9/23/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

9/23/26
Wayback Wednesday

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1A
Kings of ___ (“Use Somebody” band)
LEON

5A
Married woman’s title
MRS

8A
Actor Cheadle of the “Avengers” films
DON

11A
Dark-colored berry from Brazil
ACAI

12A
Gets ready to shoot
AIMS

14A
“So that’s your game!”
OHO

15A
___ and bred
BORN

16A
Irritated mood
SNIT

17A
___ Grande (US/Mexico river)
RIO

18A
“The Odd Couple” actor who played C.C. Baxter in the 1960 movie “The Apartment”: 2 wds.
JACKLEMMON

21A
“The Devil Wears ___ 2” (2026 movie)
PRADA

23A
Slightly shorter relative of an ostrich
EMU

24A
“___, humbug!”
BAH

25A
“The Best Strangers in the World” author Shapiro
ARI

27A
“In that case …”: 2 wds.
IFSO

31A
“The Shaggy Dog” actor who played Baxter’s boss Jeff Sheldrake in “The Apartment”: 2 wds.
FREDMACMURRAY

35A
“Fools rush in where angels ___ to tread”
FEAR

36A
Strong yearning
YEN

37A
Course for some recent US immigrants: Abbr.
ESL

38A
Homer’s dad, on “The Simpsons”
ABE

41A
Pieces on the border of a jigsaw puzzle
EDGES

43A
“Damn Yankees” actor who played junior executive Joe Dobisch in “The Apartment”: 2 wds.
RAYWALSTON

47A
Sick ___ dog: 2 wds.
ASA

48A
Basketball Hall of Famer Kukoc
TONI

49A
Rocks transported in mine carts
ORES

53A
Balsam ___ (Christmas tree option)
FIR

54A
Whirled around
SPUN

55A
“Got ___?” (longtime ad campaign)
MILK

56A
Caramel-colored
TAN

57A
Ingredient in an omelet
EGG

58A
“Furious” actress Rossum
EMMY

1D
Place where blood work is done
LAB

2D
Environmental prefix
ECO

3D
Blade used by a gondolier
OAR

4D
Stealthy warrior from Japan
NINJA

5D
Makeup that adds volume to eyelashes
MASCARA

6D
Place for a hockey game
RINK

7D
Response to “Say cheese!” at a photo shoot
SMILE

8D
Campus housing
DORM

9D
State east of Indiana
OHIO

10D
12 hours after midnight
NOON

13D
Long part of a dandelion
STEM

19D
“Severance” star Scott
ADAM

20D
“ABC World News Tonight With David ____”
MUIR

21D
Peel, as a potato
PARE

22D
“Pluribus” actress Seehorn
RHEA

24D
Lifelong buddy: Abbr.
BFF

26D
Slippery, like some sidewalks in winter
ICY

28D
“The best things in life are ____”
FREE

29D
Impertinent remark
SASS

30D
Olive’s last name, in the funnies
OYL

32D
Use a sketch pad
DRAW

33D
Get-together at work
MEETING

34D
Reverse an action, in Microsoft Word
UNDO

39D
They hang upside-down in caves
BATS

43D
Flat boat made of logs
ELOPE

44D
The Gobi Desert’s continent
GNOME

45D
Spin a ____ (tell a long story)
RAFT

46D
Warm and cozy
ASIA

50D
Metal part of a basketball hoop
YARN

51D
Tree with “slippery” and “Dutch” varieties
SNUG

52D
View from an airplane window
RIM