vocal range
ALTO

55A
Homophone of “pour”
PORE

56A
Forest creature said to be sly
FOX

57A
Opposite of more
LESS

1D
Formal garment in old Rome
TOGA

2D
Ready to serve customers
OPEN

3D
Work hard for
EARN

4D
Start the day later than usual: 2 wds.
SLEEP IN

5D
Better than good
GREAT

6D
Kick out of office
OUST

7D
Software support person, for short
TECH

8D
Long, pointy weapon
SPEAR

9D
“Message received,” in radio lingo: 2 wds.
COPY THAT

10D
“Just ___ thought!”: 2 wds.
ASI

11D
Raspberry-colored
RED

17D
Number of players in a game of backgammon
TWO

19D
Sharpen, as a blade
HONE

20D
Worship from ___ (secretly love)
AFAR

23D
Warmest temperature of the day
HIGH

24D
Caribbean music genre
SKA

25D
Sassy
PERT

26D
Relative from generations back
ANCESTOR

27D
When repeated, a ballroom dance
CHA

28D
“Finding Your Roots” network
PBS

30D
Taylor Swift’s “___ Life of a Showgirl”
THE

32D
Subsequently
THEN

33D
Help with a robbery, say
ABET

34D
Not man-made
NATURAL

39D
Do penance
ATONE

40D
John Coltrane’s instrument, for short
SAX

41D
Brand of oven-safe glassware
PYREX

43D
Bread shape
LOAF

44D
Currency named for a continent
EURO

45D
“Unforgettable” singer Nat King ___
COLE

46D
Animals that purr
CATS

47D
Vows exchanged by new spouses: 2 wds.
I DOS

48D
Brief swim
DIP

49D
Prefix meaning “environmentally friendly”
ECO