9/13/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

9/13/26
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1A
When Uber passengers will reach their destinations: Abbr.
ETAS

5A
“The Running ___” (2025 Glen Powell movie)
MAN

8A
Turn on the waterworks
CRY

11A
Beat 10-0 in baseball, say
ROUT

12A
Hospital area with critical cases: Abbr.
ICU

13A
What a gardener uses to dig up potatoes
HOE

14A
Littlest bit
IOTA

15A
Technical thingamajigs
GADGETS

17A
Animated TV sitcom featuring Will Forte as a genetic duplicate of young Abraham Lincoln: 2 wds.
CLONE HIGH

19A
Kit ___ (chocolate bar)
KAT

20A
Makes less difficult
EASES

24A
“___ then what?”
AND

27A
Australian singer of “Chandelier”
SIA

29A
Egyptian river
NILE

30A
2026 movie starring Will Forte as a Looney Tunes character’s lawyer: 3 wds.
COYOTE VS ACME

33A
Boring, color-wise
DRAB

34A
Exerciser’s unit
REP

35A
Daily ___ (liberal blog)
KOS

36A
The Suez ___
CANAL

38A
Bother over and over
NAG

40A
2010 Will Forte movie adapted from one of his “Saturday Night Live” characters
MACGRUBER

45A
“The Russia House” author John: 2 wds.
LE CARRE

48A
Bottom of a sneaker
SOLE

49A
___ carte: 2 wds.
A LA

50A
From Berlin or Bonn: Abbr.
GER

51A
Pitch gently
TOSS

52A
Container for recycling
BIN

53A
Sheeran and Sullivan, for two
EDS

54A
Minor argument
SPAT

1D
“Tears in Heaven” singer Clapton
ERIC

2D
Handyman’s item
TOOL

3D
“Grand Theft ___ VI” (upcoming video game)
AUTO

4D
Had a foul odor
STANK

5D
More powerful
MIGHTIER

6D
South American berry in Jamba’s “Super-Antioxidant” smoothie
ACAI

7D
Bump slightly
NUDGE

8D
Revolutionary icon Guevara
CHE

9D
Dry ___ (problem in wood)
ROT

10D
“You betcha!”
YES

16D
Small country in West Africa
GHANA

18D
___ Asia (Japan and Korea’s region)
EAST

21D
Not in good health
SICK

22D
Ticklish “Sesame Street” character
ELMO

23D
Lays eyes on
SEES

24D
“Thunderstruck” rock band
ACDC

25D
Rom-com filmmaker Ephron
NORA

26D
“Heaven Can Wait” actress Cannon
DYAN

28D
Marvel Comics supergroup, with “the”
AVENGERS

31D
His vice president was Biden
OBAMA

32D
Practice boxing
SPAR

37D
Big
LARGE

39D
Bursts of wind
GUSTS

41D
Indie ___ (hipster’s reputation)
CRED

42D
Exclamation when tapping a dog on the nose
BOOP

43D
“Frozen” queen
ELSA

46D
Drug company ___ Lilly
ELI

47D
Container on a supermarket shelf
CAN