7/8/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

7/8/26
Wayback Wednesday

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1A
Hayes who wrote the musical score for “Shaft”
ISAAC

6A
Feature of Anthony Anderson’s smile
GAP

9A
“9-1-1: Nashville” network
ABC

12A
So out-of-style, it’s back in
RETRO

13A
Feel very bad about
RUE

14A
Pigeon’s sound
COO

15A
Cuss
SWEAR

16A
“Life imitates ___”
ART

17A
Infuriated
MAD

18A
Host of “The Price Is Right” in the 1970s: 2 wds.
BOB BARKER

21A
Frustrating inconvenience
HASSLE

24A
Original ___ (Christian concept)
SIN

25A
“Things ___ looking up!”
ARE

26A
Frito-___ (snack company)
LAY

28A
Monetary unit of Estonia and Latvia
EURO

32A
Host of “Family Feud” in the 1970s: 2 wds.
RICHARD DAWSON

36A
“Chained to the Rhythm” singer Perry
KATY

37A
Hang loosely
SAG

38A
___ Lilly (drug company that makes Zepbound)
ELI

39A
New England school for future engineers: Abbr.
MIT

42A
Group of items for serving Earl Grey: 2 wds.
TEA SET

44A
Host of “Let’s Make a Deal” in the 1970s: 2 wds.
MONTY HALL

47A
“Life is like a ___ of chocolates”
BOX

48A
Gorilla, for example
APE

49A
Joint that some macaroni is shaped like
ELBOW

53A
“___ got your back”
IVE

54A
“Spectre” actress Seydoux
LEA

55A
Steamy room
SAUNA

56A
Form of Buddhism
ZEN

57A
Sticky stuff from a maple tree
SAP

58A
More bashful
SHYER

1D
Addressee on many April 15 mailings: Abbr.
IRS

2D
Do a seamstress’s job
SEW

3D
Dined
ATE

4D
Most Middle East residents
ARABS

5D
Toyota model with the most lifetime sales
COROLLA

6D
Seize
GRAB

7D
Luminous personal energy fields
AURAS

8D
___ dish (laboratory container)
PETRI

9D
Wile E. Coyote’s gadget provider
ACME

10D
Swine with tusks
BOAR

11D
Fish for which a Massachusetts cape is named
COD

19D
Winnie the Pooh, for one
BEAR

20D
Was familiar with
KNEW

21D
“___! The Herald Angels Sing”
HARK

22D
Tune in “Tosca” or “Turandot”
ARIA

23D
Splinter group
SECT

27D
Touchdown pass distances: Abbr.
YDS

29D
Utilizes, as a tool
USES

30D
Part in a play
ROLE

31D
“Single Ladies (Put a Ring ___)” : 2 wds.
ON IT

33D
Church song
HYMN

34D
Information that might be “mined”
DATA

35D
Never appearing to get older
AGELESS

40D
Slanted letters that indicate emphasis, for short
ITALIC

44D
Change locations
MOVE

45D
Yoked bovines
OXEN

46D
Disorderly pile
HEAP

47D
“Just a Friend” rapper ___ Markie
BIZ

50D
Get from a store
BUY

51D
___ -hit wonder
ONE

52D
Subject of many 1960s protests
WAR