10/8/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

10/8/26
Wayback Wednesday

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1A
Meat often served for Easter
HAM

4A
Loops in on an email: Abbr.
CCS

7A
State whose capital is Des Moines
IOWA

11A
What a glacier is made of
ICE

12A
Deteriorates
ROTS

14A
Take a turn on “Wheel of Fortune”
SPIN

15A
Implement used to sign a contract
PEN

16A
Plant with gel-filled leaves
ALOE

17A
Transmitted
SENT

18A
Mark Ronson song featuring Bruno Mars that was a #1 hit in 2015: 2 wds.
UPTOWN FUNK

21A
Quarterback Dawson who was named MVP of Super Bowl IV
LEN

22A
Concert souvenir shirt
TEE

23A
Sound in an empty warehouse
ECHO

26A
Opposite of “post-”
PRE

27A
Green ____, Wisconsin
BAY

30A
Bruno Mars duet with Lady Gaga that was a #1 hit in 2025: 4 wds.
DIE WITH A SMILE

34A
Kenny G’s instrument, for short
SAX

35A
Get ___ of (unload)
RID

36A
Ripens
AGES

37A
Word that can follow “safety” or “bowling”
PIN

38A
Permit
LET

40A
Bruno Mars song that debuted at #1 in 2026: 3 wds.
IJUSTMIGHT

44A
Square root of 16
FOUR

45A
Start of a counting-out rhyme
EENY

46A
Gorilla, for one
APE

49A
Money dispensers outside banks: Abbr.
ATMS

50A
Opposite of shallow
DEEP

51A
Corporate boss: Abbr.
CEO

52A
Adhesive used with wrapping paper
TAPE

53A
Explosive stuff: Abbr.
TNT

54A
Hold the deed to
OWN

1D
Ball-and-socket joint near the waist
HIP

2D
Perfect tennis serve
ACE

3D
List of offerings at a diner
MENU

4D
Wooden shipping container
CRATE

5D
Punctuation mark before a subtitle, at times
COLON

6D
Place in the overhead bin
STOW

7D
Copy of a magazine
ISSUE

8D
Sign in a store window during business hours
OPEN

9D
Bat one eye
WINK

10D
Insect attracted by crumbs
ANT

13D
Compact car made by Nissan
SENTRA

19D
Farm machine that breaks up soil
PLOW

20D
Extra amounts paid for using an ATM
FEES

23D
Magazine managers: Abbr.
EDS

24D
Government group conducting covert ops: Abbr.
CIA

25D
Put a curse on
HEX

26D
Professor’s degree, often: Abbr.
PHD

27D
“The ____ Bang Theory”
BIG

28D
Ginger ____ (Canada Dry product)
ALE

29D
“Absolutely!”
YES

31D
Tall spring flower
IRIS

32D
Darkened, like some car windows
TINTED

33D
Subject area that includes algebra and geometry
MATH

37D
Bag that often holds a wallet and keys
PURSE

40D
Minuscule amount
LINEN

41D
High ____ (Olympic track-and-field event)
EGYPT

42D
Gather for a conference
IOTA

43D
Mexican food item associated with Tuesdays
JUMP

44D
Reduced-____ milk
MEET

47D
Cathedral seat
TACO

48D
Extremely long stretch of time
FAT