10/2/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

10/2/26
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1A
“I know ___ you mean”
WHAT

5A
Air rifle pellets
BBS

8A
Photo ___ (red-carpet events, often)
OPS

11A
Multinational currency
EURO

12A
Pub drinks
ALES

14A
“Come and ___ it!” (“Food’s on!”)
GET

15A
Religious splinter group
SECT

16A
City where “Gladiator” was set
ROME

17A
“Ice Age” voice actor Romano
RAY

18A
Blue Jays pitcher who won both the pitching Triple Crown and the Cy Young in 2020: 2 wds.
SHANE BIEBER

21A
DC Comics villain Luthor
LEX

22A
Place for a mineral bath
SPA

23A
Pumpkin pie ___ mode: 2 wds.
A LA

26A
Floor cushion for yoga
MAT

28A
Struggles to keep up
LAGS

32A
Red Sox pitcher who won both the pitching Triple Crown and the Cy Young in 1999: 2 wds.
PEDRO MARTINEZ

36A
The rise and fall of sea levels
TIDE

37A
“Eh, I’ll pass”
NAH

38A
___ good job (perform well): 2 wds.
DO A

39A
Midriff muscles
ABS

42A
Bill and ___ (whisper romantically)
COO

44A
Tigers pitcher who won both the pitching Triple Crown and the Cy Young in 2024: 2 wds.
TARIK SKUBAL

49A
Place with Nautilus machines
GYM

50A
Number of circles of Hell in Dante’s “Inferno”
NINE

51A
Onetime lovers
EXES

53A
Jungle animal with powerful arms
APE

54A
Obscene material
SMUT

55A
Blubbery sea animal
SEAL

56A
Craving
YEN

57A
US network that airs “Call the Midwife”
PBS

58A
Singer Grant with the 1983 hit “Electric Avenue”
EDDY

1D
“The Phoenician Scheme” writer/director Anderson
WES

2D
Color tones
HUES

3D
Curve in a fingerprint
ARCH

4D
Sum
TOTAL

5D
Test for an aspiring attorney: 2 wds.
BAR EXAM

6D
Gooey mass
BLOB

7D
Big rigs on the interstate
SEMIS

8D
Fairy-tale brute who scares villagers
OGRE

9D
Prickly ___ (type of cactus)
PEAR

10D
What a parent might call a kid’s messy room
STY

13D
Leak very slowly
SEEP

19D
Pixar clownfish with a “lucky fin”
NEMO

20D
Indonesian spot known as “Island of the Gods”
BALI

23D
Suitable to the occasion
APT

24D
Necklace often given at Hawaiian events
LEI

25D
___ up to the same thing (be equivalent)
ADD

27D
Color similar to khaki
TAN

29D
Supply ___ demand
AND

30D
Prefix meaning “earth”
GEO

31D
“Kill Bill” singer who was the most-nominated artist at the 2024 Grammys
SZA

33D
Bring up, as children
REAR

34D
Items swung in tennis matches
RACKETS

35D
“___ shalt not steal”
THOU

40D
Coal containers
BINS

44D
Use a keyboard
SKIMP

45D
“I couldn’t agree more!”
OBESE

46D
Egregiously ignore
TYPE

47D
Chopped down or fired
AMEN

48D
Main star in a movie
SNUB

49D
Like many participants in Pride Month
AXED

52D
___ as a fox
LEAD