8/15/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/15/26
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1A
They’re sometimes blocked in a web browser
ADS

4A
Just a ___ (not very much)
TAD

7A
Video-capturing device, for short
CAM

10A
As we speak
NOW

11A
President on the US penny, familiarly
ABE

12A
Reaction to a good move by a toreador
OLE

13A
US president who graduated from Harvard Business School in 1975: 3 wds.
GEORGE W BUSH

16A
Misplaced
LOST

17A
Lowest positive integer, in Spanish
UNO

18A
Hit below the ___
BELT

20A
The Librarians: The Next Chapter cable channel
TNT

21A
Vatican leader
POPE

22A
Response during a wedding ceremony: 2 wds.
I DO

24A
Ad-___ (unscripted line)
LIB

27A
US president who graduated from Harvard College in 1940: 3 wds.
JOHN F KENNEDY

30A
Compass direction opposite NNW: Abbr.
SSE

31A
Title for a Protestant pastor, often: Abbr.
REV

32A
Actress Fisher of the new movie “Spa Weekend”
ISLA

33A
Month when the Kentucky Derby is held
MAY

35A
Container of 24 beers
CASE

36A
Band with the best-selling album “Automatic for the People”
REM

37A
Polluted haze
SMOG

39A
US president who graduated from Harvard Law School in 1991: 2 wds.
BARACK OBAMA

43A
One step ___ time: 2 wds.
AT A

44A
Brother’s sibling, for short
SIS

45A
___-com (movie such as “Notting Hill”)
ROM

46A
Hairstyling product
GEL

47A
“___ a jungle out there!”
ITS

48A
Program installed on a tablet
APP

1D
“Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” director ___ Lee
ANG

2D
Bambi’s mother, for example
DOE

3D
Puffy due to fluid buildup, like tonsils
SWOLLEN

4D
Clothing labels
TAGS

5D
Collaborate with someone who’s committing a felony
ABET

6D
Droplets on blades of grass
DEW

7D
Innumerable
COUNTLESS

8D
As well
ALSO

9D
Only so-so
MEH

14D
Brain ___ (mindless media, in slang)
ROT

15D
Bread for a frankfurter
BUN

18D
Hecklers’ cries
BOOS

19D
Lasting only a very short period of time
EPHEMERAL

20D
Unit of weight for a large truck
TON

21D
Kids’ bedwear, for short
PJS

22D
Mamie Eisenhower’s husband’s nickname
IKE

23D
“Lion” actor Patel
DEV

25D
Run in neutral
IDLE

26D
“Hanging ___ Moment” (Lifehouse song)
BY A

28D
Make bacon or onion rings, say
FRY

29D
___ Falls (romantic destination on the US/Canada border)
NIAGARA

34D
Professional group for doctors: Abbr.
AMA

35D
What corn kernels are attached to
COB

36D
Marginal tax ___
RATE

37D
Comedic sketch
SKIT

38D
Green plant that grows on tree bark
MOSS

41D
___ the floor with (defeat handily)
MOP

42D
Sound-boosting concert equipment
AMP