1/10/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

1/10/25
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1A
“The cat is out of the ___”
BAG

4A
Like a glacier
ICY

7A
Water-___ (participate in an aquatic sport)
SKI

10A
Sense of pride that can be “stroked”
EGO

11A
Animal sound at a dairy
MOO

12A
“What ___ that sound?”
WAS

13A
Chicago Blackhawks defenseman who won a Stanley Cup championship and an Olympic gold medal in 2010: 2 wds.
DUNCAN KEITH

16A
Epic tale of ancient heroes
SAGA

17A
Possess
OWN

18A
Toasted sandwich, for short
BLT

21A
Encourage tauntingly: 2 wds.
EGG ON

25A
Grain in some nondairy milk
OAT

28A
Promise from a debtor
IOU

30A
Coin for a Monte Carlo slot machine
EURO

31A
Detroit Red Wings center who won a Stanley Cup championship and an Olympic gold medal in 2002: 2 wds.
STEVE YZERMAN

34A
“Smallville” character Lang
LANA

35A
Address to a commanding officer, sometimes
SIR

36A
___ Poke (chewy caramel sucker)
SLO

37A
In an unusual manner
ODDLY

39A
Took a spot at the bar
SAT

41A
One of the zodiac’s fire signs
LEO

43A
Heartburn cause
ACID

47A
Los Angeles Kings defenseman who won a Stanley Cup championship and an Olympic gold medal in 2014: 2 wds.
DREW DOUGHTY

51A
Daisy Ridley’s role in the “Star Wars” movies
REY

52A
Cards shown to bouncers: Abbr.
IDS

53A
Neat ___ pin: 2 wds.
AS A

54A
O’Neill and Sheeran, for two
EDS

55A
“Formerly named”
NEE

56A
“Peter ___” (1953 Disney movie)
PAN

1D
Flower garden plots
BEDS

2D
Water, in Spanish
AGUA

3D
Saucer-shaped percussion instrument
GONG

4D
“Trust me, ___ professional”: 2 wds.
IM A

5D
Opposite of pro
CON

6D
“Skylanding” artist Ono
YOKO

7D
Trapeze artist, at times
SWINGER

8D
Kit ___ (crunchy candy bar)
KAT

9D
Kind of: Suffix
ISH

14D
Big rig’s driving compartment
CAB

15D
Woolly female
EWE

19D
“Let sleeping dogs ___”
LIE

20D
Salvation Army holiday donations
TOYS

22D
Periodontist’s focus
GUMS

23D
Like traditions that aren’t written down
ORAL

24D
Punishable behavior: Hyph.
NO-NO

25D
Capital city with the Nobel Peace Center
OSLO

26D
Just barely: 2 wds.
A TAD

27D
___ bar (serve cocktails and such)
TEND

29D
Israeli firearms
UZIS

32D
Low areas between peaks
VALLEYS

33D
Culturally significant time period
ERA

38D
Evergreen associated with English churchyards
YEW

40D
Site of laundry instructions, often
TAG

42D
Norse god who’s Thor’s father
ODIN

44D
Crack in cold weather
CHAP

45D
“___ crying shame”: 2 wds.
ITS A

46D
Actress Cannon
DYAN

47D
“Nuthin’ but a ‘G’ Thang” rapper Dr. ___
DRE

48D
Color of half the cards in a deck
RED

49D
Beethoven’s “___ to Joy”
ODE

50D
Make good ___ of (take advantage of)
USE