7/30/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

7/30/26
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
City’s crime fighters
COPS

5A
Mammal with wings
BAT

8A
Elevate
LIFT

12A
Easy basketball shot
LAYUP

14A
LiMu ___ & Doug (bird/man duo in insurance ads)
EMU

15A
Land survey measure
ACRE

16A
Skylit chambers
ATRIA

17A
Smartphone download
APP

18A
Animated character like Peppa Pig
TOON

19A
2025 Lil Uzi Vert single about a romance that’s strong despite a language barrier: 3 wds.
WHATYOUSAYING

22A
Flat-topped land formation of the Badlands
MESA

23A
Half-___ (latte order)
CAF

24A
Food served at many luaus
POI

26A
___ the flames (make things worse)
FAN

29A
Venomous African snake
MAMBA

33A
2023 Lil Uzi Vert single, featuring Nicki Minaj, about living a luxury-brand lifestyle: 2 wds.
ENDLESS FASHION

37A
Used a stun gun on
TASED

38A
The whole shebang
ALL

39A
___ of a gun!
SON

40A
Simple command to a dog
SIT

42A
Tallies up
ADDS

45A
2022 Lil Uzi Vert single about shaking it on the dance floor: 3 wds.
JUST WANNA ROCK

51A
Vagrant
HOBO

52A
Pub order
ALE

53A
Experience grief
MOURN

54A
___ as we speak (at present)
EVEN

55A
At present
NOW

56A
Shopping binge
SPREE

57A
Titles for British men
SIRS

58A
___ out of here!
GET

59A
West ___ Story (2021 movie remake)
SIDE

1D
Part of Freddy Krueger’s glove
CLAW

2D
Words recited at a swearing-in ceremony
OATH

3D
Ancient monuments built for pharaohs
PYRAMIDS

4D
The Nutcracker ___ (Tchaikovsky work)
SUITE

5D
Boyfriend for a belle
BEAU

6D
Hypes (up), as a crowd
AMPS

7D
California Love rapper Shakur
TUPAC

8D
2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Queen ___
LATIFAH

9D
Much-beloved celebrity
ICON

10D
Amphibian such as Kermit
FROG

11D
Value of the Roman numeral X
TEN

13D
Foots the bill
PAYS

20D
Big galoots
OAFS

21D
Sweet potato lookalikes
YAMS

24D
Veterinarian’s patient
PET

25D
Act ___ hunch: 2 wds.
ON A

27D
Sex Education actor Butterfield
ASA

28D
Sports group with 32 teams: Abbr.
NFL

30D
The Show Me State
MISSOURI

31D
___ Radley (To Kill a Mockingbird character)
BOO

32D
Retired TV journalist Curry
ANN

34D
Tutor’s teachings
LESSONS

35D
Fix prose for a publisher
EDIT

36D
Actor Cumming who voices an evil version of Bullseye in Toy Story 5
ALAN

44D
___ the ball (messes up)
DROPS

45D
Livin’ on a Prayer band Bon ___
JOVI

46D
Largest rideshare company in the world
UBER

47D
Soothing gel
ALOE

48D
Small salamander
NEWT

49D
Street ___ (reputation)
CRED

50D
Leg joint with a cap
KNEE

51D
“For ___ a jolly good fellow…”
HES