2/21/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

2/21/26
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1A
Alligator’s relative, for short
CROC

5A
Magazine pages you might skip past
ADS

8A
Just a ___ (very little)
TAD

11A
Toothed metal wheel
GEAR

12A
Came out on top
WON

13A
What a capable singer can “carry”
TUNE

14A
Very much in doubt
IFFY

15A
Winter bug
FLU

16A
“___ catch ’em all!” (“Pokémon” slogan)
GOTTA

17A
“Tahitian Women on the Beach” artist
PAUL GAUGUIN

20A
Small legume in some soups
LENTIL

23A
Thurman of “Red, White & Royal Blue”
UMA

24A
Steer clear of
AVOID

25A
___ fryer (cooking appliance)
AIR

27A
Genre for Bad Bunny
RAP

30A
“The Starry Night” artist
VINCENT VAN GOGH

34A
Drink that may be “Belgian-style”
ALE

35A
Comic actress Poehler
AMY

36A
___ Forces Day (observance on May 16, 2026)
ARMED

37A
Vin Diesel’s role in the “Fast & Furious” movies
DOM

39A
Goes 50 in a 35 zone, say
SPEEDS

40A
“Water Lilies” artist
CLAUDE MONET

45A
Applied grease to
OILED

46A
“How ___ things with you?”
ARE

47A
Clownish
ZANY

51A
“___ Marching” (Dave Matthews Band song)
ANTS

52A
CEO’s advanced degree, often: Abbr.
MBA

53A
The largest joint in the human body
KNEE

54A
Zodiac sign for some summer babies
LEO

55A
Be inquisitive
ASK

56A
Sound that might mean “I’m bored”
YAWN

1D
Type of animation used by “Zootopia 2”: Abbr.
CGI

2D
Athletic official in a striped shirt, for short
REF

3D
Bungler
OAF

4D
Puzzling
CRYPTIC

5D
Very, very bad
AWFUL

6D
Labubu toy
DOLL

7D
Quite cozy
SNUG

8D
Ballerina’s attire
TUTU

9D
Against: Prefix
ANTI

10D
Important person at a university
DEAN

13D
Robe in ancient 27-Down
TOGA

16D
Alternative to a breath mint
GUM

18D
Home health ___ (paid caregiver)
AIDE

19D
Mystique
AURA

20D
Stuff that flows from a volcano
LAVA

21D
Villainous
EVIL

22D
Opposite of all
NONE

25D
Convenience outside a bank: Abbr.
ATM

26D
Poison ___ (villain in Batman comics)
IVY

27D
Where to see the Colosseum
ROME

28D
Grew older
AGED

29D
Highest college degrees: Abbr.
PHDS

31D
Info filled in on the first space of many forms
NAME

32D
Back of the neck
NAPE

33D
Hockey legend Wayne
GRETZKY

37D
Fees for a union member
DUES

38D
Like half of all numbers
ODD

39D
___ preview (advance screening of a movie)
SNEAK

40D
What Frosty the Snowman’s eyes are made of
COAL

41D
Part of a script
LINE

42D
Vocal range above tenor
ALTO

43D
Bahama ___ (rum cocktail that rhymes)
MAMA

44D
Spherical objects
ORBS

48D
Actress de Armas who starred in 2025’s “Ballerina”
ANA

49D
___ South Wales (Australian State)
NEW

50D
Strong urge
ITCH