9/22/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

9/22/26
TV Tuesday

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1A
___ point (center of activity)
FOCAL

6A
On the ___ (evading the law)
LAM

9A
Run, but not at top speed
JOG

12A
“___ of Two Cities” (Dickens novel): 2 wds.
ATALE

13A
State whose capital is Montgomery: Abbr.
ALA

14A
Be in the red, financially
OWE

15A
“Batman & Robin” actor who starred as Special Agent Grisha Callen on “NCIS: Los Angeles”: 2 wds.
CHRISODONNELL

18A
Five doubled
TEN

19A
Well-known saying
ADAGE

20A
Jockeys use them to control their horses
REINS

23A
Actor Robert ___ Jr.
DOWNEY

27A
Bigheaded
VAIN

29A
Pop singer ___ Max
AVA

30A
“Call Me Kat” actress who starred as Special Agent Jane Tennant on “NCIS: Hawai’i”: 2 wds.
VANESSALACHEY

36A
Hand-___ coordination
EYE

37A
Items of furniture in dorm rooms
BEDS

38A
Leash
TETHER

42A
Sneaker brand with a Fuji Lite line
ASICS

45A
Assumed name
ALIAS

47A
Retailer of camping gear
REI

49A
“Whiplash” actor who stars as Special Agent Leroy Gibbs on “NCIS: Origins”: 2 wds.
AUSTINSTOWELL

54A
Chef Garten known for her Perfect Roast Chicken
INA

55A
Put ___ pedestal (hold in high esteem): 2 wds.
ONA

56A
Flap on a formal jacket
LAPEL

57A
____-hanging fruit
LOW

58A
Word that can precede “water” or “dancer”
TAP

59A
Put clothes on
DRESS

1D
Opposite of fiction
FACT

2D
Waiting for the ___ shoe to drop
OTHER

3D
Chili con ___ (meaty dish)
CARNE

4D
MSNBC correspondent Velshi
ALI

5D
“___ Misérables”
LES

6D
Cheryl who starred on “Charlie’s Angels”
LADD

7D
“Get ___ of that!” (“Take a look!”): 2 wds.
ALOAD

8D
___ Tango (rhyming name of a Crayola color)
MANGO

9D
“Monday Night Football” announcer Buck
JOE

10D
Bird that says “hoo”
OWL

11D
Hairstylist’s goo
GEL

16D
British band inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year
OASIS

17D
First word in the names of four US states
NEW

21D
“So ___ heard”
IVE

22D
Rapper whose #1 albums include “It Was Written” and “Hip Hop Is Dead”
NAS

24D
Opposite of “yeah”
NAH

25D
Christmas ___ (December 24)
EVE

26D
“Hurrah!”
YAY

28D
Apprehend, as a crook
NAB

30D
Doc for dachshunds, for short
VET

31D
Positive vote
AYE

32D
Center of a Ping-Pong table
NET

33D
Opposite of most
LEAST

34D
They sometimes play on gas station pumps
ADS

35D
“___: Fatal Conspiracy” (2010 video game based on a TV series)
CSI

39D
Article of clothing such as a sombrero
HAT

40D
Novelist George or poet T.S.
ELIOT

41D
Reality star Lisa who’s married to Harry Hamlin
RINNA

46D
“On the double!”: Abbr.
CREPE

48D
Societal troubles
SELES

49D
Need healing
ASAP

50D
___ Pizzeria & Grill (deep-dish restaurant chain)
ILLS

51D
Tool with teeth
AIL

52D
Antiquated
UNO

53D
What Odin and Ares were gods of
SAW