8/26/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/26/25
TV Tuesday

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1A
“I’m sorry to say…”
ALAS

5A
Playtex undergarment
BRA

8A
Asian desert of about 500,000 square miles
GOBI

12A
Sign up for
JOIN

13A
Competed in a race
RAN

14A
Small Spanish snacks such as croquetas and empanadillas
TAPAS

15A
Unit of parkland
ACRE

16A
“Rehab” singer Winehouse
AMY

17A
Supreme Court justice Kagan
ELENA

18A
“Terminator 2” actor who plays White Dragon on “Peacemaker”: 2 wds.
ROBERTPATRICK

21A
Kosovo-born pop singer Rita
ORA

22A
Liquid poured into a popcorn popper
OIL

23A
Boston Bruins legend Bobby
ORR

25A
Ruler’s empire
REALM

29A
Sword used by some fencers
EPEE

33A
“Orange Is the New Black” actress who plays Leota Adebayo on “Peacemaker”: 2 wds.
DANIELLEBROOKS

36A
Celebrity chef Paula
DEEN

37A
Acting like everything is “ho-hum”
BLASE

38A
____ room (place for a home foosball table)
REC

39A
“Whoop-de-____!”
DOO

41A
You might do the lotus position on one
MAT

43A
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” actor who plays Ik Nobe Lok on “Peacemaker”: 2 wds.
CHUKWUDIIWUJI

50A
Childbirth aide
DOULA

51A
Show ____ (the entertainment industry)
BIZ

52A
Grows older
AGES

53A
“Hillbilly **” (Glenn Close movie)
ELEGY

54A
Umberto who wrote “The Name of the Rose”
ECO

55A
“Avatar: The Way of Water” actress Winslet
KATE

56A
Container for a bouquet
VASE

57A
Like Ed Sheeran’s hair
RED

58A
“How ____ can I put this…”
ELSE

1D
Slightly open, as a door
AJAR

2D
Bonkers, in Spanish
LOCO

3D
Carried by the wind
AIRBORNE

4D
Nasty facial expression
SNEER

5D
____ girl summer (2024 trend inspired by Charli XCX)
BRAT

6D
Wheelchair access
RAMP

7D
“Furiosa” star Taylor-Joy
ANYA

8D
Early astronomer whose name is recited in “Bohemian Rhapsody”
GALILEO

9D
Association of countries that produce crude: Abbr.
OPEC

10D
Place to get a loan
BANK

11D
Netflix ____ Joke (comedy festival): 2 wds.
ISA

14D
Actress Garr or Hatcher
TERI

19D
Highly uncommon
RARE

20D
Burial spots
TOMBS

23D
Like this clue’s number
ODD

24D
“American Fiction” actress Issa
RAE

26D
____ grease (hard work)
ELBOW

27D
Every last drop
ALL

28D
____ & Perrins (steak sauce brand)
LEA

30D
Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo’s home country
PORTUGAL

31D
Verb that’s a homophone of “eek”
EKE

32D
Key that is often used to exit an application
ESC

34D
Spoil with a special treat
INDULGE

35D
“Do-**” (“The Sound of Music” tune): Hyph.
RE-MI

40D
Perfectly fine
OKAY

42D
Up for the day
AWAKE

43D
Word dropped from Pepsi’s name in 1961
COLA

44D
Color variants
HUES

45D
Company that coordinates more than 28 million trips per day
UBER

46D
A Monopoly game has two of them
DICE

47D
Clothing company formerly paired with Lacoste
IZOD

48D
Gushing features in a hot tub
JETS

49D
“Ah, understood”: 2 wds.
ISEE

50D
Actor Patel of “Hotel Mumbai”
DEV