8/26/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/26/26
Wayback Wednesday

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1A
Barriers in rivers
DAMS

5A
American cinema’s highest honor
OSCAR

10A
“Be quiet, I have to focus!”
SHH

13A
Obi-Wan Kenobi actor Guinness
ALEC

14A
Pack animal bigger than an alpaca
LLAMA

15A
Hot drink at a dim sum eatery
TEA

16A
British New Wave band with the 1982 hit “Hungry Like the Wolf”: 2 wds.
DURAN DURAN

18A
Rowing tool
OAR

19A
Tab on many restaurant websites
MENU

20A
Guys over the age of 18
MEN

21A
Prefix that means “opposed to”
ANTI

22A
___ your hand at (attempt)
TRY

24A
Measurement used at nature reserves
ACRE

26A
Program that’s tapped to open
APP

29A
Fish often used in poke bowls
TUNA

32A
Listens to, as music
HEARS

35A
British New Wave band with the 1982 hit “Don’t You Want Me”: 3 wds.
THE HUMAN LEAGUE

38A
Car’s driving force
MOTOR

39A
Bump on an eyelid
STYE

40A
Person in a rescue squad: Abbr.
EMT

41A
Fencing sword with a stiff blade
EPEE

43A
Abbreviation at the end of a series of things
ETC

45A
Innermost part
CORE

47A
Ignore the truth
LIE

50A
Supernatural glow
AURA

53A
Living in the ___ of luxury
LAP

54A
British New Wave duo with the 1983 hit “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)”
EURYTHMICS

57A
“I finally understand!”
AHA

58A
Embellish
ADORN

59A
“This ___ joke!”: 2 wds.
IS NO

60A
Movie title such as “The Santa Clause” or “Chopping Mall”
PUN

61A
Guiding belief
TENET

62A
“___ I say more?”
NEED

1D
Mom’s partner
DAD

2D
School graduate, for short
ALUM

3D
Nothing more than
MERE

4D
Meager
SCANT

5D
Opposite of young
OLD

6D
Neglected part of town
SLUM

7D
Tender loving ___
CARE

8D
Appliance brand that’s a rival of Hotpoint
AMANA

9D
Hightailed it
RAN

10D
When the Flintstones supposedly lived: 2 wds.
STONE AGE

11D
What a furnace provides
HEAT

12D
Mata ___ (World War I spy)
HARI

17D
Protect and foster
NURTURE

21D
___ code (part of a phone number)
AREA

23D
Reaction to delectable food
YUM

25D
Cat that can sprint more than 70 miles per hour
CHEETAH

26D
Device that expels money: Abbr.
ATM

27D
Vietnamese soup often topped with bean sprouts
PHO

28D
Neverland boy who never grows up: 2 wds.
PETER PAN

30D
“Street Dreams” rapper
NAS

31D
Insect that builds hills
ANT

33D
Alcohol that’s a major export of Puerto Rico
RUM

37D
Caustic solution
LYE

42D
Sneak away from
ELUDE

44D
Spice in chili and curry powder
CUMIN

45D
Show appreciation from the audience
CLAP

46D
The most visited island in Hawaii
OAHU

48D
Appliance that must be filled with water to generate steam
IRON

49D
“Jane ___” (1847 novel)
EYRE

51D
Grow in size, as bread dough
RISE

52D
Dermatological problem
ACNE

54D
Break a fast
EAT

55D
Demolition compound: Abbr.
TNT

56D
Landscaping surface
SOD