10/12/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

10/12/26
Movie Monday

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1A
Little fellow on a Christmas shelf
ELF

4A
“What are you waiting ___?”
FOR

7A
Malia Obama’s sister
SASHA

12A
Thick, gunky stuff
GOO

13A
Four-___ highway
LANE

14A
Small stream
CREEK

15A
In the year of ___ Lord (what “A.D.” means)
OUR

16A
___ gossip (mere rumors)
IDLE

17A
Big company for retro gaming
ATARI

18A
“Anora” actress who plays a Facebook whistleblower in “The Social Reckoning”: 2 wds.
MIKEY MADISON

21A
Removed unwanted plants from a garden
WEEDED

23A
“What ___ can I say?”
ELSE

24A
Swashbuckling actor Flynn of early Hollywood
ERROL

25A
Victoria’s Secret purchase
BRA

26A
Orangutan, for example
APE

29A
“Road House” actor who plays Teddy in “The Social Reckoning”: 2 wds.
BILLYMAGNUSSEN

33A
Planetarium depiction
SKY

34A
“___ we there yet?”
ARE

35A
Stayed in an unmoving stance for a painter
POSED

36A
Draped dress in Delhi
SARI

38A
Groups of singers in churches
CHOIRS

39A
“Succession” actor who plays Facebook cofounder Mark Zuckerberg in “The Social Reckoning”: 2 wds.
JEREMY STRONG

43A
Actress Demie of “Euphoria”
ALEXA

44A
A pig has a curly one
TAIL

45A
“What’s ___ to love?”
NOT

48A
Fast, intense military campaign
BLITZ

49A
Got an A+ on
ACED

50A
Female animal tended by a shepherd
EWE

51A
Sight, sound, or smell
SENSE

52A
Rihanna hit with the lyrics “Please, someone help me”
SOS

53A
___ of thieves (place where criminals conspire)
DEN

1D
___ boost (something that makes you feel good about yourself)
EGO

2D
Velvet Underground singer Reed
LOU

3D
In the past
FORMERLY

4D
Lost color due to sun exposure, perhaps
FADED

5D
Standing room ___
ONLY

6D
Come out of hiding again
REEMERGE

7D
Lots and lots
SCADS

8D
“MADtv” comedian Lange who wrote the memoir “Too Fat to Fish”
ARTIE

9D
Sail the seven ___
SEAS

10D
Person who saves the day
HERO

11D
Similar (to)
AKIN

13D
Most ___ to Succeed (superlative in many high school yearbooks)
LIKELY

19D
Much-adored celebrity
IDOL

20D
“Little Miss Sunshine” actor Arkin
ALAN

21D
Traps made by a daddy longlegs
WEBS

22D
Miami Heat head coach Spoelstra
ERIK

25D
Coffeehouse workers
BARISTAS

26D
Gave out, as homework
ASSIGNED

27D
Social equal
PEER

28D
Terminates
ENDS

30D
Actress McCormack
MARY

31D
Affirm, as a lower-court ruling
UPHOLD

32D
Before long
SOON

36D
Salacious messages sent on phones
SEXTS

39D
Sharp pokes
AMAZE

40D
___ Woods (lead role in “Legally Blonde”)
CRIES

41D
Strap that attaches to a bridle
JABS

42D
___ Bell (fast-food restaurant)
ELLE

46D
Have debts outstanding
REIN

47D
Prime-time hour
TACO