8/17/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/17/26
Movie Monday

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1A
“No ___, no fuss”
MUSS

5A
Lackluster
BLAH

9A
Morning moisture
DEW

12A
___ the standings (in first place)
ATOP

13A
Increase an opponent’s poker bet
RAISE

14A
“The Three Musketeers: Milady” actress Green
EVA

15A
Scarlett O’Hara’s plantation
TARA

16A
Expunge, as chalk marks
ERASE

17A
Young chap
LAD

18A
1998 war epic in which Woody Harrelson plays Sergeant Keck: 4 wds.
THE THIN RED LINE

21A
Phoenix basketball player
SUN

22A
Airport screening agency: Abbr.
TSA

23A
Female pig
SOW

26A
Laser ___ (type of fat-removal procedure, for short)
LIPO

29A
Vessel for a flower bouquet
VASE

33A
2012 dystopian movie in which Woody Harrelson plays Haymitch Abernathy: 3 wds.
THE HUNGER GAMES

37A
“Star Wars” character voiced by the same person who voiced Miss Piggy
YODA

38A
Neighborhood
AREA

39A
Campaign-funding group: Abbr.
PAC

40A
“Forty winks”
NAP

43A
Laila who followed in her dad’s boxing footsteps
ALI

45A
2017 biographical drama, in which Woody Harrelson plays Rex Walls: 3 wds.
THE GLASS CASTLE

53A
Pooh’s little marsupial buddy
ROO

54A
Feature of a cheerleader’s skirt
PLEAT

55A
Canvas on a boat’s mast
SAIL

56A
Charged particle
ION

57A
2006 “American Idol” winner Taylor ___
HICKS

58A
Large vessels for tea or coffee
URNS

59A
Gives a thumbs-up to
NOD

60A
Pot starter in poker
ANTE

61A
“Something’s Got a Hold on Me” singer James
ETTA

1D
Stand-up comedian Rife
MATT

2D
State between Idaho and Arizona
UTAH

3D
“You’re a sight for ___ eyes!”
SORE

4D
Minor disagreements
SPATS

5D
Farm structure where livestock might take shelter
BARN

6D
“Pants on fire” person
LIAR

7D
Liability’s opposite
ASSET

8D
Listens to and takes, as advice
HEEDS

9D
Pastrami emporium
DELI

10D
Actress ___ Rachel Wood
EVAN

11D
Former NBA star Dwyane who’s married to Gabrielle Union
WADE

13D
Get a handle on, as runaway expenses: 2 wds.
REIN IN

19D
“Not Suitable for Work” streaming service
HULU

20D
Magma after it has erupted
LAVA

23D
Enclosure where you’d hear oinking
STY

24D
“Just as I suspected!”
OHO

25D
Join in matrimony
WED

27D
Organization with a logo that features two clubs and a ball: Abbr.
PGA

28D
“___ the ramparts we watched …”
OER

30D
Electronic item onstage at a concert
AMP

31D
Mediterranean or South China, for example
SEA

32D
Upper left key on a PC keyboard
ESC

34D
Let it all ___ out (be very relaxed)
HANG

35D
Responds to a stimulus
REACTS

42D
McCain’s running mate in 2008
PALIN

44D
Debate subject
ISSUE

45D
Musical group with three people
TRIO

46D
What a fisherman might attach a worm to
HOOK

47D
Ages and ages
EONS

48D
Offshoot group
SECT

49D
Japanese rice wine
SAKE

50D
Pastry made by the Queen of Hearts, in a rhyme
TART

51D
Belly-button fuzz
LINT

52D
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” actress Pataky
ELSA