7/1/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

7/1/26
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1A
Take a small drink
SIP

4A
___ California (Tijuana’s state)
BAJA

8A
Chew on
GNAW

12A
1980s Olympic gymnast Mary ___ Retton
LOU

13A
Cart-pulling animals
OXEN

14A
All-night dance party
RAVE

15A
“So tasty!”
YUM

16A
Opposite of messy
NEAT

17A
Discontinued portable music player from Apple
IPOD

18A
“The Hustler” actor who played prisoner Luke Jackson in 1967’s “Cool Hand Luke”: 2 wds.
PAUL NEWMAN

21A
Points toward a target
AIMS

22A
“The best things in life ___ free”
ARE

23A
Hairdo styled with a pick
AFRO

24A
Night out with a boyfriend, say
DATE

26A
Loud commotion
DIN

29A
“Airport” actor who played prisoner Clarence “Dragline” Slidell in “Cool Hand Luke”: 2 wds.
GEORGE KENNEDY

32A
Hold the deed to
OWN

33A
___ cry from (quite unlike): 2 wds.
A FAR

34A
Multinational oil cartel: Abbr.
OPEC

35A
Tavern drink
ALE

36A
Slang word for a potato
SPUD

37A
“East of Eden” actress who played Luke’s mother Arletta in “Cool Hand Luke”: 3 wds.
JO VAN FLEET

41A
Optimistic feeling
HOPE

42A
Feature of a rotary telephone
DIAL

43A
“Do you know who ___?”: 2 wds.
I AM

46A
App downloader
USER

47A
Diabolical
EVIL

48A
Organization that monitors carbon emissions: Abbr.
EPA

49A
Shelter sealed with a zipper
TENT

50A
Scarlet and crimson, for example
REDS

51A
Same-___ couple
SEX

1D
Crafty
SLY

2D
Written promise to pay
IOU

3D
Lift weights: 2 wds.
PUMP IRON

4D
Extra payment to an employee
BONUS

5D
Difficult leap on the ice rink
AXEL

6D
Emmy-winning actress Smart of “Hacks”
JEAN

7D
Animal with a long tongue for licking up insects
ANTEATER

8D
Greasy dirt
GRIME

9D
West Coast wine valley
NAPA

10D
Cosmetics rival of Mary Kay
AVON

11D
Unite in matrimony
WED

19D
Spanish word for “love”
AMOR

20D
Small bird with a loud song
WREN

21D
Hardly any: 2 wds.
AFEW

23D
“I’ll give it ___” (“I can try”): 2 wds.
A GO

24D
Public ___ (lawyer who goes up against a prosecutor)
DEFENDER

25D
Rakim Mayers, ___ A$AP Rocky: Abbr.
AKA

26D
Sheriffs’ assistants
DEPUTIES

27D
Verified the age of, for short
IDED

28D
Metropolis that includes the Bronx and Staten Island: Abbr.
NYC

30D
Black-tie bash
GALA

31D
“Ain’t happening”
NOPE

35D
Ward off, as danger
AVERT

36D
Exchanges for money
SELLS

39D
Number of people in a quintet
FIVE

40D
Placed down, as linoleum
LAID

41D
Basic shelter
HUT

44D
Animal companion of Tarzan
APE

45D
To the ___ (extremely)
MAX