5/21/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

5/21/26
Wayback Wednesday

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1A
“___ Jude” (the Beatles’ biggest hit)
HEY

4A
Structures that create lake reservoirs
DAMS

8A
Talk-show pioneer Donahue
PHIL

12A
“Before,” in Shakespeare’s day
ERE

13A
Illuminated sign over a door
EXIT

14A
National flower of the US
ROSE

15A
“Cheap Thrills” singer
SIA

16A
Turner who sang “The Best”
TINA

17A
River under the Brooklyn Bridge
EAST

18A
2025 Ella Langley country song that hit #1 on the Hot 100: 2 wds.
CHOOSINTEXAS

21A
Horn in a jazz band, for short
SAX

22A
Noisy racket
DIN

23A
Closed tight
SHUT

25A
Informal term for a potato
SPUD

27A
“Nature” network
PBS

30A
First word of the Lord’s Prayer
OUR

31A
2019 Gabby Barrett country song featuring Charlie Puth that hit #3 on the Hot 100: 2 wds.
IHOPE

32A
Historic chapter
ERA

33A
Yellow-and-black insect
BEE

34A
Places for mattresses
BEDS

35A
Sitting upon
ATOP

36A
Run out of electrical power
DIE

37A
It’s accessed by tapping an icon on a phone screen
APP

38A
2024 Beyoncé & Miley Cyrus country duet (whose title begins with a Roman numeral) that hit #6 on the Hot 100: 3 wds.
IIMOSTWANTED

44A
“Project Runway” judge Heidi
KLUM

45A
Shoot a quick follow-up message to
PING

46A
Unit of corn
EAR

48A
“Will there be anything ___?”
ELSE

49A
Creative endeavors
ARTS

50A
Passing through, on a GPS route
VIA

51A
Raises a question
ASKS

52A
Home made by a bird
NEST

53A
Supposed clairvoyant ability: Abbr.
ESP

1D
“___ Just Not That Into You”
HES

2D
“Grey’s Anatomy” actor Dane (1972-2026)
ERIC

3D
Sarcastic response similar to “As if!”: 2 wds.
YEAHSURE

4D
Rehab program phase, for short
DETOX

5D
Imaginary line that Earth spins on
AXIS

6D
Skirt that exposes some thigh
MINI

7D
Comedy club performers: Hyph.
STANDUPS

8D
Fuss in front of a mirror
PREEN

9D
Big prank on April Fools’ Day
HOAX

10D
“Insecure” creator Rae
ISSA

11D
“___ just be friends”
LETS

19D
Grain in some nondairy milk
OAT

20D
Ocean movement driven by the moon’s gravity
TIDE

23D
Audibly shed tears
SOB

24D
Shade on a color wheel
HUE

25D
Flat cookware for baking cookies: 2 wds.
SHEETPAN

26D
Outer part of a green bean
POD

27D
Personal annoyance: 2 wds.
PETPEEVE

28D
“My guy!”
BRO

29D
Tree’s nutrient fluid
SAP

31D
Marshland wading bird
IBIS

35D
Perfectly suited
APT

36D
Curved roofs of stadiums
DOMES

37D
Persistent unease
ANGST

38D
World’s largest furniture retailer
IKEA

39D
Afflictions
ILLS

40D
Tesla CEO Elon
MUSK

41D
Cheap coat-hanger material
WIRE

42D
Insects that often walk in single file
ANTS

43D
Platform for honored guests
DAIS

47D
GloRilla’s music genre
RAP