10/24/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

10/24/26
Smartypants Saturday

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1A
Greatly regret
RUE

4A
“___ I Want for Christmas Is You” (Mariah Carey song)
ALL

7A
Old-timey record player: Hyph.
HIFI

11A
“Freak ___ Leash” (Korn song): 2 wds.
ONA

12A
Needing returning, as a library book
DUE

13A
“Ted Lasso” actor Sudeikis
JASON

14A
Room-cooling devices: Abbr.
ACS

15A
Put on a blacklist
BAN

16A
Made a selection
OPTED

17A
“Bridesmaids” actress who starred in Broadway’s “Oh, Mary!” for a stint in 2026: 2 wds.
MAYA RUDOLPH

20A
Waste of ___ (something useless)
SPACE

21A
Impede
STYMIE

24A
Underground molten rock
MAGMA

27A
Web address: Abbr.
URL

28A
“30 Rock” actress who starred in Broadway’s “Oh, Mary!” for a stint in 2025-2026: 2 wds.
JANE KRAKOWSKI

33A
___ carte menu: 2 wds.
ALA

34A
Totally absurd
INANE

35A
Books found in motel nightstands
BIBLES

38A
Readies farmland for planting
PLOWS

42A
“GLOW” actress who starred in Broadway’s “Oh, Mary!” for a stint in 2025: 2 wds.
BETTY GILPIN

45A
Uptight, self-righteous people
PRIGS

47A
“It’s a jungle ___ there!”
OUT

48A
“Just Play Dead” actress Green
EVA

49A
Irritate
ANNOY

50A
Carmaker of the Sierra and Canyon
GMC

51A
___ center (community hangout)
REC

52A
Car-waxing cloths
RAGS

53A
Ending for “clown” or “cartoon”
ISH

54A
“___ me no questions and I’ll tell you no lies”
ASK

1D
Roves around
ROAMS

2D
Take the top off of, as a soda bottle
UNCAP

3D
Class that’s not a struggle: 2 wds.
EASY A

4D
Commercial interruption: 2 wds.
AD BREAK

5D
Island feast that may serve pineapple skewers
LUAU

6D
Give for a time
LEND

7D
Joyful
HAPPY

8D
Land formation that rhymes with “Christmas”
ISTHMUS

9D
Nemesis
FOE

10D
Unbeholden to any particular political party: Abbr.
IND

13D
Major surprise
JOLT

18D
Company sued by Wile E. Coyote in a 2026 movie
ACME

19D
Japanese tennis star Naomi
OSAKA

22D
Ruffle the feathers of
IRK

23D
“Thanksgiving” director Roth
ELI

25D
Material for a grain mill
GRIST

26D
End of many superhero names
MAN

28D
Quick punch
JAB

29D
Louisville Muhammad ___ International Airport
ALI

30D
Apprehending, as a suspect
NABBING

31D
Hitting the right notes: 2 wds.
ONPITCH

32D
Rural water source
WELL

36D
Bricks in a toy construction set
LEGOS

37D
Website for craftspeople
ETSY

39D
Creation of Verdi or Wagner
OPERA

40D
Female spouses
WIVES

44D
Body parts that can get gingivitis
SNACK

45D
Up to ___ (good enough)
YOGI

46D
Single-helix material in cells: Abbr.
GUMS