6/26/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

6/26/26
Sports Fan Friday

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1A
Appropriate
APT

4A
Animal enclosures
PENS

8A
Emergency keyboard key
ESC

11A
Zodiac sign that begins in July
LEO

12A
Pirate’s stolen goods
LOOT

13A
Gunk
GOO

14A
Captain of the gold-medal-winning US women’s hockey team at the 2018 Winter Olympics: 2 wds.
MEGHANDUGGAN

17A
Utensil for eating soup
SPOON

18A
My bad!
OOPS

19A
Hockey player’s headgear
HELMET

23A
Actor Bridges who has a recurring role on “Matlock”
BEAU

26A
Cauliflower ___ (boxing injury)
EAR

27A
Marry
WED

30A
Captain of the gold-medal-winning US women’s hockey team at the 1998 Winter Olympics: 2 wds.
CAMMIEGRANATO

33A
“My ___ runneth over”
CUP

34A
“Cobra ___” (former Netflix series)
KAI

35A
“Hokum” star ___ Scott
ADAM

36A
Italian form of ice cream
GELATO

38A
Part of a dance move
STEP

41A
Gives off, as heat
EMITS

45A
Captain of the gold-medal-winning US women’s hockey team at the 2026 Winter Olympics: 2 wds.
HILARYKNIGHT

49A
___ Toy Barn (place in “Toy Story 2”)
ALS

50A
___ moss (type of garden mulch)
PEAT

51A
Minecraft substance
ORE

52A
Small, to a Scot
WEE

53A
Subject on the SAT
MATH

54A
Liquor that comes from sugarcane
RUM

1D
Charitable offerings
ALMS

2D
Little Bo-___
PEEP

3D
Like a restaurant order that you’re taking home: 2 wds.
TOGO

4D
What an aviator flies
PLANE

5D
Almost endless period of time
EON

6D
Silently indicate “yes”
NOD

7D
Name that sounds like “stew”
STU

8D
Brand that makes Stranger Things Strawberry Waffles
EGGO

9D
Dishwashing liquid
SOAP

10D
Hoodwinks
CONS

15D
Boring: Hyph.
HO-HUM

16D
“Papa’s ___ a Brand New Bag” (James Brown song)
GOT

20D
Lawful
LEGAL

21D
2025 International Tennis Hall of Fame inductee Sharapova
MARIA

22D
Life phase, according to Taylor Swift’s tour
ERA

23D
Privately include on an email: Abbr.
BCC

24D
___ de parfum (scent)
EAU

25D
Volume booster at a rock concert
AMP

27D
Rolled-up bundle of dollar bills
WAD

28D
When someone should land at an airport: Abbr.
ETA

29D
___ Pérignon (champagne brand)
DOM

31D
Mike and ___ (fruit candy brand)
IKE

32D
Older member of the Judds
NAOMI

36D
Number that determines placement on a dean’s list: Abbr.
GPA

37D
Like 2 Samuel, among Old Testament books
TENTH

38D
Bernard ___, CNN’s first lead anchor
SHAW

39D
Scrabble piece with a letter on it
TILE

40D
“What ___ could go wrong?”
ELSE

44D
Thin part of a cherry
STEM

46D
Tachometer measurement: Abbr.
RPM

47D
Nay’s opposite that rhymes with “nay”
YEA

48D
Actress Dennings of “Shifting Gears”
KAT