7/18/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

7/18/26
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1A
Item that creates a reservoir in a river
DAM

4A
Naughty
BAD

7A
Evil lion in “The Lion King”
SCAR

11A
Actress Briones of “The Pitt”
ISA

12A
“I’m ___ crossroads”: 2 wds.
AT A

13A
Eminem’s “The Real Slim ___”
SHADY

14A
Major export from the Middle East
OIL

15A
Rug rat
TOT

16A
Desist
CEASE

17A
American fashion designer whose logo features a polo player: 2 wds.
RALPH LAUREN

20A
Snaky fish
EEL

21A
Famed Egyptian pharaoh, for short
TUT

22A
The Lone ___ State (Texas)
STAR

25A
Rival of Skippy and Peter Pan
JIF

26A
Ending for “Marx” or “magnet”
ISM

29A
American fashion designer whose logo features a color-blocked flag design: 2 wds.
TOMMY HILFIGER

33A
Yorkshire terrier’s bark
YAP

34A
Ingredient in custard
EGG

35A
Connect the ___ (children’s activity)
DOTS

36A
Toasted sandwich, for short
BLT

37A
Group providing a boost to troop morale: Abbr.
USO

39A
American fashion designer whose logo features his initials: 2 wds.
CALVIN KLEIN

44A
Intentionally misinform: 2 wds.
LIE TO

46A
Accessory for a suit
TIE

47A
Make use of Telluride’s slopes
SKI

48A
Symbol on a ONE WAY sign
ARROW

49A
Drag along
TOW

50A
Upper-body muscle, for short
PEC

51A
Slowly stop bottle-feeding, say
WEAN

52A
Carry-___ (some luggage)
ONS

53A
Himalayan ox
YAK

1D
French luxury fashion house
DIOR

2D
Where Vietnam is
ASIA

3D
Building that could contain dozens of stores
MALL

4D
Scrub in the tub
BATHE

5D
Bikini ___ (coral reef in the Pacific)
ATOLL

6D
Numbers to be crunched
DATA

7D
Tray for baking cookies on
SHEET

8D
“Misery” actor James
CAAN

9D
Promotional messages in a podcast
ADS

10D
Dark-colored loaf
RYE

13D
Back of a kitten’s neck
SCRUFF

18D
Process for curling hair
PERM

19D
Monopoly’s Electric Company or Water Works: Abbr.
UTIL

22D
Pen for sows and boars
STY

23D
“One ___ customer”: 2 wds.
TOA

24D
Band’s sound-boosting gear
AMP

25D
Traditional Irish dance
JIG

26D
“Need ___ on?”: 2 wds.
A HAND

27D
Harden, like concrete
SET

28D
“The Marvelous ___ Maisel” (2017-2023 TV series)
MRS

30D
Canary’s color, typically
YELLOW

31D
Cable channel that has aired many series with the Property Brothers
HGTV

32D
Talisman that confers immunity on “Survivor”
IDOL

36D
Conductor’s wand
BATON

39D
Actor Michael of “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World”
CERA

40D
“Suffice ___ say …”: 2 wds.
IT TO

41D
Award with a Best Female College Athlete category
ESPY

42D
Furniture chain based in Sweden
IKEA

43D
In the ___ of time
NICK

44D
Judge’s field of expertise
LAW

45D
Seething feeling
IRE