6/18/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

6/18/26
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
Don’t ___ me interrupt
LET

4A
Use a crowbar
PRY

7A
Tech company that has sold mainframe computers since the 1950s
IBM

10A
What else could ___?: 2 wds.
I GO

11A
Phillipa of Broadway’s “Hamilton” and the TV show “Doctor Odyssey”
SOO

12A
It connects the thigh to the lower leg
KNEE

13A
Peppa ___ (animated series)
PIG

14A
___ Dhabi (large city in the Middle East)
ABU

15A
Now it’s clear: 2 wds.
I SEE

16A
Anti-Hero singer who was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2026
TAYLOR SWIFT

19A
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon cable channel
AMC

20A
Hairpiece in a Halloween costume
WIG

21A
Defeated, as a monster
SLEW

24A
I solved the riddle!
AHA

26A
Pick a ___ (complain about something minor)
NIT

29A
Footloose singer who was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2026
KENNY LOGGINS

32A
Suffix meaning “or thereabouts”
ISH

33A
Stately tree
ELM

34A
Someone from America, to someone from England
YANK

35A
Raggedy ___ and Andy (dolls)
ANN

37A
Commonly pierced organ
EAR

39A
Rock and Roll All Nite singer who was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2026
GENESIMMONS

44A
Material in doilies
LACE

45A
Outfielder’s headwear
CAP

46A
___ and Driver (magazine)
CAR

48A
I miss the way things ___ to be
USED

49A
Poetic tribute
ODE

50A
I’ll be with you ___ moment: 2 wds.
IN A

51A
Pharmaceutical, for short
MED

52D
Leeds who is Spider-Man’s best friend
NED

53D
Darn some socks, for example
SEW

1D
___ Smackers (flavored cosmetic products)
LIP

2D
Fix errors in text
EDIT

3D
___ party (frat event where people wear sheets)
TOGA

4D
Biblical song
PSALM

5D
Automated communication delivering a voice message
ROBOCALL

6D
Pick ___ battles wisely
YOUR

7D
Indicator of an officer’s rank, for example
INSIGNIA

8D
Burger meat
BEEF

9D
___ and greet (celebrity’s public event)
MEET

12D
New Zealander’s nickname
KIWI

17D
Contagious indicator of tiredness
YAWN

18D
Giveaways at a convention
SWAG

21D
Hit the slopes
SKI

22D
___ Paul (electric guitar pioneer)
LES

23D
Improved the quality of
ENHANCED

25D
Prepared from scratch
HOMEMADE

27D
Red Roof ___ (hotel chain)
INN

28D
Sound meaning “Shame on you!”
TSK

30D
Strong desires
YENS

31D
Greek sandwich
GYRO

36D
A friend in ___ is a friend indeed
NEED

38D
Stoked, as a bunch of fans
AMPED

39D
Mopey
GLUM

40D
Simplify
EASE

41D
Image to click with a mouse
ICON

42D
___: Origins (CBS procedural starring Austin Stowell)
NCIS

43D
Right-minded
SANE

47D
Like the fish in a poke bowl
RAW