9/9/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

9/9/26
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1A
Sidewalk eatery
CAFE

5A
Vessel with a periscope, for short
SUB

8A
Hot under the collar
MAD

11A
Type of berry in a smoothie bowl
ACAI

12A
Eureka!
AHA

13A
Brewpub beverage
ALE

14A
Floating ice mass, for short
BERG

15A
Woman in a convent
NUN

16A
Center of an ear of corn
COB

17A
“Love Actually” actor who played William Thacker in 1999’s “Notting Hill”: 2 wds.
HUGH GRANT

20A
Schemes
PLOTS

23A
“Thanks, I ___ you one”
OWE

24A
Bend forward at the waist
BOW

25A
Off-the-neck hairstyles
UPDOS

29A
“Eat Pray Love” actress who played Anna Scott in “Notting Hill”: 2 wds.
JULIA ROBERTS

34A
Get ___ (coexist peacefully)
ALONG

35A
Popular email provider in the 1990s
AOL

36A
Record player speed: Abbr.
RPM

38A
“Delish!”
YUMMY

40A
“House of the Dragon” actor who played Spike in “Notting Hill”: 2 wds.
RHYS IFANS

44A
Liquid in a deep fryer
OIL

45A
Seasonal sickness
FLU

46A
What a scrunchie holds
HAIR

50A
Game with numbered cards in four colors
UNO

51A
___ and games
FUN

52A
Award won by Noah Wyle for “The Pitt”
EMMY

53A
2,000 pounds
TON

54A
Up to this moment
YET

55A
Ready to harvest
RIPE

1D
Urban vehicle for hire
CAB

2D
Stack starter in solitaire
ACE

3D
Many miles away
FAR

4D
This clue’s number times two
EIGHT

5D
Performed in an opera
SANG

6D
“Nah!”: Hyph.
UH-UH

7D
“The Big ___ Theory”
BANG

8D
Colorful tropical parrot with a long tail
MACAW

9D
By yourself
ALONE

10D
Credit-card balance, for example
DEBT

18D
Customary
USUAL

19D
Floated upward
ROSE

20D
Two-ingredient kids’ sandwich: Abbr.
PBJ

21D
“La Bamba” star ___ Diamond Phillips
LOU

22D
Duolingo’s bird mascot
OWL

26D
Amateur’s opposite
PRO

27D
“___ Quixote”
DON

28D
Doctor who delivers babies, for short: Hyph.
OB-GYN

30D
Pet food brand with a paw in its logo
IAMS

31D
Male bighorn
RAM

32D
Holland of “Spider-Man: Brand New Day”
TOM

33D
Crafty
SLY

36D
Thick-skinned safari beast
RHINO

37D
Orange cone seen near road construction
PYLON

39D
Singer of the #1 songs “Nice & Slow” and “Yeah!”
USHER

40D
One-sided victory
ROUT

43D
Mom’s sister
AUNT

47D
“___ keeping you up?”: 2 wds.
AM I

48D
Child who’s constantly misbehaving
IMP

49D
Bread for a Reuben sandwich
RYE