5/3/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

5/3/26
People Sunday

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1A
Pets that chase tennis balls
DOGS

5A
Male cat
TOM

8A
Tightly pulled
TAUT

12A
“Great minds think ___”
ALIKE

14A
MS NOW journalist Cabrera
ANA

15A
Actress Pataky of the “Fast & Furious” movies
ELSA

16A
“In Living Color” actor who played the Lion in “The Wiz Live!”: 3 wds.
DAVID ALAN GRIER

19A
“Yes,” for sailors
AYE

20A
Indignation
IRE

21A
Sing with a closed mouth
HUM

22A
“I hate to ___ …” (“I know this would be a big favor”)
ASK

23A
___ Productions (James Bond film company)
EON

24A
Group that scans airline passengers: Abbr.
TSA

27A
Brand of red plastic cups
SOLO

29A
Suffering from a cold, say
ILL

30A
Sleeping ___ (remedy for an insomniac)
PILL

31A
NBC comedy where 16-Across plays a physician: 3 wds.
ST DENIS MEDICAL

34A
Spots for eye shadow
LIDS

35A
Prefix meaning “new”
NEO

36A
Stained by a leaky pen
INKY

37A
What birthday candles represent: Abbr.
YRS

38A
Michael who cohosted the 2018 Emmys
CHE

39A
Asian animal related to the bison
YAK

40A
Setting for “The Little Mermaid”
SEA

41A
Frying liquid
OIL

42A
Tech company that introduced the hard drive
IBM

45A
2023 movie musical where 16-Across played Reverend Avery
THE COLOR PURPLE

50A
Astronomical explosion
NOVA

51A
Organization that regulates vehicle emissions: Abbr.
EPA

52A
Quite religious
PIOUS

53A
Group of pub trivia players, say
TEAM

54A
Letters on a Cardinal’s baseball cap
STL

55A
Poems by Horace or Wordsworth
ODES

1D
Toddler’s word for “papa”
DADA

2D
Skin-care brand owned by Procter & Gamble
OLAY

3D
Make a donation
GIVE

4D
Word that can follow “jet” or “water”
SKI

5D
Story
TALE

6D
“Based ___ true story”: 2 wds.
ON A

7D
Sewer entrance with a round metal cover
MANHOLE

8D
Short-___ memory
TERM

9D
Boxing inductee Muhammad
ALI

10D
“I could really ___ a drink”
USE

11D
Paving gunk
TAR

13D
Thomas with a total of 2,332 patents
EDISON

17D
___ of the Covenant
ARK

18D
Weapon in laser tag
GUN

22D
Pub purchases
ALES

23D
Red monster on “Sesame Street”
ELMO

24D
Bug that transmits Lyme disease
TICK

25D
Do a great job performing stand-up comedy
SLAY

26D
Each and every one
ALL

27D
Move slightly
STIR

28D
What a poker player calculates
ODDS

29D
“Ah, gotcha”: 2 wds.
I SEE

30D
“Raise Your Glass” singer
PINK

31D
Clever and calculating
SLY

32D
Draws a breath
INHALES

33D
Slow type of Internet connection: Hyph.
DIAL-UP

38D
Top exec at a big company: Abbr.
CEO

39D
Chihuahua’s bark
YIP

40D
Swindler’s scheme
SCAM

41D
___-B (dental floss brand)
ORAL

42D
2001-2022 music player
IPOD

43D
Main hue of a Smurf
BLUE

45D
What’s detonated to demolish a building: Abbr.
TNT

46D
Tool for breaking up soil
HOE

47D
“CSI: Miami” actress LaRue
EVA

48D
Decide
OPT

49D
Former Kia subcompact
RIO