10/9/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

10/9/26
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
Close friend
PAL

4A
Close, as a suitcase
ZIP

7A
“___ Patrol” (animated children’s show)
PAW

10A
San ___ Obispo, California
LUIS

12A
Eve’s partner in the Bible
ADAM

14A
Bend the truth
LIE

15A
Cookie that’s often dunked in milk
OREO

16A
“It’s a ___ formality”
MERE

17A
Solve a math problem that has a plus sign
ADD

18A
Texas Tech linebacker selected by the Jets as the #2 pick in the 2026 NFL draft: 2 wds.
David Bailey

21A
Astrological sign that spans July and August
LEO

22A
Grabs with a toothpick
STABS

24A
Singer Rita who toured with Kylie Minogue in 2025
ORA

27A
Conclusion
END

29A
Wander about aimlessly
ROAM

31A
Notre Dame running back selected by the Cardinals as the #3 pick in the 2026 NFL draft: 2 wds.
Jeremiyah Love

35A
Tiny bit inside an apple core
SEED

36A
When an airplane should land: Abbr.
ETA

37A
Documentary filmmaker Burns
KEN

38A
Weapon wielded by a knight during a joust
LANCE

41A
Tint
HUE

43A
Ohio State wide receiver selected by the Titans as the #4 pick in the 2026 NFL draft: 2 wds.
Carnell Tate

48A
“Much ___ About Nothing”
ADO

50A
Just sitting around
IDLE

51A
Messy person
SLOB

52A
Fish in many fish sticks
COD

53A
Flash of lightning
BOLT

54A
Jedi master who’s about two feet tall
YODA

55A
Big ___ (large digit)
TOE

56A
Itsy-bitsy
WEE

57A
Slinky or yo-yo, for example
TOY

1D
Walk heavily
PLOD

2D
Distinctive glow
AURA

3D
“The Manchurian Candidate” actor Schreiber
LIEV

4D
Machine that smooths the ice on a hockey rink
ZAMBONI

5D
Concept
IDEA

6D
City that’s home to the Louvre
PARIS

7D
Football team’s collection of game strategies
PLAYBOOK

8D
Help out
AID

9D
Tie the knot
WED

11D
Dirt in a planter box
SOIL

13D
Go from ice to water
MELT

19D
Consider to be
DEEM

20D
British aristocrat
EARL

23D
Rescue
SAVE

24D
Citrusy drinks served with bacon and eggs: Abbr.
OJS

25D
Roll of movie film
REEL

26D
Three-digit group that begins a phone number: 2 wds.
AREA CODE

28D
Color, as a mustache
DYE

30D
X-___ (Marvel superhero team)
MEN

32D
Schoolteacher Krabappel on “The Simpsons”
EDNA

33D
Sports participant
ATHLETE

34D
Transport by truck
HAUL

39D
Bed that might replace a bassinet
CRIB

40D
Provide with funding
ENDOW

45D
Bunches and bunches: 2 wds.
ETSY

46D
___ list (set of chores): Hyph.
ELLE

47D
Auction website that debuted in 1995
A LOT

48D
Performance in a talent show
TO DO

49D
Scooby-___ (cartoon Great Dane)
EBAY