3/14/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

3/14/26
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1A
Had loans to repay
OWED

5A
“Lord of the Rings” characters such as Azog and Boldog
ORCS

9A
“___, humbug!”
BAH

12A
Number of suits in a deck of cards
FOUR

13A
Rise up in the streets
RIOT

14A
The Grand ___ Opry
OLE

15A
2006 Mitch Albom novel about a troubled retired athlete returning to his childhood home
FORONEMOREDAY

18A
Skiing hill
SLOPE

19A
“___ Bird” (2017 Saoirse Ronan movie)
LADY

20A
Hang around idly
LOAF

23A
Full of pecans, perhaps
NUTTY

26A
Achy from a workout
SORE

29A
Blockage for a plumber
CLOG

31A
What “u” can mean in a text
YOU

32A
2012 Mitch Albom novel about an immortal who invents the clock
THETIMEKEEPER

35A
Assist
AID

36A
“It’s ___ and dear to my heart”
NEAR

37A
Sparrow’s home
NEST

38A
Animals whose babies are “kids”
GOATS

40A
Long, ongoing story
SAGA

42A
They’re puckered during a pout
LIPS

44A
Receded, like the tide
EBBED

48A
2023 Mitch Albom novel about a boy living in occupied Greece
THELITTLELIAR

52A
“___ Father who art in Heaven …”
OUR

53A
Almost unheard-of
RARE

54A
“What ___ could we have done?”
ELSE

55A
Thus far
YET

56A
“The Boys” actress Moriarty
ERIN

57A
Killed, as a dragon
SLEW

1D
Cook-___ (culinary competitions)
OFFS

2D
Sheep’s “fur”
WOOL

3D
Coin that replaced the Irish pound
EURO

4D
Small bead of dew or sweat
DROPLET

5D
Zincite or chromite, for example
ORE

6D
Outer part of a Frisbee
RIM

7D
___ as a cucumber
COOL

8D
Highly unusual
SCARCE

9D
General style of a person’s physique, like “tall and thin”
BODYTYPE

10D
Montgomery’s state: Abbr.
ALA

11D
“___, Soul Sister” (2009 Train hit)
HEY

16D
Hero of “The Matrix”
NEO

17D
End of an academic URL
EDU

21D
Pinnacle
ACME

22D
Pests that make a dog itchy
FLEAS

24D
Tips of wingtips
TOES

25D
Tent of Mongolia
YURT

26D
Male deer, or a kind of party
STAG

27D
Only state with a non-rectangular flag
OHIO

28D
Urgent warning: 2 wds.
REDALERT

30D
Vegetable in Creole cuisine
OKRA

33D
Fill with motivation
INSPIRE

34D
Makes possible
ENABLES

39D
“… ___ death do us part”
TIL

41D
“Golly!”
GEE

43D
Famous person
STAR

45D
Actor Murray of “Ghostbusters”
BILL

46D
Simplicity
EASE

47D
Former quarterback Brees
DREW

48D
___ poodle (variety of dog)
TOY

49D
Palette choice
HUE

50D
Prefix for “angle” or “cycle”
TRI

51D
Actor Cariou or author Deighton
LEN