2/19/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

2/19/25
Wayback Wednesday

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1A
Mineral in old-school baby powder
TALC

5A
Elbow’s location
ARM

8A
Sprinted
RAN

11A
Malevolent
EVIL

12A
Mystery writer Grafton
SUE

13A
Bird’s-___ view
EYE

14A
___ beans (green veggies also called butter beans)
LIMA

15A
Airport group that searches bags: Abbr.
TSA

16A
Source of beef
COW

17A
“Memphis Belle” actor who played “Shoeless Joe” Jackson in 1988’s “Eight Men Out”: 3 wds.
DB SWEENEY

20A
“Un momento, ___ favor”
POR

21A
Burlap bags
SACKS

24A
Device that provides $20 bills: Abbr.
ATM

27A
Audible response to a punch in the gut
OOF

29A
Ancient queen of the Nile, for short
CLEO

30A
“Platoon” actor who played “Happy” Felsch in “Eight Men Out”: 2 wds.
CHARLIE SHEEN

33A
Like a gentle stallion
TAME

34A
When Festivus is celebrated: Abbr.
DEC

35A
Actor Stallone’s nickname
SLY

36A
Gandalf’s walking stick
STAFF

38A
The ___ Vegas Strip
LAS

40A
“Legion” actor who played Eddie Collins in “Eight Men Out”: 2 wds.
BILL IRWIN

44A
Pool player’s stick
CUE

46A
Charged atom
ION

47A
Classic Hollywood actor Sharif
OMAR

49A
Country that includes the territory of Guam: Abbr.
USA

50A
Silly Putty container
EGG

51A
Prime ___ (economic figure)
RATE

52A
Pay-___-click (Internet advertising model)
PER

53A
“We need help!”
SOS

54A
VIP in a boardroom, for short
EXEC

1D
___ Aviv, Israel
TEL

2D
Quite enthusiastic
AVID

3D
Go out on a ___ (take a big risk)
LIMB

4D
Fastener on a manila envelope
CLASP

5D
It causes the end of the world in Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
ASTEROID

6D
Deceptive trick
RUSE

7D
“This ___ war!”
MEANS

8D
Finds a new life for glass bottles, say
RECYCLES

9D
Actress Edebiri of the upcoming horror film Opus
AYO

10D
Just out of the box
NEW

18D
Fabric spun from sheep fleece
WOOL

19D
“We were made for ___ other”
EACH

22D
___ over (collapse in a faint)
KEEL

23D
Japanese electronics giant
SONY

24D
___ of God (natural disasters)
ACTS

25D
The powers ___ be
THAT

26D
“Goldilocks” parent whose bed was too soft: 2 wds.
MAMA BEAR

28D
Emotions
FEELINGS

31D
Replacement mortgage that might offer a better deal, for short
REFI

32D
Feature of Harry Potter’s forehead
SCAR

37D
Insects attracted to compost bins
FLIES

39D
Cussed
SWORE

41D
Starbucks’s mermaid, for example
LOGO

42D
Immersive movie format
IMAX

43D
Comedian Bargatze who’s hosted Saturday Night Live twice
NATE

44D
1/16 of a gallon
CUP

45D
“For official ___ only” (line on some forms)
USE

48D
Parks and ___ (2009-2015 sitcom, for short)
REC