7/20/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

7/20/26
Movie Monday

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1A
Run through a colander
SIFT

5A
Beer’s head
FOAM

9A
Goo used to make driveways
TAR

12A
Cookie crumbled as a topping on frozen yogurt
OREO

13A
Take a secret to the ___
GRAVE

14A
Nintendo console that was discontinued in 2013
WII

15A
Utensil with tines
FORK

16A
Numerical comparison
RATIO

17A
“You’re never too ___ to learn”
OLD

18A
“The Devil Wears Prada 2” actress who plays Penelope in Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey”: 2 wds.
Anne Hathaway

21A
Brief sleep
NAP

22A
Come from ___ and far
NEAR

25A
Volcanic powder
ASH

28A
“Star Trek” communications officer
UHURA

32A
Cautionary ___ (story that acts as a warning)
TALE

33A
“Bombshell” actress who plays Calypso in “The Odyssey”: 2 wds.
Charlize Theron

36A
Unconscious state
COMA

37A
Admit guilt in: 2 wds
COPTO

38A
Volleyball move before a spike
SET

39A
Tiny branch of a tree
TWIG

40A
Assistant to a mall Santa
ELF

42A
“Black Panther” actress who plays Helen of Troy in “The Odyssey”: 2 wds.
Lupitanyongo

50A
Warmed the bench
SAT

52A
Stay away from
AVOID

53A
Knitter’s ball
YARN

54A
“Tony Hawk’s ___ Skater” (video game)
PRO

55D
Placates
Calms

56D
2026 movie with recently discovered Elvis footage
EPIC

57D
Unit of Japanese currency
YEN

58D
Finishes up
ENDS

59D
Going ___ (typical price)
RATE

1D
Living room furniture
SOFA

2D
___ Maiden (heavy metal band)
IRON

3D
Houseplant that reproduces via spores
FERN

4D
Playing piece in Monopoly
TOKEN

5D
Greek group on a campus, for short
FRAT

6D
Pledge
OATH

7D
Competitor of Nike and Adidas
AVIA

8D
Feline cry
MEOW

9D
Term length for a member of the House of Representatives: 2 wds.
TWO YEARS

10D
Have a bug, perhaps
AIL

11D
Get ___ of (toss out)
RID

13D
___ novel (illustrated book like “Maus” or “Watchmen”)
GRAPHIC

19D
Transport, as freight
HAUL

20D
First bet in the pot
ANTE

23D
___ vera (desert plant used in lotions)
ALOE

24D
___ strike (apartment dwellers’ protest)
RENT

25D
The “A” of “IRA”: Abbr.
ACCT

26D
“The Rocky Horror Picture ___”
SHOW

27D
Lin-Manuel Miranda musical
HAMILTON

29D
Emmy-winning actress Aduba
UZO

30D
Single curl or lunge, for example
REP

31D
Goes to, as a party
ATTENDS

34D
Marinara sauce brand
RAOS

35D
“Monty Python and the ___ Grail”
HOLY

44D
Russian version of the name “John”
IVAN

45D
“A little bird ___ me …”
TOLD

46D
Objectives
AIMS

47D
___ Valley (wine center in California)
NAPA

48D
Moxie
GRIT

49D
Just a single time
ONCE

50D
Secret agent
SPY

51D
“You ___ the Sunshine of My Life” (Stevie Wonder song)
ARE