1/7/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

1/7/25
TV Tuesday

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1A
Woolly youngster in a meadow
LAMB

5A
“Don’t ___ off more than you can chew!”
BITE

9A
Rotisserie rod
SPIT

13A
Type of berry in a smoothie bowl
ACAI

14A
The Bard of ___ (nickname for Shakespeare)
AVON

15A
Stalk on a sugar plantation
CANE

16A
Flavor of bouillon cube
BEEF

17A
Apple TV+ drama about a company that separates the work and non-work memories of its employees
SEVERANCE

19A
“Yes,” in French
OUI

21A
Districts
AREAS

22A
“The Great American Baking Show” host who plays memory-blocked worker Dylan on 17-Across: 2 wds
ZACH CHERRY

27A
Type of coffee that’s not as stimulating as regular
DECAF

28A
Great Lake that feeds the Niagara River
ERIE

29A
Touch a credit card to a reader
TAP

32A
___ Grey (variety of tea)
EARL

33A
Speak highly of
LAUD

34A
“Hey Joe” musician Hendrix
JIMI

35A
Oktoberfest beverage
ALE

36A
Arrested criminal, for short
PERP

37A
Person convicted of a serious crime
FELON

38A
“Unforgettable” actress who plays memory-blocked worker Helly on 17-Across: 2 wds
BRITT LOWER

40A
Anti-harassment phrase used as a hashtag: 2 wds
ME TOO

43A
“What ___ my choices?”
ARE

44A
“Parks and Recreation” actor who plays memory-blocked worker Mark on 17-Across: 2 wds
ADAM SCOTT

48A
Piece of cabbage
LEAF

52A
Impolitely ignore
SNUB

53A
Be adjacent to
ABUT

54A
The devil’s doing
EVIL

55A
Berets and bonnets, for example
HATS

56A
Lo-cal, in some brand names
LITE

57A
Depend (upon)
RELY

1D
“Chocolate” dog, for short
LAB

2D
Hardware store chain that took its name from fighter pilots
ACE

3D
Fannie ___ (mortgage provider)
MAE

4D
Like lenses that aid both reading and distance vision
BIFOCAL

5D
Fundamental
BASIC

6D
“___ got something to tell you …”
IVE

7D
“Mazel ___!”
TOV

8D
Opposite of WSW on compasses
ENE

9D
Causing fright
SCARY

10D
Square of glass
PANE

11D
Early resident of Peru
INCA

12D
Summer shirts
TEES

18D
Not frequently encountered
RARE

20D
1989 “Weird Al” Yankovic film named for an old TV setting
UHF

22D
Passionate enthusiasm
ZEAL

23D
Unit used in wildfire measurements
ACRE

24D
Valentine’s Day symbol
HEART

25D
Go off, as a volcano
ERUPT

26D
Get ___ of (eliminate)
RID

27D
“Breaking Bad” government organization: Abbr.
DEA

29D
Part of a kitchen backsplash
TILE

30D
Love, in Honduras or Panama
AMOR

31D
So quiet you could hear a ___ drop
PIN

33D
Fragrant fashion item at a luau
LEI

34D
Retailer of earrings and necklaces
JEWELER

36D
People with expert “tips”
PROS

37D
Go along ___ the ride
FOR

38D
Box office flops
BOMBS

39D
Milky order in a coffeehouse
LATTE

40D
Pulverize, as potatoes
MASH

41D
“Hairspray” role traditionally played by a man in drag
EDNA

42D
Lacking any slack
TAUT

45D
Nickname whose full version can add “-vin” or “-eb”
CAL

46D
___-Wan Kenobi
OBI

47D
King ___ (pharaoh from the 14th century BC)
TUT

49D
First woman, to Christians
EVE

50D
Suffer from a really bad cold, say
AIL

51D
Travel by plane
FLY