8/14/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/14/26
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1A
Nocturnal birds with big eyes
OWLS

5A
Behavior that might cause someone to say “Get a room!”: Abbr.
PDA

8A
Developer’s parcel
LOT

11A
“The Great Divide” singer Kahan
NOAH

12A
Above, to a poet
OER

13A
Hairy primate
APE

14A
“… ___ it would seem”: 2 wds.
ORSO

15A
Cloth that’s seen better days
RAG

16A
Really annoy
VEX

17A
Current Houston Rockets forward who came back from an Achilles rupture in 2020: 2 wds.
KEVIN DURANT

20A
___ center (community facility)
REC

21A
Small, green legume
PEA

22A
Grain in muesli
OAT

24A
___-friendly (good for the environment)
ECO

26A
“Mr. ___ Risin'” (nickname and anagram of Jim Morrison)
MOJO

30A
Current Dallas Mavericks guard who came back from an Achilles rupture in 2022: 2 wds.
KLAY THOMPSON

33A
Herb in turkey stuffing
SAGE

34A
Beer type available at many pubs
ALE

35A
Korean band whose members include V, RM, and Jin
BTS

36A
Boxer Muhammad with many memorable quotes
ALI

38A
Moo ___ gai pan (American Chinese dish)
GOO

40A
Boston Celtics forward who came back from an Achilles rupture in 2026: 2 wds.
JAYSON TATUM

45A
“Born in the ___” (Springsteen hit)
USA

46A
Group responsible for inspecting bags at airports: Abbr.
TSA

47A
Catch in a web
TRAP

49A
Homophone of 34-Across
AIL

50A
What some people do to a microphone to check it
TAP

51A
Best-selling solo singer from Ireland
ENYA

52A
Organization with Saints and Steelers: Abbr.
NFL

53A
Have loans to repay
OWE

54A
___ between the lines
READ

1D
Musician Yoko
ONO

2D
Labor
WORK

3D
Game played with guns that shoot focused light: 2 wds.
LASER TAG

4D
Push hard
SHOVE

5D
Erotic magazines and such
PORN

6D
Masked superhero played by Ryan Reynolds
DEADPOOL

7D
Have a quarrel
ARGUE

8D
Bubbling flow from a volcano
LAVA

9D
“With Arms Wide ___” (Creed song)
OPEN

10D
Message typed on a smartphone
TEXT

18D
Rapper on “Law & Order: SVU”: Hyph.
ICE-T

19D
Incline at a skate park
RAMP

22D
Gives permission for
OKS

23D
___ carte menu: 2 wds.
ALA

25D
Lumberjack’s gas-powered tool
CHAINSAW

27D
Rocker Ozzy
OSBOURNE

28D
Write hastily
JOT

29D
Walk-___ (minor movie roles)
ONS

31D
Parliamentary votes in favor of the motion
YEAS

32D
Prefix for “vitamin” or “phone”
MEGA

37D
Game of chance involving bouncing balls
LOTTO

39D
Frisky marine mammal
OTTER

40D
San ___, Puerto Rico
JUAN

41D
“Yeah, right!”: 2 wds.
AS IF

44D
Six-time Emmy winner Rudolph
MAYA

48D
Sketch ___ (item used by an artist)
PAD