8/12/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/13/26
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
Precious jewel
GEM

4A
Records that come in sleeves: Abbr.
LPS

7A
Large concrete square
SLAB

11A
Body-spray brand
AXE

12A
Go ___ on a high note
OUT

13A
Move across the airport tarmac
TAXI

14A
Instagram upload, for short
PIC

15A
“T-t-turn up the heat!”
BRR

16A
Acetylsalicylic ___ (aspirin)
ACID

17A
Band that sang the 1964 hit “Love Me Do”: 2 wds.
THE BEATLES

20A
Gymnast Raisman who appeared on “Dancing With the Stars” in 2013
ALY

21A
Top worn to the gym
TEE

22A
“French” birds in a Christmas song
HENS

24A
Place for a diving expedition
SEA

25A
Web portal currently owned by Bending Spoons
AOL

28A
Pop star who, with the Weeknd, sang the 2014 hit “Love Me Harder”: 2 wds.
ARIANA GRANDE

31A
Kraft ___ & Cheese
MAC

32A
Poehler who cohosted “Making It” on NBC
AMY

33A
Main point
GIST

34A
Pre-holiday date
EVE

35A
Pirate’s liquor
RUM

36A
R&B star who sang the 2025 hit “Love Me Not”: 2 wds.
RAVYN LENAE

40A
Garment worn by Superman but not Aquaman
CAPE

41A
Fish that can be “electric”
EEL

42A
___ Aviv
TEL

44A
Toaster ___ (kitchen appliance)
OVEN

45A
Single-named Australian pop singer
SIA

46A
“___ Night Only” (new Callum Turner movie)
ONE

47A
Immediately following in line
NEXT

48A
Verbalize
SAY

49A
“The Catcher in the ___” (1951 novel)
RYE

1D
Word that can follow “generation” or “wage”
GAP

2D
Walk offstage
EXIT

3D
Employee in a body shop
MECHANIC

4D
What “L” typically means on an elevator button
LOBBY

5D
Unsullied
PURE

6D
Tactical approach
STRATEGY

7D
Rock-hard, as old bread
STALE

8D
Material in veils
LACE

9D
Globe’s line of rotation
AXIS

10D
Raise an auction paddle, say
BID

18D
Queen in “Frozen 2”
ELSA

19D
___ up (start crying)
TEAR

22D
Deli meat
HAM

23D
Notable quarter-century, maybe
ERA

24D
Lack of variety
SAMENESS

25D
Pixar artist
ANIMATOR

26D
Takes too many drugs: Abbr.
ODS

27D
“___ sleeping dogs lie”
LET

29D
Military branch with the song “Anchors Aweigh”
NAVY

30D
“Janie’s Got ___” (Aerosmith song): 2 wds.
A GUN

34D
One of ten in a decathlon
EVENT

35D
Race that includes handoffs
RELAY

36D
Great review
RAVE

37D
Tip-top
APEX

40D
Prisoner
CON

43D
Jamie ___ Curtis
LEE