2/16/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

2/16/25
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1A
Gorillas, chimps, and the like
APES

5A
Costing $0.00
FREE

9A
Baseball player Ty who was known as “the Georgia Peach”
COBB

13A
San Francisco’s state, for short
CALI

14A
Neeson of the “Taken” movies
LIAM

15A
Spoken aloud
ORAL

16A
“24” star who married NHL player Dion Phaneuf in 2013: 2 wds.
ELISHA CUTHBERT

19A
Consumed, as food
ATE

20A
Removes wrinkles from
IRON

21A
Somewhat irritates
MIFFS

25A
“Deliver Us From Evil” star Eric
BANA

27A
Ascorbic ___ (vitamin C)
ACID

28A
“___ of Dreams” (Kevin Costner movie)
FIELD

30A
Initials of a civil rights leader with a holiday in January
MLK

33A
“Being Mary Jane” star who married NBA player Dwyane Wade in 2014: 2 wds.
GABRIELLE UNION

36A
Built-___ (some shelving units)
INS

37A
Matches a bet, in poker
CALLS

38A
Prefix for “viral” or “oxidant”
ANTI

39A
Decays
ROTS

40A
“This is only ___”: 2 wds.
A TEST

41A
Daily Planet reporter Jimmy
OLSEN

44A
Classic hue of many khakis or chinos
TAN

46A
“High School Musical” star who married MLB player Cole Tucker in 2023: 2 wds.
VANESSA HUDGENS

53A
Dry, like a desert
ARID

54A
Uncork
OPEN

55A
Like a soldier who doesn’t return to base as expected: Abbr.
AWOL

56A
Drinks like a dog
LAPS

57A
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’s “Die With a Smile,” for one
DUET

58A
Jay who preceded Jimmy Fallon
LENO

1D
King beater, in cards
ACE

2D
Buddy
PAL

3D
___ Young Band (“Drunk Last Night” band)
ELI

4D
Female member of the family, for short
SIS

5D
Like terrain with no hills or valleys
FLAT

6D
___ Krispies (cereal brand)
RICE

7D
___ de toilette (scent)
EAU

8D
First responder for many a health crisis: Abbr.
EMT

9D
King ___ (dangerous snake)
COBRA

10D
Crumbled cookie on TCBY’s froyo toppings menu
OREO

11D
Farm building where an owl might live
BARN

12D
Crispy sandwiches often served with toothpicks, for short
BLT

17D
___-been (faded celebrity)
HAS

18D
Many a worshiper in India
HINDU

21D
“The Gift of the ___” (O. Henry short story)
MAGI

22D
“As far as ___ tell …”: 2 wds.
I CAN

23D
Insignificant lies
FIBS

24D
Initials of the president whose wife was Eleanor
FDR

25D
Signal that ends a boxing round
BELL

26D
Some brewery products
ALES

28D
Amazing exploit
FEAT

29D
Aches and pains
ILLS

30D
The Seven Dwarfs’ workplace, in 1937’s Snow White
MINE

31D
Auction units
LOTS

32D
Make a scarf from scratch
KNIT

34D
Gay ___ (celebrities like Lady Gaga and Cher)
ICONS

35D
Singer ___ King Cole
NAT

39D
Family sitcom stars Robert and Donna, for two
REEDS

40D
“Live ___ learn”
AND

41D
Shape of Donald Trump’s office
OVAL

42D
“Good Morning America” cohost Spencer
LARA

43D
Synonym and rhyme of “clip”
SNIP

44D
“My country, ’tis of ___ …”
THEE

45D
Polly, to Tom Sawyer
AUNT

47D
Ground cover
SOD

48D
Father of octuplets on The Simpsons
APU

49D
Actress Gadot of Wonder Woman
GAL

50D
Female sheep
EWE

51D
Rejection in Paris
NON

52D
___-mo replay
SLO