3/16/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

3/16/25
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1A
Droopy and soft, like a wet noodle
LIMP

5A
Drink through a straw
SIP

8A
Status ___ (the current state of things)
QUO

11A
Where approximately 60% of all people live
ASIA

12A
Poem of homage
ODE

13A
Internet address: Abbr.
URL

14A
Vehicles rented for moves
VANS

15A
“That’s right”
YES

16A
“… ___ the rest is history”
AND

17A
“Sweet Love” singer whose last name is a synonym for a pastry chef: 2 wds.
ANITA BAKER

20A
It might be drunk from a flagon or a stein
ALE

21A
Unit of measurement in a football game
YARD

23A
3-D medical scan: Abbr.
MRI

26A
Group that may send a tow truck to a member: Abbr.
AAA

28A
Trickle through the cracks
SEEP

30A
“Dune: Part Two” actor whose last name is a synonym for a manservant: 2 wds.
AUSTIN BUTLER

33A
Woodwind instrument found next to the flutes in an orchestra
OBOE

34A
Torpedo-launching vessel, for short
SUB

35A
Government worker who has a cover story
SPY

36A
Seattle ___ (Triple Crown-winning racehorse)
SLEW

38A
“Captain America: Brave ___ World”
NEW

40A
“Ferrari” actor whose last name is a synonym for a chauffeur: 2 wds.
ADAM DRIVER

45A
Punch
HIT

47A
Bubble ___ (drink with tapioca pearls that’s also called “boba”)
TEA

48A
Ocean phenomenon, or a brand of laundry detergent
TIDE

49A
Barbary ___ (primate from Africa)
APE

50A
“Laura Coates Live” channel
CNN

51A
Musical symbol that can be treble or bass
CLEF

52A
Enraged
MAD

53A
Quarterback’s shout before the ball is hiked
HUT

54A
“Three French ___” (birds in a Christmas song)
HENS

1D
___ lamp (light meant to evoke blobs of molten rock)
LAVA

2D
“This ___ outrage!”: 2 wds.
IS AN

3D
Short, short skirt
MINI

4D
Penne, fettuccine, or spaghetti
PASTA

5D
What tofu is made from
SOY BEANS

6D
Inspiration that results from brainstorming
IDEA

7D
Irksome, like a persistent insect
PESKY

8D
Small fights
QUARRELS

9D
Container that holds ashes
URN

10D
No longer middle-aged
OLD

18D
Jai ___ (sport that’s popular in Florida)
ALAI

19D
Middle ___ (where Saudi Arabia is)
EAST

22D
Opposite of shallow
DEEP

23D
Onetime Chinese leader ___ Zedong
MAO

24D
Massages
RUBS

25D
Separate and alone
ISOLATED

27D
Plentiful
ABUNDANT

29D
Be snoopy
PRY

31D
___ off (very annoyed)
TEED

32D
Alternative to Lyft
UBER

37D
View, as a movie
WATCH

39D
Halloween costume that often includes a broom
WITCH

41D
Restaurant’s list of offerings
MENU

42D
Appropriate anagram of “evil”
VILE

43D
Barbara who starred on I Dream of Jeannie
EDEN

44D
Officials in a soccer game, for short
REFS

45D
Meat that’s pink
HAM

46D
Common type of craft beer: Abbr.
IPA