11/7/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

11/7/26
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1A
Against all ___ (despite what was likely to happen)
ODDS

5A
Mass-transit vehicle
BUS

8A
Fizzy, dark-colored drink
COLA

12A
Potting soil
DIRT

13A
“He who laughs ___, laughs best”
LAST

14A
Essay that memorializes someone, for short
OBIT

15A
Cook quickly in a hot pan, as a steak
SEAR

16A
Do as you’re ordered
OBEY

17A
End on a high ___
NOTE

18A
Best-selling 2021 Ana Huang romance between two characters whose feelings are taboo: 2 wds.
TWISTED LOVE

21A
Lenovo desktops, for example: Abbr.
PCS

22A
Resident of Eden
EVE

23A
Resort that might offer wraps and massages
SPA

26A
European capital supposedly founded by twin brothers
ROME

29A
Knight’s protective suit
ARMOR

33A
Best-selling 2026 Ana Huang romance with one of the Seven Deadly Sins in its title: 3 wds.
KING OF GLUTTONY

36A
Opening remarks, for short
INTRO

37A
Maker of Cooper cars
MINI

38A
Anguish
WOE

39A
In the past
AGO

41A
Female antelope or gazelle
DOE

43A
Best-selling 2025 Ana Huang romance about a soccer star and his coach’s daughter: 2 wds.
THEDEFENDER

48A
“That’s quite amusing”: Hyph.
HA-HA

50A
Fried vegetable common in Southern cuisine
OKRA

51A
Colorful flower, or colorful part of the eye
IRIS

53A
Resident of Eden
ADAM

54A
Thin plant such as a cattail
REED

55A
Member of the Jackson 5 along with Jackie, Jermaine, Marlon, and Michael
TITO

56A
Roadside rescues
TOWS

57A
Compass point opposite NNW: Abbr.
SSE

58A
“Vamoose!”
SCAT

1D
Takes too many narcotics: Abbr.
ODS

2D
___ Coke (zero-calorie drink)
DIET

3D
Make some doodles
DRAW

4D
Get bare
STRIP

5D
___ Didrikson Zaharias (golf and track star)
BABE

6D
___ car salesman
USED

7D
Fashion sense
STYLE

8D
Person who changes their religion
CONVERT

9D
Instrument related to the clarinet
OBOE

10D
Brightly ___ (well-illuminated)
LIT

11D
Had a nosh
ATE

13D
“I wish you ___ luck!”: 2 wds.
LOTSOF

19D
Miserly character in “A Christmas Carol”
SCROOGE

20D
Round of applause that may be “standing”
OVATION

23D
Participate in a slalom race, say
SKI

24D
Brooch
PIN

25D
Insect that’s a pest at picnics
ANT

27D
___ Grand (big Las Vegas hotel)
MGM

28D
Zepbound pharmaceutical company ___ Lilly
ELI

30D
Do some yard work
MOW

31D
Singer who funded the Imagine Peace Tower in Iceland
ONO

32D
“The Catcher in the ___” (Salinger novel)
RYE

34D
Crackers for s’mores
GRAHAMS

35D
Like zombies and vampires
UNDEAD

43D
Defrost
ODORS

44D
___ out a win (is the champion, just barely)
EDITS

45D
At no cost
THAW

46D
Singer Church with the 2025 country hit “Hands of Time”
EKES

47D
“Runaway Bride” actress Wilson
FREE

48D
Fashion accessory in the Arby’s logo
ERIC

49D
Ruckus
RITA

52D
Drunkard
HAT