7/2/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

7/2/26
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1A
Weather that may cause flight delays in San Francisco
FOG

4A
Nickname of Tom Sawyer’s friend Finn
HUCK

8A
___ Vegas (home for the NHL team the Golden Knights)
LAS

11A
Craft beer variety: Abbr.
IPA

12A
Message that might end up in a spam folder
EMAIL

14A
Texter’s “Seriously?!”
OMG

15A
Singer whose posthumous 2004 album “Genius Loves Company” won eight Grammys: 2 wds.
RAY CHARLES

18A
Cheetah or puma, for example
CAT

19A
Flowery Hawaiian neckwear
LEI

20A
Horse’s sound
NEIGH

22A
US president after Washington
ADAMS

26A
Harry Potter classmate Lovegood
LUNA

28A
Attorneys’ organization: Abbr.
ABA

31A
Body part that sounds like a vowel
EYE

32A
Film industry
CINEMA

34A
Singer whose 1982 album “Thriller” won eight Grammys: 2 wds.
MICHAEL JACKSON

37A
Obscures, as judgment
CLOUDS

38A
“That’s ___-brainer!”: 2 wds.
ANO

39A
Where hot-air balloons fly
SKY

40A
Piece of coal
LUMP

41A
Current fashion
TREND

43A
Word that can go before “tire” or “change”
SPARE

45A
Los Angeles school that’s home to the Trojan Marching Band: Abbr.
USC

48A
Well-suited
APT

50A
Singer whose 2002 album “Come Away With Me” won seven Grammys: 2 wds.
NORAH JONES

55A
Avril Lavigne’s “Sk8er ___”
BOI

56A
Game show host
EMCEE

57A
Yoko whose son is Sean Lennon
ONO

58A
And so forth: Abbr.
ETC

59A
Shipped out
SENT

60A
K-pop band with the 2026 hit “Swim”
BTS

1D
Common Christmas tree
FIR

2D
Gemstone with shifting colors
OPAL

3D
“Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)” singer Marvin
GAYE

4D
Chuckling sound
HEH

5D
Actress Thurman
UMA

6D
Automobile
CAR

7D
Pottery ovens
KILNS

8D
Scottish body of water known for a mythical monster: 2 wds.
LOCH NESS

9D
Q&A session on Reddit: Abbr.
AMA

10D
Officer who drills new recruits: Abbr.
SGT

13D
Country singer Brice
LEE

16D
American spy group: Abbr.
CIA

17D
Element used to make computer chips
SILICON

21D
Sticky goop
GUNK

23D
Like humor that’s delivered with a neutral facial expression
DEADPAN

24D
“Yes” votes
AYES

25D
“Robin Hood: Men in Tights” director Brooks
MEL

27D
Run ___ (go wild)
AMOK

28D
Channel that aired “Breaking Bad”
AMC

29D
Invoice
BILL

30D
Type of guitar that isn’t plugged in
ACOUSTIC

32D
Candy ___ (Christmas treat)
CANE

33D
Nonspecific amount
ANY

35D
Camel’s back feature
HUMP

42D
Two-person combo
DUO

44D
Sturgeon eggs
ROE

46D
Condescending person
SNOB

47D
Penny
CENT

48D
President on a 47-Down, familiarly
ABE

49D
Poker player’s winnings
POT

51D
Perfect serve in badminton
ACE

52D
Rooster’s mate
HEN

53D
Speedy plane
JET

54D
Distress signal from a ship
SOS