9/26/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

9/26/26
Smartypants Saturday

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1A
Lasting reminder of a wound
SCAR

5A
Right to bear ___ (phrase in the US Constitution)
ARMS

9A
TV network based in London
BBC

12A
State on the Mississippi River
IOWA

13A
Hula ___ (toy)
HOOP

14A
Actress Melissa with an Oscar for “The Fighter”
LEO

15A
Haiku or sonnet, for example
POEM

16A
Swedish band with the hit “SOS”
ABBA

17A
Large member of the deer family in the Rockies
ELK

18A
Oakland anti-poverty worker who cofounded 33-Across: 2 wds.
BOBBYSEALE

21A
“Me too”: 3 wds.
SODOI

24A
Apple computer, for short
MAC

25A
Put to good ___ (find a purpose for)
USE

26A
Moniker
NAME

30A
Sweet, spiced tea
CHAI

33A
Militant African American rights group founded in 1966: 2 wds.
BLACK PANTHERS

36A
Mixer with scotch
SODA

37A
Whirling hazard in a river
EDDY

38A
Traveler’s way to go: Abbr.
RTE

39A
Woman’s lingerie item
BRA

41A
Behind the times
PASSE

43A
Oakland college student who cofounded 33-Across: 2 wds.
HUEYNEWTON

48A
“Knives Out” costar ___ de Armas
ANA

49A
Expand
GROW

50A
Tablet that supports Apple Pencil Pro
IPAD

54A
Ignited
LIT

55A
50-Across’s virtual assistant
SIRI

56A
“Gotta run!”: Hyph.
TATA

57A
Beings from other worlds: Abbr.
ETS

58A
Older adolescent
TEEN

59A
“Wild horses couldn’t drag me ___!”
AWAY

1D
Drink slowly
SIP

2D
Dove’s sound
COO

3D
Leave in utter disbelief
AWE

4D
Sequel to the 1982 movie “First Blood”
RAMBO

5D
Literary sea captain who chased a white whale
AHAB

6D
Eldest Stark brother on “Game of Thrones”
ROBB

7D
Ambient musician with the 2026 album “Future Quiet”
MOBY

8D
Involuntary twitch
SPASM

9D
Least expensive stadium seats
BLEACHERS

10D
Ringer in school or church
BELL

11D
Mixer in a Cuba libre
COKE

19D
Piggie’s snort
OINK

20D
___ and every (all)
EACH

21D
Temporary teachers, for short
SUBS

22D
Norway’s capital
OSLO

23D
Lazy people who avoid responsibility
DEADBEATS

27D
Nonhuman primate
APE

28D
Really peeved
MAD

29D
Final part
END

31D
___ and crafts
ARTS

32D
“Got it”: 2 wds.
I SEE

34D
“The Princess Bride” star Elwes
CARY

35D
Mistake made on a computer keyboard
TYPO

40D
Emotional turmoil
ANGST

44D
Mile or kilometer, for example
ANITA

45D
Cleveland’s lake
HALE

46D
Sported
UNIT

47D
Mary-Kate, to Ashley Olsen
ERIE

51D
Ferret’s foot
WORE

52D
___ snail’s pace (very slowly): 2 wds.
TWIN

53D
Same-___ delivery
PAW