5/8/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

5/8/26
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1A
Join in matrimony
WED

4A
Theater chain that has a loyalty program called Stubs
AMC

7A
Falsely embellishes, as a résumé
PADS

11A
Tool used by Boq in “Wicked: For Good”
AXE

12A
What cowboys call food
GRUB

14A
Send forth, as rays
EMIT

15A
“Chandelier” singer
SIA

16A
Busy as ____: 2 wds.
A BEE

17A
“Peter Pan” dog
NANA

18A
2024 Heisman winner who plays both cornerback and wide receiver for the Jaguars: 2 wds.
TRAVIS HUNTER

21A
Chicken thigh and drumstick, together
LEG

22A
Weapon used in fencing
EPEE

23A
“____ to think of it…”
COME

26A
“Ain’t It Funny” singer, for short: 2 wds.
J LO

27A
Competitor of DHL
UPS

30A
NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team member who played both linebacker and center for the Eagles: 2 wds.
CHUCK BEDNARIK

34A
Fifth note of the scale
SOL

35A
Have a bite
EAT

36A
Children’s book series with hidden objects: 2 wds.
I SPY

37A
Uno plus dos, in Spanish
TRES

39A
Opposite of happy
SAD

41A
Player nicknamed “Prime Time” who had a Hall of Fame career playing both cornerback and wide receiver: 2 wds.
DEION SANDERS

46A
Major product showcase, for short
EXPO

47A
Bar ____ (test for an aspiring attorney)
EXAM

48A
Establishment that Dick Loudon ran on “Newhart”
INN

50A
Go from solid to liquid
MELT

51A
Automated assistant on an iPhone
SIRI

52A
Item to play with
TOY

53A
Decorates, as a birthday cake
ICES

54A
Go down, like the sun
SET

55A
Female animal that bleats
EWE

1D
“It ____ an accident!”
WAS

2D
Way out of a building
EXIT

3D
Sweetie
DEAR

4D
Desert plant used to make mescal
AGAVE

5D
Nickname of Carrie’s late husband, on “And Just Like That…”: 2 wds.
MR BIG

6D
Signals to go onstage
CUES

7D
Type of pasta often served “alla vodka”
PENNE

8D
Nonprofessionals
AMATEURS

9D
Wine and ____ (entertain lavishly)
DINE

10D
One of 50 on the US flag
STAR

13D
Gazed at
BEHELD

19D
Phillies third baseman Bohm
ALEC

20D
“Once ____ a Time in Hollywood” (2019 movie)
UPON

23D
Includes on an email: Abbr.
CCS

24D
“I’m onto your scheme!”
OHO

25D
More than a few
MULTIPLE

26D
Fast plane
JET

28D
Any of Gladys Knight’s backup singers
PIP

29D
Wild blue yonder
SKY

31D
Peachy ____ (just swell)
KEEN

32D
Low voices in a choir
BASSES

33D
Capitol Hill helper
AIDE

38D
Underground parts of a tree
ROOTS

39D
Type of drum often found in a drumline
SNARE

40D
Fess up
ADMIT

41D
Lovato with the 2025 album “It’s Not That Deep”
DEMI

42D
Corporate VIP, for short
EXEC

43D
X or Y line on a graph
AXIS

44D
Ceremonial act
RITE

45D
Stuff in an avalanche
SNOW

49D
Bill of a former science series for kids
NYE