3/17/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

3/17/25
People Sunday

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1A
___ of the Covenant (religious artifact)
ARK

4A
Pen and lighter brand
BIC

7A
___ Wayne, Indiana
FORT

11A
Islam or Hinduism, for example: Abbr.
REL

12A
“I’ll take that as ___”: 2 wds.
A NO

13A
Country west of Afghanistan
IRAN

14A
Darth Vader’s boyhood nickname
ANI

15A
Group with Lions and Bears: Abbr.
NFL

16A
Classy fellow
GENT

17A
“Parasite” Oscar winner who directed the Robert Pattinson sci-fi film “Mickey 17”: 2 wds., hyph.
BONG-JOON HO

20A
Moo ___ gai pan (Chinese restaurant dish)
GOO

21A
Word that can follow “safety” or “mosquito”
NET

22A
Clutter-loving individual
SLOB

24A
“Give ___ break!”: 2 wds.
ME A

25A
“___ of one, half a dozen of the other”
SIX

28A
“Knives Out” actress who plays Gwen in “Mickey 17”: 2 wds.
TONI COLLETTE

31A
___ and downs (life’s extremes)
UPS

32A
Extra periods, in sports: Abbr.
OTS

33A
Manager
BOSS

34A
Glide on snow
SKI

35A
Cabo ___ Lucas (Mexican resort)
SAN

36A
“Beef” actor who plays Berto in “Mickey 17”: 2 wds.
STEVEN YEUN

40A
“Sesame Street” Muppet with a pet goldfish named Dorothy
ELMO

42A
“Sweet but Psycho” singer ___ Max
AVA

43A
Actress de Armas or Ortiz
ANA

44A
“Stay in ___ lane”
YOUR

45A
Alternative to “insert” at a credit card reader
TAP

46A
___ and tonic (cocktail)
GIN

47A
How quiches taste
EGGY

48A
Direction opposite WSW on a compass: Abbr.
ENE

49A
Greek letter that rhymes with “zeta”
ETA

1D
___ League (group of largely Middle Eastern countries)
ARAB

2D
Nevada city known as “the Biggest Little City in the World”
RENO

3D
“Star Trek” humanoids like Worf
KLINGONS

4D
Stringed instrument used in bluegrass music
BANJO

5D
What FAQs offer, for short
INFO

6D
Sanders and Mustard, for two
COLONELS

7D
Do battle
FIGHT

8D
Cookie that Subway introduced in a footlong variety
OREO

9D
Quickly left on foot
RAN

10D
Demolition compound: Abbr.
TNT

18D
Desert of Mongolia
GOBI

19D
Cyberpunk author Stephenson
NEAL

22D
Letters before V
STU

23D
Chop off the top of
LOP

24D
Provide inspiration to do something
MOTIVATE

25D
Prehistoric era when humans used simple tools: 2 wds.
STONE AGE

26D
“___ a date!”
ITS

27D
Letters that may represent kisses
XES

29D
Soda that once called itself “the real thing” in ads
COKE

30D
Pioneering online auction site
EBAY

34D
Part of many a child’s bedtime routine
STORY

35D
Hogwarts professor who taught Potions and Defense Against the Dark Arts
SNAPE

36D
Self-righteous to a fault
SMUG

37D
“Dear ___ Hansen” (2021 movie musical)
EVAN

38D
British thermal ___ (measure of heat)
UNIT

39D
Alternative to “granny”
NANA

40D
Private ___ (detective)
EYE

41D
Piece of wood in a campfire
LOG