8/30/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/30/26
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1A
“Little ___ of Horrors” (musical)
SHOP

5A
Promotional gifts in a bag
SWAG

9A
Crow’s cry
CAW

12A
Part of a roof that icicles hang from
EAVE

13A
“___ we dance?” (ballroom invitation)
SHALL

14A
The Yellowhammer State: Abbr.
ALA

15A
“God shed his grace on ___” (“America the Beautiful” lyric)
THEE

16A
Supercharged engine, for short
TURBO

17A
Put a big burden on
TAX

18A
Leading figure in the Underground Railroad portrayed by Cynthia Erivo in a 2019 film: 2 wds.
HARRIET TUBMAN

21A
NBC series that has had 51 seasons to date: Abbr.
SNL

22A
Slowly ooze
SEEP

23A
___ choy (green vegetable)
BOK

26A
Participate in an ovation
CLAP

29A
Coin of Germany and Greece
EURO

32A
“Queen of Soul” portrayed by Cynthia Erivo in National Geographic’s “Genius” series in 2021: 2 wds.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

36A
German word for “Mister”
HERR

37A
Mistake that might be found by a proofreader
TYPO

38A
___ close for comfort
TOO

39A
Quarterback’s throw
PASS

42A
“___ matter of fact …”: 2 wds.
AS A

44A
Green-skinned resident of Oz portrayed by Cynthia Erivo in “Wicked” and “Wicked: For Good”: 2 wds.
ELPHABA THROPP

50A
Character voiced by Steve Carell in the “Minions” movies
GRU

51A
Mennonite group in the 1985 film “Witness”
AMISH

52A
Darth ___ (Sith Lord with a double-bladed lightsaber)
MAUL

53A
Self-serve beverage source at a breakfast buffet
URN

54A
Slightly off-center, slangily
WONKY

55A
“Yikes!”: 2 wds.
OH NO

56A
Tongue-clicking sound of disappointment
TSK

57A
Pesters to do chores, perhaps
NAGS

58A
Reddish-brown sign of decay
RUST

1D
Steph Curry’s brother in the NBA
SETH

2D
Sound of laughter: Hyph.
HA-HA

3D
Lose money hand ___ fist
OVER

4D
Jury of one’s ___ (citizens at a trial)
PEERS

5D
Opposite of open, in terms of a door
SHUT

6D
Bump on a toad
WART

7D
Hogwarts headmaster Dumbledore’s first name
ALBUS

8D
Spherical gift for a geography buff
GLOBE

9D
Medieval rock-launcher
CATAPULT

10D
Actor Cumming who hosts “The Traitors”
ALAN

11D
Coating for a surfboard
WAX

13D
___ Artois (Belgian beer brand)
STELLA

19D
Measurement on a ruler
INCH

20D
Very timid
MEEK

23D
Exclamation from Scrooge
BAH

24D
Metal, before being processed
ORE

25D
Sound of a stone plopping into a pond
KERPLUNK

27D
Fore and ___ (on both ends of a boat)
AFT

28D
Do some snooping
PRY

30D
___ de Janeiro
RIO

31D
Last name of singer Yoko
ONO

33D
Word that can follow “booby” or “radar”
TRAP

34D
Lack of caring
APATHY

35D
Enjoy a light snack
NOSH

43D
Knight in shining ___
ARMOR

44D
Makes a mistake
ERRS

45D
Old Hollywood crooner Crosby
BING

46D
Puts in a request
ASKS

47D
Island where Honolulu is
OAHU

48D
Jokes involving homophones
PUNS

49D
“The ___ thickens!”
PLOT

50D
Follow your ___ (trust your instincts)
GUT