7/21/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

7/21/26
TV Tuesday

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1A
“You have ___ to be kidding me!”
GOT

4A
Play a role onstage
ACT

7A
___ Beta Kappa
PHI

10A
Desertlike
ARID

12A
Comedian Margaret
CHO

13A
“Ben-___” (2016 film remake)
HUR

14A
What people call you
NAME

15A
Go bad, like produce
ROT

16A
“___ a deal!”
ITS

17A
“Hit Man” star nominated for Golden Globes in 2025 and 2026: 2 wds.
GLEN POWELL

20A
Moral wrongdoing
SIN

21A
“Star Wars” character Han
SOLO

23A
Diagram in an atlas
MAP

26A
December 31 observance: Abbr.
NYE

28A
Coin worth ten cents
DIME

30A
2015-2016 Fox comedy slasher series featuring 17-Across: 2 wds.
SCREAM QUEENS

33A
Racehorse’s pace
TROT

34A
What planets revolve around
SUN

35A
Tiny taste of a beverage
SIP

36A
1/12 of a foot
INCH

38A
Cards checked by bouncers: Abbr.
IDS

40A
Hulu sports comedy series featuring 17-Across: 2 wds.
CHAD POWERS

45A
Animal that the adjective “simian” describes
APE

47A
Flashy move in a ballroom dance
DIP

48A
Help with criminal activity
ABET

49A
“Illmatic” rapper
NAS

50A
___ by (barely manage)
GET

51A
Newfoundland dog in “Peter Pan”
NANA

52A
Commercials
ADS

53A
___ herring (false clue)
RED

54A
Over that way, old-style
YON

1D
Group with “turf” in a city
GANG

2D
Verbal
ORAL

3D
“___ is of the essence”
TIME

4D
Word shortenings such as “scuba” and “laser”
ACRONYMS

5D
Purina Dog ___
CHOW

6D
Schleps
HAULS

7D
Philadelphia’s baseball team
PHILLIES

8D
“Naked and Afraid” shelter, often
HUT

9D
Agency with auditors: Abbr.
IRS

11D
Bears’ lairs
DENS

18D
___ colada (tropical cocktail)
PINA

19D
Mother ___ (miner’s discovery)
LODE

22D
Rival of Hyatt and Marriott
OMNI

23D
New York Knicks’ home arena: Abbr.
MSG

24D
“Superfood” berry
ACAI

25D
Ariel, Belle, Tiana, or Jasmine, in Disney films
PRINCESS

27D
Gave the necessary tools to
EQUIPPED

29D
“Sixth sense”: Abbr.
ESP

31D
Carve in stone
ETCH

32D
Ctrl-Z computer command
UNDO

37D
Bill who starred on “Barry”
HADER

39D
Bird that’s “a-swimming” in a Christmas song
SWAN

41D
Flood-control barrier
DIKE

42D
Auction website, or “bee” in Pig Latin
EBAY

45D
“Ballerina” star de Armas
ANA

46D
Word that can follow “launch” or “mouse”
PAD