3/5/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

3/5/26
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
Glide down a snowy mountain
SKI

4A
Primates that lack tails
APES

8A
“Ha, get real!”: 2 wds.
ASIF

12A
Valuable skill for an archer
AIM

13A
“Christmas Oratorio” composer
BACH

14A
Durham, NC university
DUKE

15A
Fathers
PAS

16A
Cuatro doubled, in Spanish
OCHO

17A
Prophetic sign
OMEN

18A
2019 Lil Nas X hit that spent 19 consecutive weeks at #1, a record: 3 wds.
OLDTOWNROAD

21A
Texas A&M athletes
AGGIES

23A
1980s rapper Kool Moe ___
DEE

24A
Greeting heard in Madrid
HOLA

25A
John C. McGinley’s role in the “Scrubs” reboot, Dr. Perry ___
COX

26A
“Get it now?”
SEE

29A
2024 Shaboozey hit that spent 47 weeks in the top 5, a record: 4 wds.
ABARSONGTIPSY

33A
Suggest a price on “The Price Is Right”
BID

34A
Dad joke, frequently
PUN

35A
“I’ll pass!”
NOPE

36A
Make a wager
BET

37A
Passive acts of protest: Hyph.
SIT-INS

39A
2024 Teddy Swims hit that spent 80 weeks in the top 10, a record: 2 wds.
LOSECONTROL

43A
At any point in history
EVER

44A
Bus passenger’s payment
FARE

45A
Move like the waves before low tide
EBB

48A
Equipment
GEAR

49A
Russian name that’s the equivalent of the English name “John”
IVAN

50A
Character who spends much time in Kanga’s pouch
ROO

51A
“You’re my one and ___!”
ONLY

52A
Classification for blood
TYPE

53A
Chicago White ___
SOX

1D
Exhaust of energy
SAP

2D
Sorento automaker
KIA

3D
“That makes me very happy!”: 3 wds.
IMSOGLAD

4D
“Welcome to my humble ___”
ABODE

5D
Formal agreements between countries
PACTS

6D
Brand of Amazon smart speakers
ECHO

7D
Pup groomed for competition: 2 wds.
SHOWDOG

8D
Cherish greatly
ADORE

9D
Heavyweight wrestling sport
SUMO

10D
Seller of Tjusig clothes hangers
IKEA

11D
Stave (off)
FEND

19D
Untrustworthy person
LIAR

20D
“I can help another customer!”
NEXT

21D
Obsessed captain in “Moby-Dick”
AHAB

22D
Large, cold desert in Asia
GOBI

25D
Wolf Blitzer’s cable channel
CNN

26D
Plot giveaways
SPOILERS

27D
Cable channel that airs sports games and commentary
ESPN

28D
Body parts that could undergo LASIK surgery
EYES

30D
On ___ (not presold)
SPEC

31D
In a confused state, as after surgery: 3 wds.
OUTOFIT

32D
“I need to get back ___ shape”
INTO

36D
Word that can follow “straw” or “rasp”
BERRY

37D
Purse attachment
STRAP

38D
Cara who sang the themes to “Fame” and “Flashdance”
IRENE

39D
Brand of interlocking toy blocks
LEGO

40D
Appliance for baking a cake
OVEN

41D
Good Housekeeping ___ of Approval
SEAL

42D
Dark blue shade
NAVY

46D
Sound from a ghost
BOO

47D
Trade punches in a ring
BOX