10/16/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

10/16/26
Sports Fan Friday

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1A
Long ____ no see!
TIME

5A
Mix, as soup
STIR

9A
Massive
BIG

12A
Person paying to get access to an app
USER

13A
Strong desire for something
URGE

14A
Any of 17 Monopoly properties: Abbr.
AVE

15A
Train in a boxing ring
SPAR

16A
Type of footwear for a construction worker
BOOT

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18A
Former Arizona Cardinals quarterback who signed with the Minnesota Vikings in 2026: 2 wds.
KYLERMURRAY

21A
“Live Free or ____” (motto of New Hampshire)
DIE

22A
Ins and ____
OUTS

24A
“Please lower your voice!”
SHH

27A
Snip off, as a bit of hair
Trim

30A
Roald who wrote “The Witches” and “The BFG”
DAHL

32A
Former Miami Dolphins quarterback who signed with the Atlanta Falcons in 2026: 2 wds.
TUATAGOVAILOA

35A
“Make a joyful noise ____ the Lord” (line from Psalms)
UNTO

36A
Channel showing a lot of sports highlights
ESPN

37A
Item that unlocks a door
KEY

38A
Metal containers found at a frat party
KEGS

40A
____ glance (after a cursory look): 2 wds.
ATA

42A
Former Green Bay Packers quarterback who signed with the Miami Dolphins in 2026: 2 wds.
MALIKWILLIS

48A
Sheep’s remark
BAA

50A
____ day (vitamin dosage, sometimes): 2 wds.
ONEA

51A
Volcanic output
LAVA

52A
____-Wan Kenobi (sci-fi character)
OBI

53A
Suffix for “mob” or “prank”
STER

54A
Unwritten
ORAL

55A
____ Monte (brand of canned fruit)
DEL

56A
“Don’t ____ your breath”
HOLD

57A
Desire
Want

1D
Sharp part of a woolly mammoth
TUSK

2D
Game of guessing what object someone else is looking at: 2 wds.
I SPY

3D
Brunch or breakfast, for example
MEAL

4D
Blundered
ERRED

5D
Push underwater
SUBMERGE

6D
Drop ____ (pull down your pants as a prank)
TROU

7D
“Frankenstein” assistant
IGOR

8D
So old that it’s fashionable again
RETRO

9D
Manner of speech that sounds like a toddler: 2 wds.
BABY TALK

10D
Climbing plant
IVY

11D
“Golly!”
GEE

19D
Comedian Rudner or actress Moreno
RITA

20D
Automaker whose logo has four rings
AUDI

23D
Item made by Reebok or Nike
SHOE

24D
Father on “Rugrats”
STU

25D
Very hot guy
Hunk

26D
Angry letters often sent anonymously: 2 wds.
HATEMAIL

28D
Apple’s mobile software platform
IOS

29D
Great honor for an individual in a team sport: 2 wds., abbr.
MVPAWARD

31D
Produce, as an egg
LAY

33D
Attire in the ancient Roman Senate
TOGA

34D
Prefix that’s the opposite of “pro-”
ANTI

39D
Walk noisily through water
SLOSH

41D
Grant permission for
ALLOW

45D
“Twin Peaks” actress ____ Flynn Boyle
INTO

46D
“Ghostbusters” director Reitman
KEEL

47D
Pretzel topping
LARA

48D
Physique, for short
IVAN

49D
Nickname of the Civil War president
SALT