5/26/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

5/26/26
TV Tuesday

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1A
Market research tool from SurveyUSA, say
POLL

5A
Cartoon character Yogi or Boo-Boo
BEAR

9A
Turn bad, like fallen fruit beneath an apple tree
ROT

12A
Get ___ from it all
AWAY

13A
“For ___ us a child is born” (line in Isaiah)
UNTO

14A
Celebration in verse form
ODE

15A
Netflix comedy-mystery series in which Gwendoline Christie plays Principal Larissa Weems
WEDNESDAY

17A
Cardboard container
BOX

18A
React to a rom-com, maybe
CRY

19A
Highly observant
ALERT

21A
Food such as California rolls
SUSHI

24A
Muted, in terms of color
PALE

26A
Homophone of “eight”
ATE

27A
Competes (for)
VIES

29A
Auctioneer’s call after a successful bid
GONE

33A
HBO fantasy series in which Gwendoline Christie played Brienne of Tarth: 3 wds.
GAMEOFTHRONES

36A
Yacht or oil tanker, for example
SHIP

37A
Eyelid inflammation
STYE

38A
Telekinesis or telepathy: Abbr.
ESP

39A
Bit of strategy
PLOY

41A
Very picky, when it comes to food
FUSSY

43A
Bowlful in a Mexican restaurant
SALSA

46A
Topaz or turquoise, for example
GEM

47A
Paid athlete
PRO

48A
Apple TV sci-fi series in which Gwendoline Christie played Lumon Industries employee Lorne
SEVERANCE

54A
What inflates a bouncy castle
AIR

55A
“Dear ___ Hansen” (Tony-winning musical)
EVAN

56A
Darth ___ (villain in the “Star Wars” universe)
MAUL

57A
Pharmacy order, for short
MED

58A
Give a grade to
RATE

59A
Personal ___ (bag stowed beneath an airplane seat, say)
ITEM

1D
Hairy “hand”
PAW

2D
“Thanks, I really ___ you!”
OWE

3D
Lass’s sibling
LAD

4D
“Celebrity Weakest Link” host Jane
LYNCH

5D
Having a jam-packed schedule
BUSY

6D
Terminate
END

7D
___ disadvantage (unlikely to win): 2 wds.
ATA

8D
Like family members of Charles III
ROYAL

9D
Supreme Court justice’s attire
ROBE

10D
What an air freshener is meant to mask
ODOR

11D
Phone message
TEXT

16D
“Wicked: For Good” star Cynthia
ERIVO

20D
Toy company known for “minifigs”
LEGO

21D
Buckles under weight
SAGS

22D
State that hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics
UTAH

23D
Match preceding the finals
SEMI

24D
Word before “officer” or “theft”
PETTY

25D
Whitish, as a complexion
ASHY

28D
“Should that be the situation …”: 2 wds.
IFSO

30D
Currency with George Washington on them
ONES

31D
Famous Scottish loch
NESS

32D
Award with a “Best WNBA Player” category
ESPY

34D
Actor Omar of “Power Book III: Raising Kanan”
EPPS

35D
Send elsewhere, as a patient
REFER

40D
Beam in a DVD player
LASER

42D
Savory taste whose name is Japanese for “flavor”
UMAMI

43D
___ Risk (label for some incoming calls)
SPAM

44D
Racer and former “Bachelor” star ___ Luyendyk, Jr.
ARIE

45D
Medieval landowner
LORD

46D
Film critic Shalit who recently turned 100
GENE

49D
“2 Fast 2 Furious” actress Mendes
EVA

50D
d Large container at a tannery
VAT

51D
Alex Wolff’s brother and singing partner
NAT

52D
Billiards stick
CUE

53D
Slippery ___ (tree whose leaves are actually rough)
ELM