1/16/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

1/16/25
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
Sheep that’s a homophone of “you”
EWE

4A
Pong paddle
PING

8A
Big shindig
BASH

12A
Smoked fish with a Nova variety
LOX

13A
Inventive thought
IDEA

14A
___ mater (graduate’s school)
ALMA

15A
Cleaning tool dipped in soapy water
MOP

16A
2024 Kendrick Lamar hit in which he dissed Drake: 3 wds.
NOT LIKE US

18A
Keyboard key that, like “enter” and “end,” starts with E
ESC

20A
Take a breather
REST

21A
With 32-Across, 2018 Kendrick Lamar and SZA hit featured in “Black Panther”: 2 wds.
ALL THE

24A
Silent assent
NOD

25A
Month after June
JULY

26A
End of morning
NOON

28A
Chicago’s state: Abbr.
ILL

31A
78, for Donald Trump
AGE

32A
See 21-Across
STARS

33A
Bill and ___ (murmur romantically)
COO

34A
Color of a ruby or a raspberry
RED

35A
Michael who voiced Robin in “The Lego Batman Movie”
CERA

36A
Long fish that have ribbon-like fins
EELS

37A
Tavern
BAR

38A
2017 Kendrick Lamar hit that was the lead single from “Damn”
HUMBLE

40A
Make fuzzy-looking
BLUR

42A
Don’t settle out of court
SUE

43A
2018 The Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar hit with the lyric “I fight the world, I fight you, I fight myself”: 3 wds.
PRAY FOR ME

47A
Word that can precede “materials” or “talent”
RAW

50A
The “L” of “SNL”
LIVE

51A
Substandard
POOR

52A
“Don’t ___ step further!”: 2 wds.
GO A

53A
1/100 of a century
YEAR

54A
Male cats
TOMS

55A
It may be cloudless
SKY

1D
State tree of Massachusetts
ELM

2D
Court romantically
WOO

3D
More than suspended from school
EXPELLED

4D
Small amount of salt
PINCH

5D
“Can ___ anything else for you?”: 2 wds.
I DO

6D
“Nothing but ___!” (basketball player’s boast)
NET

7D
___ pal (rhyming term for a female friend)
GAL

8D
Made cookies, for example
BAKED

9D
Pub brews
ALES

10D
Pornographic material
SMUT

11D
“Every rule ___ an exception”
HAS

17D
Oscar-winning actor Jeremy
IRONS

19D
Piglet’s pen
STY

21D
Just barely open
AJAR

22D
Sled that zooms down a track
LUGE

23D
Come onstage
ENTER

24D
“Don’t Know Why” singer Jones
NORAH

27D
Tool used to propel a gondola
OAR

28D
Floating perches for polar bears
ICEBERGS

29D
Hang loosely, as a dog’s tongue
LOLL

30D
“___ Control” (Teddy Swims hit)
LOSE

32D
It’s often wrapped around a snowman’s neck
SCARF

36D
Big bird on Australia’s coat of arms
EMU

37D
Person purchasing something
BUYER

39D
Readers of computer manuals
USERS

40D
“The Marvels” actress Larson
BRIE

41D
Chocolate ___ cake (dessert with a molten center)
LAVA

43D
Single-___ (having just one layer)
PLY

44D
Make a decision
OPT

45D
Marsupial on Australia’s coat of arms, for short
ROO

46D
“Serial ___” (1994 Kathleen Turner movie)
MOM

48D
Totally fine: Hyph.
A-OK

49D
Technique
WAY