4/11/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

4/11/26
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1A
Nation that borders Afghanistan and Turkey
IRAN

5A
Wanes
EBBS

9A
“___ whillikers!”
GEE

12A
Fail to advance in a tournament
LOSE

13A
Farm animal in some specialty yoga classes
GOAT

14A
Guns N’ Roses singer Rose
AXL

15A
Author of “The Giver”: 2 wds.
LOIS LOWRY

17A
Neon or xenon, for example
GAS

18A
Perform on an ice rink
SKATE

19A
Animal in an Incan farmer’s herd
LLAMA

21A
Down in the dumps
SAD

23A
Pot-brewed beverage
TEA

24A
Slot machine lever
ARM

27A
Tower filled with grain
SILO

29A
Teasingly imitate
MOCK

33A
2nd book in “The Giver Quartet”: 2 wds.
GATHERING BLUE

36A
Covetousness
ENVY

37A
High schooler, typically
TEEN

38A
Having no moisture
DRY

39A
Salary
PAY

41A
Become unsafe to eat
ROT

43A
Velocity
SPEED

46A
Money, in slang
MOOLA

50A
Material in honeycombs
WAX

51A
3rd book in “The Giver Quartet”
MESSENGER

55A
Madison ___ (advertising district): Abbr.
AVE

56A
Trash-can symbol on a monitor
ICON

57A
Strong determination
GRIT

58A
“Certainly!”
YES

59A
Fee to use certain roads
TOLL

60A
Seven ___ (salad dressing brand)
SEAS

1D
Societal blights
ILLS

2D
Chess piece resembling a turret
ROOK

3D
Europe’s eastern neighbor
ASIA

4D
Hornets’ homes
NESTS

5D
Prideful person’s problem
EGO

6D
Violinist’s prop
BOW

7D
Place to get a cocktail
BAR

8D
Arrange, as hair
STYLE

9D
Lady ___ (“Stupid Love” singer)
GAGA

10D
Big test
EXAM

11D
Disney character: “You can’t marry a man you just met”
ELSA

16D
Renter’s agreement
LEASE

20D
Gyro meat
LAMB

22D
Needing a bath
DIRTY

23D
Contents of a photocopier cartridge
TONER

24D
What a number iced on a cake represents
AGE

25D
Sought public office
RAN

26D
“Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” cable channel
MTV

28D
Golf ball’s position on the green
LIE

30D
Getting on in years
OLD

31D
Mangy mutt
CUR

32D
Frequently hidden item in an escape room
KEY

34D
Excessive publicity
HYPE

35D
Lawn statue that often wears a red cap
GNOME

40D
Own up to
ADMIT

42D
Tools for grabbing sugar cubes
TONGS

43D
Rock gently back and forth
SWAY

44D
Cover with concrete
PAVE

45D
People who have split up
EXES

47D
Angry beast in children’s tales
OGRE

48D
Sci-fi character played by Carrie Fisher
LEIA

49D
Mixed martial ___
ARTS

52D
Prefix with “friendly” and “tourism”
ECO

53D
Pine-___ (cleaning brand)
SOL

54D
“Weekend Update” program: Abbr.
SNL