2/5/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

2/5/25
Wayback Wednesday

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1A
His and ___
HERS

5A
Channel that has aired “American Dad!” since 2014
TBS

8A
Guys
MEN

11A
Pronto: Abbr.
ASAP

12A
___ rug (small covering for a floor)
AREA

13A
“Dragon ___: Absolution” (animated series on Netflix)
AGE

14A
“The Matrix Resurrections” filmmaker Wachowski
LANA

15A
Clarinet mouthpiece insert
REED

16A
Petting ___ (collection of tame animals)
ZOO

17A
1967 #1 hit by the Doors: 3 wds.
LIGHT MY FIRE

20A
Group for shooters: Abbr.
NRA

21A
“___, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death …”
YEA

22A
Doctors’ organization: Abbr.
AMA

25A
“Barefoot Contessa Parties!” cookbook author Garten
INA

27A
Spigots
TAPS

31A
1968 #1 hit by the Doors: 4 wds.
HELLO I LOVE YOU

35A
“Moreover …”
ALSO

36A
Mardi Gras day: Abbr.
TUE

37A
Type of wood used in longbows
ELM

38A
“Norma ___” (1979 Sally Field movie)
RAE

41A
Animated stuffed bear of movies
TED

43A
The Doors’ lead singer until his death in 1971: 2 wds.
JIM MORRISON

48A
Story of someone’s life, for short
BIO

50A
Actor Eric of “Lone Survivor”
BANA

51A
Garment for Dracula or Superman
CAPE

52A
Noah’s boat
ARK

53A
Legal claim on a house or car, for example
LIEN

54A
“Be it ___ so humble …”
EVER

55A
___ off (hit a drive, in golf)
TEE

56A
PGA Tour Champions golfer Ernie
ELS

57A
___ shivers down your spine (frighten)
SEND

1D
Corridor
HALL

2D
“Ozark” and “Caprica” actor Morales
ESAl

3D
___ a bell (seemed familiar)
RANG

4D
Pitcher Warren who had 363 career wins
SPAHN

5D
Slang for a three-point shot in basketball
TREY

6D
Thickset, like some wrestlers
BEEFY

7D
“Sexy ___” (Beatles song)
SADIE

8D
Puzzle for a lab rat
MAZE

9D
Sense of self-importance
EGO

10D
Prefix meaning “new”
NEO

12D
Italian fashion designer Giorgio
ARMANI

18D
Three-piece combo
TRIO

19D
Heart ___ (pulse measurement)
RATE

22D
Norwegian band that lost the Best New Artist Grammy to Sade in 1986: Hyph.
A-HA

23D
Nickname whose full version could end with “-vin,” “-ville,” or “-inda”
MEL

24D
Lou Gehrig’s disease: Abbr.
ALS

26D
___-rock (genre for R.E.M.)
ALT

28D
First mate’s response to a captain
AYE

29D
Officeholder, for short
POL

30D
Result of addition
SUM

32D
“Shark Tank” shark Greiner
LORI

33D
Sprinted faster than
OUTRAN

34D
Swerve off course
VEER

39D
Walk in an unhurried way
AMBLE

40D
Online message
EMAIL

42D
Chops into cubes, in the kitchen
DICES

43D
It may start with “A guy walks into a bar …”
JOKE

44D
Bills depicting George Washington
ONES

45D
Store on a hard drive
SAVE

46D
“___ sesame!”
OPEN

47D
Unhip person
NERD

48D
Animal that flies in a cave
BAT

49D
Hot temper
IRE