5/22/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

5/22/26
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1A
Low ___-esteem
SELF

5A
“No Country for Old ___”
MEN

8A
Poke with a syringe
JAB

11A
Boo-boo, to a toddler
OWIE

12A
Temperamental opera singer
DIVA

13A
Larter who plays Angela Norris on “Landman”
ALI

14A
Alaskan city where the Iditarod ends
NOME

15A
Condition with flea-market merchandise: 2 wds.
AS IS

16A
___-do attitude
CAN

17A
American who won the Olympic gold medal in women’s halfpipe snowboarding in 2002: 2 wds.
KELLY CLARK

20A
Questionable, in modern slang
SUS

21A
___-pitch softball
SLO

22A
Change hair color, say
DYE

25A
Statistic on a school transcript: Abbr.
GPA

27A
Competitor of BMW
AUDI

31A
American who was the first woman to win two Olympic gold medals in snowboarding, in 2014 and 2018: 2 wds.
JAMIE ANDERSON

35A
Turned around in circles
SPUN

36A
Top half of a semicolon
DOT

37A
Group interview session on Reddit: Abbr.
AMA

38A
“Paul Blart: Mall ___” (Kevin James movie)
COP

41A
Condition that might cause repetitive behaviors: Abbr.
OCD

43A
American who has won three Olympic gold medals in men’s halfpipe snowboarding, in 2006, 2010, and 2018: 2 wds.
SHAUN WHITE

47A
Story of a person’s life, for short
BIO

49A
Jazz band with three members
TRIO

50A
Carrier in a cafeteria
TRAY

52A
Opposite of subtract
ADD

53A
Assistance
HELP

54A
Restore to full health
CURE

55A
Get off ___ good start: 2 wds.
TO A

56A
Take notice of
SEE

57A
Fightin’ Blue ___ (University of Delaware’s teams)
HENS

1D
Prince, to a king
SON

2D
Furry creature in “Star Wars” movies
EWOK

3D
Citrus used in a margarita
LIME

4D
Senses with one’s fingertips
FEELS

5D
Odds and ends: Abbr.
MISC

6D
Choose between the lesser of two ___
EVILS

7D
Whiny-sounding, as a voice
NASAL

8D
Rapper Harlow
JACK

9D
Blueberry pie ___ mode: 2 wds.
A LA

10D
Overhead ___ (storage space on a plane)
BIN

12D
Place to get a peel or pedicure: 2 wds.
DAY SPA

18D
Winter Olympics sled
LUGE

19D
Lion’s intimidating sound
ROAR

22D
Chooses the tunes at a party
DJS

23D
Shrill bark
YAP

24D
Second-largest bird in the world
EMU

26D
“___ you’re telling me this because …?”
AND

28D
Third-largest country by population: Abbr.
USA

29D
“The Fast and the Furious” hero
DOM

30D
Cookbook author Garten
INA

32D
Interval on a foot-long ruler
INCH

33D
Singing genre of the Miracles and the Moonglows: Hyph.
DOO-WOP

34D
Deeply engrave
ETCH

39D
Recitations during inaugurations
OATHS

40D
Mush made in a blender
PUREE

42D
Trench dug in the ground
DITCH

43D
Coke, Fanta, or Sprite
SODA

44D
Long African river
NILE

45D
Nonfictional
TRUE

46D
Bring home the bacon
EARN

47D
Club used in cricket
BAT

48D
Nuptial promise: 2 wds.
I DO

51D
“Well, sure!”
YES