9/17/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

9/17/26
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
Route traveled by a fly ball
ARC

4A
Closest pal: Abbr.
BFF

7A
Talk indiscreetly
BLAB

11A
Substance such as hair gel or honey
GOO

12A
Total size of a carpet
AREA

13A
Sci-fi character who says “Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You’re my only hope”
LEIA

14A
Have possession of
OWN

15A
Is deliberately untruthful
LIES

16A
Author Weir who wrote “Project Hail Mary”
ANDY

17A
2026 Don Toliver hit with a title appropriate for thrift-store merchandise
SECOND HAND

20A
“___ Arnold!” (Nickelodeon animated show)
HEY

21A
Liquid that can be “indelible” or “invisible”
INK

22A
Up to the task
ABLE

25A
Automated software program
BOT

26A
“Manchester by the ___” (2016 movie)
SEA

29A
Nocturnally titled 2022 hit where Don Toliver was one of Metro Boomin’s featured artists: 3 wds.
TOO MANY NIGHTS

33A
Dodgers infielder Muncy
MAX

34A
Shirt that’s often paired with jeans
TEE

35A
Reaction to sudden pain
OUCH

36A
End of a sock or shoe
TOE

37A
Objectivist author Rand
AYN

39A
2026 Don Toliver hit with a title appropriate for a romantic tryst
RENDEZVOUS

43A
Word at the end of a prayer
AMEN

45A
Tardy
LATE

46A
Came across
MET

48A
NBA team from Florida
HEAT

49A
Days before major holidays
EVES

50A
Benchmark on a golf course
PAR

51A
Puts into the mix
ADDS

52A
Last month of the year: Abbr.
DEC

53A
Where a pig wallows in mud
STY

1D
“That was a long time ___”
AGO

2D
They intersect columns in Google Sheets
ROWS

3D
Orange obstacle during a driving test
CONE

4D
Salty, like the ocean
BRINY

5D
Provide dinner for
FEED

6D
Realm of Dior and Gucci
FASHION

7D
Fill-in-the-___ (type of crossword clue this is)
BLANK

8D
What libraries and banks do
LEND

9D
Be of assistance to
AID

10D
Tampa ___ Rays (MLB team)
BAY

12D
Ingredient in some lotions
ALOE

18D
Science class with beakers, for short
CHEM

19D
Prefix that means “against”
ANTI

22D
Device that’s an alternative to going to the bank: Abbr.
ATM

23D
Large snake of South America
BOA

24D
Protein often paired with cream cheese
LOX

25D
“Ta-ta!”
BYE

26D
Moo ___ pork (Chinese food)
SHU

27D
And others: Abbr.
ETC

28D
“___ vs Evil Dead” (former Starz series)
ASH

30D
Lots and lots: 2 wds.
A TON

31D
Gently teased
NEEDLED

32D
“___ further!” (“Stop right there!”): 2 wds.
GONO

36D
Shelters for campers
TENTS

39D
___ the fine print
READ

40D
Overhanging edge of a roof
EAVE

41D
Baseball officials near bases, for short
UMPS

42D
An usher might lead you to it
SEAT

43D
“At last, I understand!”
AHA

44D
Prescription drug, for short
MED

47D
“You’ll never know until you ___”
TRY