10/14/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

10/14/26
Wayback Wednesday

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1A
Pureed food for an infant
PAP

4A
Campus-based military program: Abbr.
ROTC

8A
“Shoo, kitty!”
SCAT

12A
Country that turned 250 in 2026: Abbr.
USA

13A
Territory
AREA

14A
Dog in “The Wizard of Oz”
TOTO

15A
“Please, ___, I want some more” (line from “Oliver Twist”)
SIR

16A
Far’s opposite
NEAR

17A
Part of a molecule
ATOM

18A
1990 Steven Seagal movie in which his character wakes from a coma to seek revenge on a corrupt politician: 3 wds.
HARD TO KILL

21A
Feminine suffix for “count” or “baron”
ESS

22A
Members of the Hells Angels
BIKERS

26A
“Disturbia” actor LaBeouf
SHIA

29A
King of ___ (nickname for Michael Jackson)
POP

30A
Ice Spice’s genre
RAP

31A
1991 Steven Seagal movie in which he plays a cop hunting down a mob enforcer: 3 wds.
OUT FOR JUSTICE

35A
Sheepskin boot brand
UGG

36A
Tres minus uno
DOS

37A
Follow the advice of
HEED

38A
Extreme fear of spiders, for example
PHOBIA

40A
Drink made from leaves
TEA

42A
1992 Steven Seagal movie in which he plays a former Navy SEAL battling terrorist mercenaries: 2 wds.
UNDER SIEGE

47A
“Back on the Chain ___” (1982 Pretenders hit)
GANG

50A
“The rest ___ to you”: 2 wds.
IS UP

51A
Texter’s response to a joke
LOL

52A
Avocado’s shape, generally
OVAL

53A
Simple
EASY

54A
___ and Dad
MOM

55A
Romantic excursion
DATE

56A
Uses a chair
SITS

57A
___-Caps (nonpareil candies)
SNO

1D
“If ___ comes to shove …”
PUSH

2D
Continent that borders three oceans
ASIA

3D
Last name of the family in “The Incredibles”
PARR

4D
Goes off on a tirade
RANTS

5D
Cookies commonly found in cookies-and-cream ice cream
OREOS

6D
Hardwood often used in boat decks
TEAK

7D
Reindeer’s North American relative
CARIBOU

8D
Part of the giant bean plant that Jack climbed
STALK

9D
Simple bed for one person
COT

10D
From ___ Z (completely): 2 wds.
A TO

11D
Fashion designer Ford
TOM

19D
Unable to hear
DEAF

20D
“My ___ are sealed”
LIPS

23D
Shallowest of the Great Lakes
ERIE

24D
“RuPaul’s Drag ___” (reality series)
RACE

25D
Drove over the legal limit
SPED

26D
Vichyssoise or lobster bisque, for example
SOUP

27D
Wolverine portrayer Jackman
HUGH

28D
“Let ___” (“Frozen” song): 2 wds.
IT GO

29D
Flannel nightclothes, for short
PJS

32D
Thor’s dad
ODIN

33D
Helpers that go on tour with the band
ROADIES

34D
Cuisine with pad see ew and massaman curry
THAI

39D
The Daily ___ (fictional newspaper for which Peter Parker works)
BUGLE

43D
“La Bamba” actor Morales
TRUST

44D
Trees whose leaves have serrated edges
ESPYS

45D
Thuggish enforcer
ESAI

46D
Tickle Me ___ (Muppet doll)
ELMS

47D
Supreme being
GOON

48D
“Abbott Elementary” principal
ELMO

49D
Washington baseball player, for short
GOD