7/16/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

7/16/26
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
Wagers
BETS

5A
World Golf Hall of Famer Ernie
ELS

8A
Pam’s original fiancé on “The Office”
ROY

11A
“That’s ___ of information to take in”: 2 wds.
ALOT

12A
Sit on Santa’s ___ (what a child might do in December)
LAP

13A
Intense music genre
EMO

14A
___ mater (college you graduated from)
ALMA

15A
“Mrs. Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children” star Green
EVA

16A
Father
DAD

17A
2025 Lady Gaga hit with the same title as a 1982 Steve Miller band song
ABRACADABRA

20A
“Heartstopper Forever” actor Connor
KIT

21A
Long section of a timeline
ERA

22A
“___ you out of your mind?”
ARE

25A
Actress Threapleton or Farrow
MIA

27A
Nickname for a former Yankee who retired in 2016: Hyph.
A-ROD

30A
2024 Morgan Wallen hit with the same title as a 1984 Rick Springfield song: 2 wds.
LOVE SOMEBODY

33A
Frog’s jump
LEAP

34A
Homophone of “Knicks”
NIX

35A
“Born as,” before a maiden name
NEE

36A
Losing general at the Battle of Gettysburg
LEE

38A
Rapper of 2006’s “Hip Hop Is Dead”
NAS

40A
2023 Taylor Swift hit with the same title as a 1983 Bananarama song: 2 wds.
CRUEL SUMMER

45A
Group that can help a broken-down car: Abbr.
AAA

46A
Trial prosecutors: Abbr.
DAS

47A
Declare publicly
AVOW

49A
Horse’s mouthpiece
BIT

50A
Woman sometimes depicted wearing fig leaves
EVE

51A
“Fancy” singer McEntire
REBA

52A
“___ of Them Days” (2025 comedy movie)
ONE

53A
Lo-___ graphics
RES

54A
“Jurassic Park” dinosaur: 2 wds., abbr.
T-REX

1D
Bleat from a sheep
BAA

2D
“___ McCay” (Emma Mackey movie)
ELLA

3D
Burial place for a pharaoh
TOMB

4D
___ raving mad
STARK

5D
Event where voters cast ballots
ELECTION

6D
2014 Pixar short film about volcanoes
LAVA

7D
Symbol for the top suit in bridge
SPADE

8D
Snoopy’s enemy: 2 wds.
RED BARON

9D
Actor Sy who stars on Netflix’s “Lupin”
OMAR

10D
Character voiced by Frank Oz in the “Star Wars” movies
YODA

18D
Prepares to shoot an arrow
AIMS

19D
United ___ Emirates (country in the Middle East)
ARAB

22D
___ of a sudden
ALL

23D
Wade’s opponent in a classic Supreme Court case
ROE

24D
Appraise
EVALUATE

26D
Grades that are slightly better than B-pluses: Hyph.
A-MINUSES

28D
Beethoven’s “___ to Joy”
ODE

29D
Artificial coloring
DYE

31D
Sword in fencing
EPEE

32D
Important test
EXAM

37D
Title for a young Mormon man
ELDER

39D
Brainy
SMART

40D
___ San Lucas (Mexican resort area)
CABO

41D
Weather that could hinder outdoor activities
RAIN

44D
What a boxer wears when entering the ring
ROBE

48D
What honeycombs are made from
WAX