6/17/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

6/17/26
Wayback Wednesday

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1A
Dreadful
BAD

4A
See 5-Down
BABA

8A
Clucker in a coop
HEN

11A
Segment of a civilization’s development
ERA

12A
“How tragic!”
ALAS

13A
“Hooray!” in a South American stadium
OLE

14A
Star of 31-Across who sang its theme song at the close of the film: 2 wds.
LIZA MINNELLI

17A
Homophone of “team”
TEEM

18A
From Bahrain, Bhutan, or Brunei
ASIAN

19A
Skinny-___ (swim while naked)
DIP

21A
Pundit’s piece in a newspaper: Hyph.
OP-ED

22A
“The Godfather” actor Vigoda
ABE

25A
Very deep wound
GASH

27A
Dog food with a Come & Get It! line
ALPO

31A
1977 film whose theme song by Kander and Ebb is an anthem for the Big Apple: 4 wds.
NEW YORK NEW YORK

35A
Brainstorm
IDEA

36A
Classic toy that goes up and down: Hyph.
YO-YO

37A
Pea holder
POD

38A
Sweet, dark liquors
RUMS

41A
Dead-___ street
END

43A
Actress McDonald who starred in the 2024 Broadway revival of “Gypsy”
AUDRA

45A
Drum setups
KITS

48A
Singer closely tied to the theme song of 31-Across after he recorded it in 1979: 2 wds.
FRANK SINATRA

52A
Avocado toast topper, at times
EGG

53A
Austrian coin with a portrait of Mozart
EURO

54A
___ Aviv, Israel
TEL

55A
Very tiny
WEE

56A
What bookworms like to do
READ

57A
Not ___ (not so far)
YET

1D
Sing powerfully
BELT

2D
India.___ (Grammy-winning singer)
ARIE

3D
___ and Confused” (1993 movie)
DAZED

4D
Exclamation from Emeril
BAM

5D
With 4-Across, hero of an “Arabian Nights” folktale who said “Open sesame!”
ALI

6D
Embargo
BAN

7D
“It’s ___!” (“This is so easy!”): 2 wds.
ASNAP

8D
Reason for a bank being closed
HOLIDAY

9D
Actress Purnell of “Fallout”
ELLA

10D
German word for “no”
NEIN

15D
Male friend, in Mazatlán
AMIGO

16D
Suffix with “Taiwan” or “Nepal”
ESE

20D
Score that’s better than a bogey
PAR

21D
“How terrible!”: 2 wds.
OH NO

22D
Folk singer DiFranco
ANI

23D
Bottom of a river
BED

24D
Female animal whose wool can be shorn
EWE

26D
“The ___ the limit!”
SKY’S

28D
Cut (off)
LOP

29D
In support of
POR

30D
Approved, briefly
OK’D

32D
Amount gained on a football field
YARDAGE

33D
In the blink of an ___
EYE

34D
Fictional owner of a chocolate factory
WONKA

39D
Goblet-shaped planter
URN

40D
Word that can follow “coffee” or “trouble”
MAKER

42D
Simple, catchy song
DITTY

43D
“___ Good Men” (Jack Nicholson movie): 2 wds.
A FEW

44D
Feeling that may be hard to resist
URGE

46D
Large plant in an arboretum
TREE

47D
Seasoning often paired with pepper
SALT

49D
13-time WNBA All-Star Bird
SUE

50D
“Golden years” savings plan: Abbr.
IRA

51D
Signal of agreement
NOD