3/17/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

3/17/26
TV Tuesday

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1A
Thin opening in a mailbox
SLOT

5A
Word shouted to get someone’s attention
HEY

8A
Forehead
BROW

12A
Luxury car with such makes as the IS and LC
LEXUS

14A
“Bad Sisters” actress Hewson
EVE

15A
Carson’s successor on “The Tonight Show”
LENO

16A
Keep from happening, as a catastrophe
AVERT

17A
“___ me make myself clear …”
LET

18A
British prep school established in 1440
ETON

19A
“Good Will Hunting” actress (Sarah on “The Faithful”)
MINNIEDRIVER

22A
URL ending for some nonprofits
ORG

23A
Sweeping sagas
EPICS

26A
Half-___ (coffeehouse request)
CAF

28A
Monarch’s time in power
REIGN

32A
“One Night in Miami …” actor Goree
ELI

33A
“Burn Notice” actor (Abraham on “The Faithful”)
JEFFREYDONOVAN

36A
1980s sitcom that had a spin-off animated series
ALF

37A
“This has been ___ of the…”
ATEST

38A
Shiny and unused
NEW

39A
Goodyear aircraft
BLIMP

41A
Toddler
TOT

43A
“9-1-1: Lone Star” actress (Hagar on “The Faithful”)
NATACHAKARAM

50A
“20/20” anchor David
MUIR

52A
Perky emotion in the “Inside Out” movies
JOY

53A
Writer Jong or actress Durance
ERICA

54A
___ Spumante (bubbly wine)
ASTI

55A
European peak
ALP

56A
Has dinner at a fancy restaurant
DINES

57A
Go up and down, as weight: Hyph.
YO-YO

58A
“Black Beatles” duo ___ Sremmurd
RAE

59A
Bookie’s numbers
ODDS

1D
Violently close, as a door
SLAM

2D
Strauss of blue jeans fame
LEVI

3D
Animals yoked together on a farm
OXEN

4D
Something negative about a partner: Hyph.
TURNOFF

5D
Clasped
HELD

6D
“And they lived happily ___ after”
EVER

7D
Mythical snowy creature
YETI

8D
Sound inserted by a TV censor
BLEEP

9D
Fetch, as a dog would
RETRIEVE

10D
Yoko ___
ONO

11D
Was the champ
WON

13D
Mix, as batter
STIR

20D
Coastal wading bird
EGRET

21D
Diagram using overlapping circles
VENN

24D
Back end of a hammer
CLAW

25D
Moral violation, in religion
SIN

26D
“___ Block Tango” (song from “Chicago”)
CELL

27D
Have an ___ for (like)
AFFINITY

29D
Organ that contains rods and cones
EYE

30D
Cards that may have a REAL marking: Abbr.
IDS

31D
“I ___ Feeling” (2009 song)
GOTTA

33D
Shot of medicine, to a Londoner
JAB

34D
Completely engrossed
RAPT

35D
Smallest of the Great Lakes (surface area)
ONTARIO

40D
Plumber looking to save Princess Peach
MARIO

42D
Gave the green light to
OKED

44D
Not 100% shut
AJAR

45D
Pepsi, for one
COLA

46D
Publicity blitz
HYPE

47D
Exterior of a watermelon
RIND

48D
Made a perfect tennis serve
ACED

49D
Catholic service
MASS

50D
Fifth month
MAY

51D
Group that performs for the military: Abbr.
USO