10/5/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

10/5/26
Movie Monday

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1A
Flows away from the beach
EBBS

5A
Femur’s limb
LEG

8A
Speck
DOT

11A
Stolen goods
LOOT

12A
Bible book between Joel and Obadiah
AMOS

14A
The “A” of “GOAT”
ALL

15A
Tender to the touch
SORE

16A
Archaeological dig spot
SITE

17A
Tic-___-toe
TAC

18A
“Les Misérables” actress who plays author Verity Crawford in “Verity”: 2 wds.
ANNE HATHAWAY

21A
Tuning pin on a violin or cello
PEG

22A
Haughty person
SNOB

23A
Muscle group in a person’s core
ABS

26A
“Was there anything else?”
AND

28A
Smashes (into)
RAMS

31A
“Fifty Shades of Grey” actress who plays writer Lowen Ashleigh in “Verity”: 2 wds.
DAKOTA JOHNSON

35A
Travel by yacht
SAIL

36A
Resort with soaking pools
SPA

37A
Electric ___ (river creature)
EEL

38A
Guinea pigs and goldfish, often
PETS

41A
Large mammal seen in Yellowstone
ELK

43A
“Black Hawk Down” actor who plays Verity’s husband Jeremy in “Verity”: 2 wds.
JOSHHARTNETT

48A
“Slumdog Millionaire” star Patel
DEV

49A
Black-and-white ocean predator
ORCA

50A
Word that can follow “tooth” or “tummy”
ACHE

51A
Hillary Clinton, ___ Rodham
NEE

52A
Smallest kitten in a litter
RUNT

53A
Sweet-talk
COAX

54A
Month after March: Abbr.
APR

55A
“I never thought of that!”
GEE

56A
Make a wool cap, say
KNIT

1D
Disney’s Queen of Arendelle
ELSA

2D
Unexpected blessing
BOON

3D
“___ to Be Wild” (Steppenwolf song)
BORN

4D
Sharply inclined
STEEP

5D
Layered Italian pasta dish
LASAGNA

6D
Issue forth
EMIT

7D
High schoolers who might put on dark, heavy makeup
GOTHS

8D
Organized collection of information
DATABASE

9D
Competitor of Nivea and Clinique
OLAY

10D
“90 Day Fiancé” cable channel
TLC

13D
“Gilmore Girls” actor Gunn
SEAN

19D
Warmth
HEAT

20D
Threadbare
WORN

23D
Promotions on some outfield walls
ADS

24D
Ewe’s sound
BAA

25D
Go past without stopping: 2 wds.
SKIPOVER

27D
They play music at wedding receptions: Abbr.
DJS

29D
Three Stooges member with a bowl cut
MOE

30D
NBC sketch comedy show: Abbr.
SNL

32D
Spanish stadium cheers
OLES

33D
Perform an appendectomy, for example
OPERATE

34D
“Stop right there!”
HALT

39D
Avenger played by Chris Hemsworth in “Avengers: Doomsday”
THOR

40D
“Meh” shoulder motion
SHRUG

44D
Skin problem for many teens
KNACK

45D
Business school subject: Abbr.
JEEP

46D
Pad ___ (Asian noodle dish)
ACNE

47D
Message containing an emoji, often
ECON

48D
Material analyzed in an ancestry test: Abbr.
THAI