8/12/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/12/26
Wayback Wednesday

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1A
Casings of okra and peas
PODS

5A
“Call of Duty: Black ___” (video game)
OPS

8A
Network that “Fire Country” airs on
CBS

11A
Bristly tool for a custodian
BROOM

13A
Farming tool that’s used while standing up
HOE

14A
Edge of a skirt or shirt
HEM

15A
“Ray” actor who played trainer Drew Bundini Brown in the 2001 biopic “Ali”: 2 wds.
JAMIEFOXX

17A
“This American Life” host Glass
IRA

18A
Topspin ___ (tennis shot)
LOB

19A
Rizzoli’s partner in a former TNT series
ISLES

21A
Anti-smoking spot on TV, for example: Abbr.
PSA

24A
“Aladdin” actor who played Muhammad Ali in “Ali”: 2 wds.
WILLSMITH

27A
Steps on a ladder
RUNGS

29A
Cooler brand that shares its name with a mythical Himalayan creature
YETI

30A
Red-haired twin in Genesis
ESAU

31A
___ and match (assemble in different ways)
MIX

32A
Woodwind insert
REED

36A
Open up ___ of worms: 2 wds.
ACAN

38A
Get out on the roller rink
SKATE

39A
“Midnight Cowboy” actor who played journalist Howard Cosell in “Ali”: 2 wds.
JONVOIGHT

43A
Skedaddled
RAN

44A
Related to bees
APIAN

45A
Curved path
ARC

47A
Hombre
MAN

48A
“Reversal of Fortune” actor who played Angelo Dundee in the 2001 biopic “Ali”: 2 wds.
RONSILVER

54A
Crunchy sandwich known by three initials
BLT

55A
Pitch ___-hitter: 2 wds.
ANO

56A
Calm composure
POISE

57A
Residue in a firepit
ASH

58A
Paternal relative
DAD

59A
Johnny of “Edward Scissorhands”
DEPP

1D
Sandwich often eaten by schoolkids: Abbr.
PBJ

2D
English pop singer Rita
ORA

3D
“The Fast and the Furious” character Toretto
DOM

4D
Dirt
SOIL

5D
“The jig is up!”
OHO

6D
Disease that might be of the “swine” or “monkey” variety
POX

7D
Prejudiced against one gender
SEXIST

8D
Dish that sometimes contains beans
CHILI

9D
Floppy French hat
BERET

10D
Huge success
SMASH

12D
Sounds from a Siamese or Persian
MEOWS

16D
“The X-Files” organization: Abbr.
FBI

20D
Sly smile
SMIRK

21D
Prefix for “existing” or “approved”
PRE

22D
Fishy, in current slang
SUS

23D
Comic actress Gasteyer who was Tony-nominated for “Schmigadoon!”
ANA

25D
Making false claims
LYING

26D
Superman’s archenemy Luthor
LEX

28D
Fruit with pink pulp
GUAVA

31D
___ tai (cocktail with a rhyming name)
MAI

33D
Body part that contains an anvil and a stirrup
EAR

34D
Approximate landing hour: Abbr.
ETA

35D
Cozy retreat
DEN

37D
“The Hills” star Lauren
CONRAD

40D
Gems from Australia
OPALS

41D
Beethoven’s final symphony
NINTH

42D
Owns
HAS

46D
Lump of dirt
CLOD

49D
“Based ___ novel by …”: 2 wds.
ONA

50D
“Wynken, Blynken, and ___” (children’s poem)
NOD

51D
Compete (for)
VIE

52D
Ability claimed by Jeane Dixon and John Edward: Abbr.
ESP

53D
Part of a gym set
REP