9/12/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

9/12/26
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1A
Apiece
PER

4A
Dull talker
BORE

8A
Pain in the neck
PEST

12A
Fast-running Australian bird
EMU

13A
Biblical shepherd who was slain by his brother
ABEL

14A
Waikiki Beach’s island
OAHU

15A
The “G” in “OMG”
GOD

16A
President Bill Clinton’s middle name
JEFFERSON

18A
Big brand in skin care
OLAY

20A
“Superman” actor Christopher
REEVE

21A
Vacation destination in Indonesia
BALI

23A
Bird’s wingtip-to-wingtip measure
SPAN

26A
Was in first place
LED

27A
More than sufficient
AMPLE

29A
“___ it or lose it!”
USE

30A
Casual turndown
NAH

31A
Objects opened with keys
LOCKS

33A
Trim the lawn
MOW

36A
Large deer related to the moose
ELK

37A
Kid’s three-wheeler, for short
TRIKE

39A
“___ Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”
SGT

42A
Bulletproof ___ (police officer’s protection)
VEST

44A
Otherwise
ELSE

45A
Legislative group with representatives
HOUSE

47A
Unit equal to 2.54 centimeters
INCH

49A
President Joe Biden’s middle name
ROBINETTE

52A
“Paddle” is to “canoe” as “___” is to “rowboat”
OAR

55A
“I Dream of Jeannie” star Barbara
EDEN

56A
Male pig
BOAR

57A
Home to Montana and Indiana: Abbr.
USA

58A
What a news anchor sits behind
DESK

59A
Show some willingness to compromise
BEND

60A
Put into words
SAY

1D
Wooden tent stake
PEG

2D
Music genre with moody lyrics
EMO

3D
President Gerald Ford’s middle name
RUDOLPH

4D
___ Fresh (chain of Tex-Mex restaurants)
BAJA

5D
Follows orders
OBEYS

6D
Boxing official, for short
REF

7D
Holiday film starring Will Ferrell
ELF

8D
Opening that sweat comes out of
PORE

9D
Painter’s stand
EASEL

10D
Push rudely
SHOVE

11D
“Stay ___ for scenes from the next episode”
TUNED

17D
“The Old Man and the Sea” author Hemingway
ERNEST

19D
Rapper ___ Kim
LIL

21D
Refuse to allow
BAN

22D
Physicians’ professional group: Abbr.
AMA

24D
Disks hit by hockey players
PUCKS

25D
Pose a question to
ASK

28D
One hour before midnight
ELEVEN

32D
Cinco de Mayo cheer
OLE

33D
President Richard Nixon’s middle name
MILHOUS

34D
Gives approval for
OKS

35D
Quite small
WEE

40D
“Johnny B. ___” (Chuck Berry hit)
GOODE

41D
Lipstick holders
TUBES

43D
Tennessee NFL player
TITAN

46D
Spot for dirty dishes
SINK

48D
Stereotypical sci-fi fan
NERD

50D
Opposite of flow
EBB

51D
Tip of a boot
TOE

53D
Proud ___ peacock: 2 wds.
AS A

54D
Beam of sunlight
RAY