8/22/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/22/26
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1A
Have two ___ feet (be unable to dance well)
LEFT

5A
Letters before D
ABC

8A
Fuel for some outdoor grills
GAS

11A
Gear holder on a car
AXLE

12A
Sound from an animal that might be named Bossie or Elsie
MOO

13A
Rocky Mountain National Park grazer
ELK

14A
“The Holdovers” actor who voiced Theodore Roosevelt in the Ken Burns documentary “The Roosevelts: An Intimate History”: 2 wds.
PAUL GIAMATTI

17A
Sense with a strong link to memory
SMELL

18A
___ zone (part of a football field)
END

19A
Mediocre: Hyph.
SO-SO

22A
Brought to the body shop, perhaps
TOWED

26A
___ Dhabi (United Arab Emirates city)
ABU

29A
SoFi Stadium team
RAMS

31A
Like an 18-wheeler’s turns
WIDE

32A
“Homeland” actor who voiced the title figure in the Ken Burns documentary “Benjamin Franklin”: 2 wds.
MANDY PATINKIN

35A
Pop singer Brickell
EDIE

36A
Avoid like the plague
SHUN

37A
“This time ___ personal!”
ITS

38A
At no time
NEVER

40A
“The Winner Takes It All” pop group
ABBA

42A
Veggie morsel in a samosa
PEA

44A
Host of a talent show
EMCEE

48A
“Jurassic Park” actor who voiced the title figure in the Ken Burns documentary “Henry David Thoreau”: 2 wds.
JEFF GOLDBLUM

52A
Announce “La La Land” as Best Picture winner, say
ERR

53A
“You’re ___ to talk” (“Hypocrite!”)
ONE

54A
Greiner of “Shark Tank”
LORI

55A
Crying all the ___ to the bank
WAY

56A
Comedian’s bit
GAG

57A
Acronym for the four biggest entertainment awards
EGOT

1D
Swimming exercise units
LAPS

2D
Physical ___ (part of a medical checkup)
EXAM

3D
Chimney duct
FLUE

4D
Revealing mannerisms at the poker table
TELLS

5D
“Why ___ not surprised?”: 2 wds.
AM I

6D
Snake that coils around its prey
BOA

7D
“___ and get it!”
COME

8D
“Stop climbing that tree this instant!”: 2 wds.
GET DOWN

9D
PC key by the space bar
ALT

10D
Navigate a bunny hill, say
SKI

15D
“No guts, no ___”
GLORY

16D
Industrious insect
ANT

20D
Depletes, as energy
SAPS

21D
Nebraska city on the Missouri River
OMAHA

23D
Website that users can help update
WIKI

24D
Shorten, as a film
EDIT

25D
Hibernation places
DENS

26D
Last word of the New Testament
AMEN

27D
___ farewell (said goodbye to)
BADE

28D
Duke or Emory, for example: Abbr.
UNIV

30D
Bump sharply and suddenly, like your toe
STUB

33D
Submerge in hot oil, as a turkey: Hyph.
DEEP-FRY

34D
Under the covers: 2 wds.
IN BED

39D
WNBA official, for short
REF

41D
Stroll casually
AMBLE

43D
Eagerly excited
AGOG

47D
Give off
EMIT

48D
Rosh Hashanah observer
JEW

49D
Period covered in a history textbook chapter
ERA

50D
___ trial basis: 2 wds.
ON A

51D
Bottom limb
LEG