8/2/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/2/26
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1A
Major accomplishment
FEAT

5A
Maker of Kettle Cooked Marinara Pasta Sauce
RAGU

9A
Eleven minus nine
TWO

12A
Like an omelet or a flan
EGGY

13A
Nut that resembles a walnut
PECAN

14A
Went undercover
HID

15A
“The Batman” actress nominated for an Emmy for playing a version of herself on “The Studio”: 2 wds.
ZOEKRAVITZ

17A
___ fuel to the fire
ADD

18A
French word for “water”
EAU

19A
Gods
DEITIES

21A
“___ Mother Hubbard” (nursery rhyme)
OLD

24A
Suffix for “cartoon” or “clown”
ISH

26A
Person whose job shouldn’t be widely known
SPY

27A
Kanga’s son, in “Winnie-the-Pooh” books
ROO

28A
Thomas Anderson’s other identity in “The Matrix”
NEO

29A
Highway exit or entrance
RAMP

33A
“New Girl” actress who’s the “She” in the musical duo She & Him: 2 wds.
ZOOEYDESCHANEL

38A
Vegetable in bhindi masala and gumbo
OKRA

39A
Oscar-winning actor Mahershala
ALI

40A
Drink served with crumpets
TEA

41A
Cry hard
SOB

44A
“That’s the ___ calling the kettle black!”
POT

45A
Chicago’s WNBA team
SKY

46A
Chance to take a picture of a celebrity: 2 wds.
PHOTOOP

50A
Official at a Dodgers game, for short
UMP

52A
Salmon in Jewish cuisine
LOX

53A
“Nouvelle Vague” actress whose mother is Lea Thompson: 2 wds.
ZOEYDEUTCH

58A
Take advantage of
USE

59A
Writing assignment for a student
ESSAY

60A
“Goodbye,” in Italian
CIAO

61A
Guys
MEN

62A
Halt
STOP

63A
Didn’t dispose of
KEPT

1D
Cylindrical red hat
FEZ

2D
“Ratatouille” restaurant critic Anton ___
EGO

3D
10, 11, or 12, for a tween
AGE

4D
Little kid
TYKE

5D
Accelerate, as a car’s engine
REV

6D
Word after “citric” or “sulfuric”
ACID

7D
Entrances to private communities
GATES

8D
Open, as a tent flap
UNZIP

9D
Cuisine in Bangkok
THAI

10D
___-angle lens
WIDE

11D
Calculations on Kalshi or Polymarket, for example
ODDS

13D
Took a short breather
PAUSED

16D
Save for a ___ day
RAINY

20D
Banks who hosted “America’s Next Top Model”
TYRA

21D
Pasta shaped like rice
ORZO

22D
Take a peek
LOOK

23D
Place for a knocker or bell
DOOR

25D
Tough row to ___ (difficult task)
HOE

30D
Hard-working insects
ANTS

31D
Gentle and quiet
MEEK

32D
Theatrical production
PLAY

34D
Direction from Montana to North Dakota
EAST

37D
Blackjack request: 2 wds.
HITME

42D
Flows slowly
OOZES

43D
Increase in sales or spirits
BOOST

46D
Male suspect in Clue who’s not Mustard or Green
PLUM

47D
Tube used to water a lawn
HOSE

48D
Beasts of burden that sometimes pull plows
OXEN

49D
Mexican currency
PESO

51D
Culinary Hall of Fame inductee Wolfgang
PUCK

54D
Pup’s bark
YIP

55D
Score such as 5-5
TIE

56D
Bottle’s lid
CAP

57D
Like boiling water
HOT