9/28/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

9/28/26
Movie Monday

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1A
“Coyote vs. ____” (Will Forte movie)
ACME

5A
“Abbott Elementary” actress Sheryl ____ Ralph
LEE

8A
Obligation
DUTY

12A
____-Raspberry (Ocean Spray flavor)
CRAN

13A
Radio host Glass
IRA

14A
Tibet’s continent
ASIA

15A
2019 crime film starring Jennifer Lopez
HUSTLERS

17A
Pull hard on
YANK

18A
Uncredited movie actor
EXTRA

19A
Window, middle, or aisle selection
SEAT

21A
Cowboy’s positive response
YUP

23A
“These aren’t the ____ you’re looking for” (“Star Wars” line)
DROIDS

27A
Lamb’s cry
BAA

30A
Minor quibble
NIT

32A
Beginning phase
ONSET

33A
2026 Netflix comedy about a CEO falling in love, starring Jennifer Lopez
OFFICEROMANCE

36A
Month for men’s college basketball “madness”
MARCH

37A
Like two peas ____ pod: 2 wds.
IN A

38A
Roadside rescue
TOW

39A
Stocks and bonds agent
BROKER

41A
List-ending abbreviation
ETC

43A
Think tank’s output
IDEA

45A
Annoyed
IRKED

49A
Murder-mystery board game
CLUE

52A
1997 snake-focused action film starring Jennifer Lopez
ANACONDA

54A
Current-blocking structures
DAMS

55A
“The Amanpour Hour” cable channel
CNN

56A
Member of a jury
PEER

57A
2017-2025 Shemar Moore series on CBS
S.W.A.T.

58A
“Yo!”
HEY

59A
Heaven-____ (miraculous)
SENT

1D
Dull pain
ACHE

2D
Heart of the matter
CRUX

3D
Sail support on a ship
MAST

4D
Contest form
ENTRY

5D
Little white ____ (fib)
LIE

6D
Messes up
ERRS

7D
Alleviated
EASED

8D
____ 500 (major NASCAR race)
DAYTONA

9D
One of the hosts of the 2026 World Cup: Abbr.
USA

10D
Metal in bronze and pewter
TIN

11D
Talk on and on and on
YAK

16D
Rolled out, like a new product
LAUNCHED

20D
Having a pleasant scent
AROMATIC

22D
Dessert that might include rhubarb or pecans
PIE

24D
“This ____ what I expected at all”
ISNT

25D
Art ____ (architectural style)
DECO

26D
Food often made in a slow cooker
STEW

27D
Zero-star movie
BOMB

28D
____ cry from (quite unlikely): 2 wds.
AFAR

29D
Jimi Hendrix hairdo
AFRO

31D
Prefix for “pod” or “lateral”
TRI

34D
Most repulsive
ICKIEST

35D
Hydrogen’s atomic number
ONE

40D
Get through to
REACH

46D
“On Bended ____” (1994 Boyz II Men hit)
CROPS

47D
Where humanity began, in the Bible
ANNE

48D
It’s aimed at a bull’s-eye
KNEE

49D
Some investments offered by banks: Abbr.
EDEN

50D
What the police are sworn to uphold
DART

51D
“Batman & Robin” actress Thurman
CDS

53D
“Don’t take ____ wooden nickels”
LAW