7/31/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

7/31/26
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1A
Muscles worked by crunches
ABS

4A
Circle segment
ARC

7A
Smelting waste
SLAG

11A
Backstabber
RAT

12A
“American ___” (reality show with 24 seasons to date)
IDOL

13A
Roman robe
TOGA

14A
___ Jordan basketball shoes
AIR

15A
Spanish for “house”
CASA

16A
Former romantic interests
EXES

17A
Nickname for the late LA Lakers star Kobe Bryant: 2 wds.
BLACK MAMBA

20A
Tissue thickness
PLY

21A
“If all ___ fails …”
ELSE

24A
Tube-shaped structure a missile can be launched from
SILO

26A
Ballerina’s bend
PLIE

29A
Before: Prefix
PRE

31A
Nickname for Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo: 3 wds.
THE GREEK FREAK

34A
___ Angeles, California
LOS

35A
Hankering
URGE

36A
“At ___” (drill order to take a break)
EASE

37A
Subtle sound to get someone’s attention
PSST

39A
Granola ___
BAR

40A
Nickname for former Utah Jazz star Karl Malone: 2 wds.
THE MAILMAN

46A
“That ’70s Show” costar Kunis
MILA

49A
Shed, as feathers
MOLT

50A
Lyricist Gershwin
IRA

51A
Baker’s appliance
OVEN

52A
The “M” of “SWM,” in a dating app
MALE

53A
Very minor criticism
NIT

54A
Dandelion, for one
WEED

55A
Not by ___ stretch of the imagination
ANY

56A
Football scores: Abbr.
TDS

1D
Typical Yemeni or Kuwaiti, for example
ARAB

2D
Get-out-of-jail money
BAIL

3D
Like gowns that show the full shoulders
STRAPLESS

4D
Kylo Ren portrayer Driver
ADAM

5D
Civil rights activist Parks
ROSA

6D
___ up (refuse to talk)
CLAM

7D
Incredible bargain
STEAL

8D
Homophone of “locks”
LOX

9D
Get older
AGE

10D
What hybrid vehicles use less of
GAS

12D
Disgusting
ICKY

18D
Pipe blockage
CLOG

19D
Stew meat, often
BEEF

22D
Cool flavor of some green candies
SPEARMINT

23D
Taylor Swift’s ___ Tour
ERAS

24D
City where the Gateway Arch is: Abbr.
STL

25D
Restaurant whose menu offers the Split Decision Breakfast
IHOP

26D
Earnings ___ share (stock value)
PER

27D
Cost an arm and a ___
LEG

28D
Kyle’s little brother on “South Park”
IKE

30D
___ out (obtain with difficulty)
EKE

32D
Baseball Hall of Famer Babe ___
RUTH

33D
Authentic
REAL

38D
Get up from the couch
STAND

42D
Sound of pain
MOAN

43D
Friend during wartime
ALLY

44D
Adjective that was deliberately misspelled in the name of an antiperspirant
ARID

45D
DC’s baseball team, for short
NATS

46D
Cut the grass
MOW

47D
“___ got a problem …”
IVE

48D
Greta who voices Lilypad in “Toy Story 5”
LEE