8/27/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/27/26
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1A
Capital of Peru
LIMA

5A
Energy drink produced by PepsiCo
AMP

8A
“Un momento, ___ favor”
POR

11A
Lemon’s shape, approximately
OVAL

12A
Bill and ___ (make romantic sounds)
COO

13A
Place to buy sandwiches with sliced meat
DELI

14A
Wavy hairdo
PERM

15A
Sabrina Carpenter hit on Billboard’s 2025 year-end Hot 100 … or a strong coffee
ESPRESSO

17A
___ and ends (various things)
ODDS

19A
Eightsome
OCTET

20A
Without company
ALONE

23A
Utensil for eating pudding
SPOON

24A
Billie Eilish hit on Billboard’s 2025 year-end Hot 100 … or a natural bloom
WILDFLOWER

27A
All Hallows’ ___ (the end of October)
EVE

28A
“Yes,” in French
OUI

29A
Olympic skier Kenworthy
GUS

32A
Myles Smith hit on Billboard’s 2025 year-end Hot 100 … or looking at the night sky
STARGAZING

36A
Recorded for later viewing
TAPED

38A
National ___ Call Registry (telemarketer-limiting list): 2 wds.
DO NOT

39A
During the time that
WHILE

40A
“Er, excuse me …”
AHEM

42A
Alex Warren hit on Billboard’s 2025 year-end Hot 100 … or typical
ORDINARY

44A
Journal that could be hosted at Substack
BLOG

48A
“Pleased to ___ you” (words during an introduction)
MEET

49A
Little devil
IMP

50A
State whose main crop is corn
IOWA

51A
Place for sleeping
BED

52A
Bread with a Jewish variety
RYE

53A
People who used to date
EXES

1D
Hack (off)
LOP

2D
“___ reached my limit!”
IVE

3D
St. Patrick’s Day month: Abbr.
MAR

4D
Nut found in biscotti
ALMOND

5D
Served perfectly, in tennis
ACED

6D
“A rolling stone gathers no ___”
MOSS

7D
“___ Goes the Weasel”
POP

8D
Green sauce on pasta
PESTO

9D
“WandaVision” actress Elizabeth
OLSEN

10D
Extremely funny person
RIOT

13D
Interior style
DECOR

16D
Jump ___ (playground item)
ROPE

18D
___ Leppard (British rock band)
DEF

20D
Reaction to the Grand Canyon, perhaps
AWE

21D
Captain Benson on “Law & Order: SVU,” for short
LIV

22D
Cheer in Barcelona
OLE

23D
Big gulp of liquid
SWIG

25D
A few bricks short of a ___
LOAD

26D
Your and my
OUR

29D
Liquor in a gimlet or a martini
GIN

30D
Number before “due” in Italian
UNO

31D
Corporal’s superior: Abbr.
SGT

32D
Share equally, as a restaurant’s bill
SPLIT

33D
Future twentysomething
TEEN

34D
Ending in the names of some fruity drinks
ADE

35D
“The Walking Dead” creature
ZOMBIE

39D
Body part shown in a sonogram
WOMB

40D
Country’s military force
ARMY

41D
Very heavy promotion
HYPE

43D
Balloon filler
AIR

45D
Salmon topping for a bagel
LOX

46D
Need to pay back
OWE

47D
Fuel whose prices surged in March 2026
OIL