9/24/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

9/24/26
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
Price offers at an auction
BIDS

5A
Piece of winter sports equipment
SKI

8A
Played a role
ACTED

13A
Nicollette Sheridan’s role on “Desperate Housewives”
EDIE

14A
2015 NFL MVP Newton
CAM

15A
Woolly animal in the Andes
LLAMA

16A
Businessman Musk who was born in South Africa
ELON

17A
Official at a softball game, for short
UMP

18A
Strip of breakfast meat
BACON

19A
2026 Noah Kahan hit whose title refers to a time in late summer: 3 wds.
ENDOFAUGUST

22A
Process that produces a “test-tube baby”: Abbr.
IVF

23A
Play in a carefree way
ROMP

24A
Section of a movie or play
SCENE

27A
“Don’t Cry” rapper ___ Wayne
LIL

28A
Cleverness
WIT

31A
2026 Noah Kahan hit whose title refers to significant differences: 3 wds.
THEGREATDIVIDE

35A
Shaggy animal of the Himalayas
YAK

36A
Layer of toilet paper
PLY

37A
Thickheaded
DENSE

38A
Song in “Rigoletto,” say
ARIA

40A
“___ All That” (2021 Addison Rae film)
HE’S

41A
2023 Noah Kahan hit whose title refers to a depressing time of year: 2 wds.
STICK SEASON

45A
Fruit sometimes served with prosciutto
MELON

47A
Tremendous length of time
EON

48A
Villainous
EVIL

50A
Getting older
AGING

51A
Flee
RUN

52A
Dainty material in lingerie
LACE

53A
Reusable shopping bags
TOTES

54A
Wellness destination
SPA

55A
Toy for going downhill in winter
SLED

1D
Busy as a ___
BEE

2D
___ threat (warning that won’t be followed up on)
IDLE

3D
Canadian singer Celine
DION

4D
Putting in the mail
POSTING

5D
Mark on a shoe
SCUFF

6D
___ Sutra (ancient Sanskrit text)
KAMA

7D
Substance that causes contamination
TOXICANT

8D
Record that a musician releases
ALBUM

9D
Jewelry fastener
CLASP

10D
Social skill in delicate situations
TACT

11D
Genre for Fall Out Boy
EMO

12D
“Big Mistakes” star Levy
DAN

20D
“___ the Rainbow” (song from “The Wizard of Oz”)
OVER

21D
Color of an Olympic winner’s medal
GOLD

24D
Pen for swine
STY

25D
“___-ching!” (cash register’s noise)
CHA

26D
Shriek upon seeing a mouse
EEK

27D
Southern California NBA team: 2 wds., abbr.
L.A. LAKERS

28D
Sports victory
WIN

29D
Driver’s licenses, for example: Abbr.
IDS

30D
Alternative to a polo shirt
TEE

32D
Big-budget movie
EPIC

33D
“Hey, what’s the big ___?”
IDEA

34D
Containers such as pots and pans
VESSELS

40D
Dye that could make your hair red
ATONE

41D
Narrow cut
RINGS

42D
Borscht, for example
HENNA

43D
Shape of some orbital paths
SLIT

44D
“No more Mr. ___ Guy!”
SOUP

45D
Surface for wrestling
OVAL

46D
Inflated sense of self
NICE

49D
Went first
MAT