7/17/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

7/17/26
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1A
Cigar’s residue
ASH

4A
Mongrels
CURS

8A
Meat in quiche Lorraine
HAM

11A
“Glee” star Michele
LEA

12A
Nameless author: Abbr.
ANON

13A
“Are you a man ___ mouse?”: 2 wds.
ORA

14A
Right fielder whose #51 was retired by the Seattle Mariners in 2025: 2 wds.
ICHIRO SUZUKI

17A
Miniature fruit pie
TART

18A
Old-fashioned oath
EGAD

19A
Feel sick
AIL

21A
Had a longing (for)
PINED

25A
Name of the current pope
LEO

28A
Direction opposite west
EAST

31A
___ Scotia (province of Canada)
NOVA

32A
Designated hitter whose #11 was retired by the Seattle Mariners in 2017: 2 wds.
EDGAR MARTINEZ

35A
“Working ___” (1988 Melanie Griffith movie)
GIRL

36A
Ho-hum
BLAH

37A
Compass point across from WSW: Abbr.
ENE

38A
Oktoberfest mug
STEIN

40A
Salaried athlete
PRO

42A
Acquire
GAIN

45A
Mental plan
IDEA

48A
Center fielder whose #24 was retired by the Seattle Mariners in 2016: 3 wds.
KEN GRIFFEY JR

52A
Stand in ___ of (be super-impressed by)
AWE

53A
Make a scarf with yarn, say
KNIT

54A
“Excellent!” in the 1980s
RAD

55A
Actor Danson of “A Man on the Inside”
TED

56A
Company that produces “Jeopardy!” and “Wheel of Fortune”
SONY

57A
Hectic hospital areas: Abbr.
ERS

1D
___ Baba
ALI

2D
Religious faction
SECT

3D
“Good joke!”: Hyph.
HAHA

4D
French company known for luxury jewelry and watches
CARTIER

5D
Numero ___
UNO

6D
Actress Byrne of the “Insidious” movies
ROSE

7D
Form-fitting
SNUG

8D
Legendary escape artist Harry
HOUDINI

9D
Boat that survived a legendary flood
ARK

10D
___ tai (cocktail)
MAI

15D
Savings source for seniors: Abbr.
IRA

16D
Heat in the microwave
ZAP

20D
Child of a 49-Down
LAMB

22D
___ the wiser (still in the dark)
NONE

23D
“Don’t ___ think about it!”
EVEN

24D
State of confusion
DAZE

25D
Body parts with knees and thighs
LEGS

26D
Make written revisions to
EDIT

27D
Creature like Shrek
OGRE

29D
1950s and 1960s actor Mineo
SAL

30D
Catch with a snare
TRAP

33D
Made straight, like car wheels
ALIGNED

34D
Like someone who keeps their spending low
THIFTY

39D
Pester persistently
NAG

41D
Laudatory poem
ODE

43D
Vexes
IRKS

47D
Not quite completely closed
AJAR

48D
Kit ___ (candy bar)
KAT

49D
Female animal with fleece
EWE

50D
Ominous sighting in “Jaws”
FIN

51D
Routes shown on maps: Abbr.
RDS