2/20/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

2/20/26
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1A
Participate in a conversation
TALK

5A
Indie ___ (reputation for a hipster)
CRED

9A
Words before “disadvantage” or “discount”: 2 wds.
AT A

12A
Metallic element whose symbol is Fe
IRON

13A
Middle of a doughnut
HOLE

14A
Money given for a job well done
PAY

15A
Fabricate
MAKE

16A
Similar (to)
AKIN

17A
Dessert at Thanksgiving, often
PIE

18A
Former Boston Celtics center after whom the NBA Finals MVP trophy is named: 2 wds.
BILL RUSSELL

21A
Beverage from Tazo or Tetley
TEA

22A
Actress Amurri who’s Susan Sarandon’s daughter
EVA

23A
Lincoln’s nickname
ABE

26A
Words said before gaining in-laws: 2 wds.
I DO

28A
Currency used in Italy
EURO

31A
Former Chicago Bulls guard after whom the NBA MVP trophy is named: 2 wds.
MICHAEL JORDAN

35A
“___ long story”: 2 wds.
ITSA

36A
Firework that doesn’t explode
DUD

37A
“___ Rides Shotgun” (2025 Taron Egerton movie)
SHE

38A
Involuntary movement sometimes caused by anxiety
TIC

40A
Diana Ross, to Tracee Ellis Ross
MOM

42A
Former NBA commissioner after whom the NBA Finals trophy is named: 2 wds.
LARRY O’BRIEN

47A
Skin picture, for short
TAT

48A
Title for a British aristocrat two notches below a duke
EARL

49A
Garbage boat
SCOW

51A
2006–2013 Nintendo console
WII

52A
“Nothing ___ matters”
ELSE

53A
“Get away from here!”
SHOO

54A
Tolkien monster
ORC

55A
Walk wearily
PLOD

56A
Homophone of “yolk”
YOKE

1D
Tiny ___ (Dickens character)
TIM

2D
Person from Oman, for example
ARAB

3D
Norse god who’s a trickster
LOKI

4D
Prepared to propose
KNELT

5D
Elaborate act of deception
CHARADE

6D
Brand of streaming devices
ROKU

7D
Manning, Wallach, and Whitney
ELIS

8D
Thick
DENSE

9D
Shows approval for a great performance
APPLAUDS

10D
Body part that a dog wags
TAIL

11D
Sailor’s “yes”
AYE

19D
Daughter of Darth Vader
LEIA

20D
Hardly ___ (rarely)
EVER

23D
“___ going crazy?”: 2 wds.
AM I

24D
Item inserted into a drill
BIT

25D
On cloud nine
ECSTATIC

27D
Ancient
OLD

29D
Word yelled twice before “sis boom bah”
RAH

30D
Number of performers doing a solo
ONE

32D
1960s Broadway rock musical
HAIR

33D
Totally mixed up
JUMBLED

34D
Terrible stink
ODOR

39D
Lowlife
CREEP

41D
“FBI” actress Peregrym
MISSY

42D
Hideaway
LAIR

43D
Plural pronoun mostly used in the South
YALL

44D
Roughly: 2 wds.
OR SO

45D
Sound that bounces back
ECHO

46D
Alcove where you might read a newspaper or have breakfast
NOOK

47D
Number of performers doing a duet
TWO

50D
Heartache
WOE