6/25/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

6/25/26
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
Jacksonville NFL player, for short
JAG

4A
Places offering skin peels
SPAS

8A
“___ the Virgin” (2014-2019 TV show)
JANE

12A
Broadcasts
AIRS

14A
___ colada (rum cocktail)
PINA

15A
“The jig ___” (“They caught us”): 2 wds.
ISUP

16A
2020 The Weeknd hit that’s the all-time most-streamed song on Spotify, as of April 2026: 2 wds.
BLINDINGLIGHTS

19A
Places in a mall
STORES

20A
Refuges for a desert caravan
OASES

21A
Coconut or sesame product
OIL

22A
“___ Lisa” (Louvre highlight)
MONA

23A
With 39-Across, 2017 Ed Sheeran hit that’s the second-most streamed song on Spotify, as of April 2026
SHAPE

26A
Male doll whose last name is Carson
KEN

27A
Wax and ___ (go up and down in size)
WANE

31A
Atom with a charge
ION

32A
From Copenhagen, perhaps
DANISH

35A
Lord of Winterfell at the beginning of “Game of Thrones”
NED

36A
Family rooms
DENS

38A
Kylo ___ (Adam Driver’s “Star Wars” role)
REN

39A
See 23-Across: 2 wds.
OFYOU

41A
Alaskan city that once had a gold rush
NOME

43A
Material in an ancestry test: Abbr.
DNA

44A
Nasty tactic in a political campaign
SMEAR

46A
Accounting inspections
AUDITS

49A
2012 The Neighbourhood hit that’s the third-most streamed song on Spotify, as of April 2026: 2 wds.
SWEATERWEATHER

52A
Aaron who hit 755 home runs
HANK

53A
Organize into piles
SORT

54A
Gargantuan
HUGE

55A
Split ___ (frayed tips of hair)
ENDS

56A
Presents for toddlers
TOYS

57A
Beaver’s construction
DAM

1D
First part of a one-two punch
JAB

2D
Is down with the flu, say
AILS

3D
“True ___” (John Wayne movie)
GRIT

4D
Slick sales pitch
SPIEL

5D
Bowling targets
PINS

6D
Taiwan-born director ___ Lee
ANG

7D
Watering holes in the Old West
SALOONS

8D
Picture puzzle with interlocking pieces
JIGSAW

9D
Arthur ___ Stadium (US Open arena)
ASHE

10D
Hardware items that bolts fit into
NUTS

11D
Short music recordings: Abbr.
EPS

13D
Stick your nose into other people’s business
SNOOP

17D
Like prunes, jerky, and raisins
DRIED

18D
Actor McKellen who was knighted in 1991
IAN

22D
Chow ___ (Chinese restaurant entrée)
MEIN

23D
Punk rocker ___ Vicious
SID

24D
Tool for garden work
HOE

25D
Mary ___ (one of the castaways on “Gilligan’s Island”)
ANN

26D
Get down on one ___ (prepare to propose)
KNEE

28D
Whichever
ANY

29D
“The One,” in “The Matrix”
NEO

30D
Suffix for a campus email address
EDU

33D
Divider you can lift beside many plane seats
ARMREST

34D
Maker of the Pilot and Prologue SUVs
HONDA

42D
Cheerios ___ Crunch (breakfast cereal)
OAT

43D
Pieces performed by pairs
DUETS

44D
Serene bird on a pond
SWAN

45D
Patch up
MEND

46D
Out of whack
AWRY

47D
Sound of a dropped weight
THUD

48D
Video game company that released “Super Monkey Ball”
SEGA

49D
“That’s what ___ said!”
SHE

50D
Hopping pal of Pooh
ROO

51D
Deep sleep phase with increased dreaming: Abbr.
REM