8/28/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/28/26
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
Music genre that the Sugarhill Gang helped pioneer
RAP

4A
Place that may play New Age music in the background
SPA

7A
“Thar ___ blows!”
SHE

10A
Body parts sometimes called “the windows to the soul”
EYES

12A
“___ a Tramp” (song from a 1955 Disney movie)
HES

13A
Practice for a boxing match
SPAR

14A
It could be “home-cooked”
MEAL

15A
What could be avoided by paying for premium streaming plans
ADS

16A
Reid of the “Sharknado” movies
TARA

17A
Infielder who spent his entire career (1953-1971) with the Cubs and hit 512 homers: 2 wds.
ERNIE BANKS

20A
Remove, as a current mayor
UNSEAT

23A
Road-surfacing gunk
TAR

24A
With 35-Across, outfielder who spent his entire career (1951-1968) with the Yankees and hit 536 homers
MICKEY

25A
Pieces of leather used for sharpening razors
STROPS

29A
After-school support group: Abbr.
PTA

30A
Internet service provider since 1993
AOL

31A
Person waiting on tables
SERVER

35A
See 24-Across
MANTLE

38A
Ginger ___ (soda sometimes mixed with liquor)
ALE

39A
In whatever way
ANYHOW

40A
First baseman/outfielder who spent his entire career (1941-1963) with the Cardinals and hit 475 homers: 2 wds.
STAN MUSIAL

44A
“In the interest of saving ___ …”
TIME

45A
Vulcano of “Impractical Jokers”
SAL

46A
Unlatch
OPEN

50A
Eye part that might be hazel
IRIS

51A
___ Young Band (“Love Ain’t” group)
ELI

52A
First line on many applications
NAME

53A
Top color on a stoplight
RED

54A
Tim Scott or Rick Scott, for example: Abbr.
SEN

55A
Almost empty, on a gas gauge
LOW

1D
“Shiny Happy People” band
REM

2D
Vote that’s similar to “yea”
AYE

3D
Split ___ soup
PEA

4D
Sailors’ song
SHANTY

5D
Mani-___ (beauty combination)
PEDI

6D
Things you own, like stocks and bonds
ASSETS

7D
Bridge’s length
SPAN

8D
“___! The Herald Angels Sing” (Christmas song)
HARK

9D
Historical periods sometimes named for rulers
ERAS

11D
Streamlined, like a sports car
SLEEK

13D
Beatles drummer Ringo
STARR

18D
2026 Grammy nominee Addison ___
RAE

19D
Animal that Dracula can turn into
BAT

20D
Home plate officials, for short
UMPS

21D
Nick at ___ (cable programming bloc)
NITE

22D
Mark left after an operation
SCAR

26D
Under ___ (having been sworn in, in court)
OATH

27D
Marco ___ (game in a swimming pool)
POLO

28D
Did in, as a dragon
SLEW

32D
Barn toppers that indicate wind direction
VANES

33D
Freddy Krueger’s street, in movies
ELM

34D
Finds another purpose for
REUSES

35D
___ ballot (vote sent via the post office): Hyph.
MAIL-IN

36D
Actress Ortiz of “Ugly Betty”
ANA

37D
Synthetic pantyhose material
NYLON

42D
Surrounded on all sides by
AMID

43D
Event for bargain hunters
SALE

47D
Amigo
PAL

48D
Music genre of Paramore
EMO

49D
___ Jersey
NEW