4/1/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

4/1/26
Wayback Wednesday

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1A
“Frankenstein” director Guillermo ___ Toro
DEL

4A
“Sheriff Country” network
CBS

7A
Willy in the movie “Free Willy,” for example
ORCA

11A
Spanish exclamation heard during a flamenco dance
OLE

12A
See 22-Across
RAE

13A
___ an ear (listen)
LEND

14A
___ Grande (El Paso’s river)
RIO

15A
“Hugo” star Butterfield
ASA

16A
“I called it first!”
DIBS

17A
2001 animated movie… Mike Wazowski: 2 wds.
MONSTERSINC

20A
World Wide ___
WEB

21A
___ XING (crosswalk sign)
PED

22A
With 12-Across, actress who played President Barbie
ISSA

25A
Ended a fast
ATE

27A
Big bird from Down Under
EMU

30A
1991 western comedy… cattle drive: 2 wds.
CITYSLICKERS

33A
Fumble
ERR

34A
Dutch ___ disease
ELM

35A
Flower associated with spring
IRIS

36A
“In ___ likelihood…”
ALL

38A
Mechanic’s guess at the cost: Abbr.
EST

40A
1999 crime comedy… counseling a mob boss: 2 wds.
ANALYZETHIS

45A
Fruits in chewy cookies and bars
FIGS

46A
Period that’s a lot longer than an era
EON

47A
Alter ___ (secondary persona)
EGO

48A
Lode deposits
ORES

49A
“Bonnie ___ Clyde”
AND

50A
Hot ___ (souped-up car)
ROD

51A
Greek street food
GYRO

52A
“___ Just Not That Into You”
HES

53A
Busy areas in hospitals: Abbr.
ERS

1D
Building where college students stay
DORM

2D
Oscar-nominated Pixar movie of 2025
ELIO

3D
Musician Redbone… “Mr. Belvedere”
LEON

4D
Large, wooden box for cargo
CRATE

5D
Sport played in “The Natural”
BASEBALL

6D
Quickly burn
SEAR

7D
Song from long ago
OLDIE

8D
They pull Santa’s sleigh
REINDEER

9D
“Fast Money” cable channel
CNBC

10D
Magazine pages promoting products, say
ADS

18D
Have some ___ (be influential)
SWAY

19D
On ___ (done without an assignment)
SPEC

22D
Cubes in some drinks
ICE

23D
Title for Patrick Stewart
SIR

24D
Unfamiliar person
STRANGER

26D
Eastern, Central, Mountain, or Pacific: 2 wds.
TIMEZONE

28D
Type of medical scan: Abbr.
MRI

29D
Letters on American battleships
USS

31D
Exchange for cash
SELL

32D
Singer Eartha who played Catwoman
KITT

37D
Rodeo rope
LASSO

39D
Puts in the mail
SENDS

40D
Like a well-ventilated room
AIRY

41D
“Sure!”
YEAH

42D
“What are you doing ___?!”
HERE

43D
2008 animated horror comedy film
IGOR

44D
Puts down rolled-up strips of lawn
SODS

45D
Weather that can pose a visibility issue
FOG