5/16/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

5/16/26
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1A
Look after, as farm animals
TEND

5A
Prefix meaning “against”
ANTI

9A
Device that spits out cash: Abbr.
ATM

12A
Love, in Spain
AMOR

13A
Word that can follow “screen” or “sliding”
DOOR

14A
Garment with adjustable straps
BRA

15A
Author of the 1970 novel “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.”: 2 wds.
JUDY BLUME

17A
Container for coal
BIN

18A
CNN anchor Burnett
ERIN

19A
Like coated dental floss
WAXY

20A
Pound, like a headache
THROB

22A
Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo ___
ABE

24A
Liquids used to color fabric
DYES

25A
1974 novel by 15-Across about a fifth-grader bullied by her classmates about her weight
BLUBBER

29A
Government agency that regulates wastewater: Abbr.
EPA

30A
Hole at the bottom of a shower
DRAIN

32A
Peculiar
ODD

33A
1975 novel by 15-Across about a high school senior experiencing her first romantic relationship
FOREVER

35A
Pets that are usually walked on leashes
DOGS

36A
“This is ___-or-die situation!”: 2 wds.
A DO

37A
Like a nerd
GEEKY

39A
Smack, as a gnat
SWAT

42A
Long segments of history
ERAS

43A
Wizard’s spell
HEX

44A
1981 novel by 15-Across about a teen dealing with the unexpected death of her father: 2 wds.
TIGER EYES

49A
Address that might be typed in online: Abbr.
URL

50A
Strong impulse
URGE

51A
Kimono, for example
ROBE

52A
Peg used at the Masters
TEE

53A
Chore
TASK

54A
Heavy instrument in a brass band
TUBA

1D
Trump ___ Mahal (former Atlantic City casino)
TAJ

2D
Flightless bird from Australia
EMU

3D
Gesture of approval made with the head
NOD

4D
Machines in laundromats
DRYERS

5D
Make up dialogue while onstage: Hyph.
AD-LIB

6D
Subject of a sentence, typically
NOUN

7D
Actor Holland of the upcoming film “The Odyssey”
TOM

8D
St. Patrick’s country: Abbr.
IRE

9D
1970s pop quartet from Sweden
ABBA

10D
Cereal brand with a rabbit on the box
TRIX

11D
Quite a lot of
MANY

16D
“Dude!”
BRO

19D
Caught in a ___ of lies
WEB

20D
Unintentional misspelling
TYPO

21D
“___ me out” (“I can explain”)
HEAR

22D
“___ Baba and the Forty Thieves”
ALI

23D
Chick-Fil-A bread, for example
BUN

24D
___ Jam Recordings (record label)
DEF

25D
Place that might have a karaoke night
BAR

26D
“Green ___” (Oscar-winning movie)
BOOK

27D
Provocative
EDGY

28D
Streets: Abbr.
RDS

30D
Item once rented by Blockbuster: Abbr.
DVD

31D
___ Speedwagon (rock band)
REO

34D
Enjoy a buffet
EAT

35D
Region that receives very little rainfall
DESERT

37D
Language spoken by the ancient poet Homer
GREEK

38D
Body part that’s often pierced
EAR

39D
” ___ Up and Drive” (Rihanna song)
SHUT

40D
“What ___ they thinking?!”
WERE

41D
Shaft on an auto’s underside
AXLE

42D
French toast ingredients
EGGS

44D
Young Egyptian pharaoh with a famous tomb
TUT

45D
“This American Life” host Glass
IRA

46D
Second-person pronoun
YOU

47D
Flow back
EBB

48D
The Bering or the Baltic, for example
SEA