8/5/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/5/26
Wayback Wednesday

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1A
Flash ___ (seemingly spontaneous crowd performance)
MOB

4A
Had a rendezvous
MET

7A
Sea animal that walks sideways
CRAB

11A
“Desperate Housewives” actress Longoria
EVA

12A
Problem sensed near a landfill
ODOR

14A
___ sapiens (human beings’ species)
HOMO

15A
Tool used in a classic magic trick
SAW

16A
Street performer who’s silent
MIME

17A
Movie format with a giant screen
IMAX

18A
1997-2002 legal comedy-drama starring Calista Flockhart in the title role: 2 wds.
ALLY MCBEAL

21A
Grain found in porridge
OAT

22A
Airships that might have Goodyear logos
BLIMPS

26A
Across great distances
AFAR

29A
A camper might sleep on one
COT

30A
Feel poorly
AIL

31A
Actress who played Elaine Vassal, the title character’s secretary, on 18-Across: 2 wds.
JANE KRAKOWSKI

35A
Unnecessary ceremoniousness
ADO

36A
Olympic swimmer Thorpe
IAN

37A
Part of a video-game inventory
ITEM

38A
Great fame
RENOWN

40A
Nickname of two of the Spice Girls
MEL

42A
Actor who played Billy Thomas, the title character’s ex-boyfriend, on 18-Across: 2 wds.
GIL BELLOWS

47A
Souvenir from surgery
SCAR

49A
Phrase of approximation: 2 wds.
OR SO

51A
___ on the back (bit of encouragement)
PAT

52A
Golfer’s target
HOLE

53A
Stinging insect
WASP

54A
Woman tempted by a serpent, in Genesis
EVE

55A
People who went through a divorce
EXES

56A
“Only the Good ___ Young” (Billy Joel hit)
DIE

57A
Still under warranty, maybe
NEW

1D
Table-like geographical feature
MESA

2D
Shape of a presidential office
OVAL

3D
Cry out loud
BAWL

4D
Big ___ (Martin Lawrence character in a 2000 comedy)
MOMMA

5D
Official decree
EDICT

6D
Raiding locale for Lara Croft
TOMB

7D
Meaty topping for a hot dog
CHILI

8D
CD-___ (data storage medium)
ROM

9D
Organization for healers: Abbr.
AMA

10D
Jack-in-the-___
BOX

13D
Sneaker brand named for a type of antelope
REEBOK

19D
Days of ___ (long ago)
YORE

20D
“The ___ Knights” (2025 Robert De Niro movie)
ALTO

23D
Sail supporter
MAST

24D
Bent position for a diver
PIKE

25D
Unlikely, as chances
SLIM

26D
Not firmly closed, like a refrigerator door
AJAR

27D
Hairstyle with a “high top” variety
FADE

28D
Without an author’s signature: Abbr.
ANON

29D
Container for house paint
CAN

32D
New Zealand bird
KIWI

33D
Got close to empty, as a gas tank: 2 wds.
RAN LOW

34D
Estate-planning document
WILL

39D
Raging beasts in children’s tales
OGRES

43D
Pitt who stars in the upcoming movie “Heart of the Beast”
BRAD

44D
Receptive to different ideas
OPEN

45D
Swell for a surfer
WAVE

46D
Brunswick ___ (meaty dish)
STEW

47D
___ Loves You” (early hit for the Beatles)
SHE

48D
“Super Troopers 3” actor Brian
COX

49D
Brewer’s creation, sometimes
ALE