4/27/25
People Sunday
Are you stuck with the Crosswords With Friends Puzzle Today? Stuck No More. We offer complete solutions as well as “no spoiler” mode to give you that little extra push. Or simply use this cheat sheet to help you get the best and fastest completion time possible.
1A
Escape ___ emergency vessel in science fiction
POD
4A
License plates
TAGS
8A
Fitted with a device for an on-air interview
MIKED
13A
Disco ___ the late 1970s
ERA
14A
Carpet measurement
AREA
15A
French word of farewell
ADIEU
16A
Band with the albums “Murmur” and “Out of Time”
REM
17A
1950 Disney animated film or a 2024 song by Future Metro Boomin and Travis Scott
CINDERELLA
19A
2003 crime film starring Charlize Theron or a 2020 song by Shawn Mendes and Justin Bieber
MONSTER
21A
Small perfume bottle
VIAL
22A
Added insult to injury 2 wds
PILEDON
24A
Brand of disposable razors
BIC
27A
Sound reasoning
LOGIC
30A
Abbreviation before an alias
AKA
31A
Sort of Suffix
ISH
32A
Once ___ a time
UPON
33A
Actress Neuwirth who played Lilith on Cheers and Frasier
BEBE
35A
Get out of Dodge
FLEE
36A
Prefix meaning central
MID
37A
Battery size for a TV remote
AAA
38A
Aid in drawing a straight line
RULER
39A
Candy loaded into decorative dispensers
PEZ
40A
Member of a college board
TRUSTEE
43A
Cast Away setting
ISLE
45A
With 49 Across 2004 Clint Eastwood film or a 2024 song by Tommy Richman
MILLION
49A
See 45-Across: 2 wds.
DOLLARBABY
52A
Cow’s remark
MOO
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
53A
Highest grade for a student Hyph
APLUS
54A
Three-person band
TRIO
55A
The Residence actress Aduba
UZO
56A
Get the ball rolling
START
57A
Obsessive fan in slang
STAN
58A
Writing tool that might eventually dry out
PEN
1D
Hair-curling treatment
PERM
2D
113-year-old cookie brand
OREO
3D
___ with faint praise give a minimal compliment
DAMN
4D
Strategic maneuver
TACTIC
5D
Title role of “The Little Mermaid”
ARIEL
6D
Classification in a record store or bookstore
GENRE
7D
Melancholy
SAD
8D
Place to dock a yacht
MARINA
9D
Brainchild
IDEA
#REF!
10D
2003-2004 Tarantino film released in two parts or a 2023 song by SZA 2 wds
KILLBILL
11D
Electric ___ shocking marine creature
EEL
12D
“Houdini” singer ___ Lipa
DUA
18D
Call to mind
EVOKE
20D
Gyrate
SPIN
23D
Small dollop
DAB
25D
“The way ___ it …” “In my opinion …” 2 wds
ISEE
26D
Singer who was once married to Sonny Bono
CHER
27D
Gravy glob
LUMP
28D
Ron Howard’s role on “The Andy Griffith Show”
OPIE
29D
1954 Japanese horror film or a 2020 Eminem song featuring Juice Wrld
GODZILLA
33D
More naked
BARER
34D
___ de toilette
EAU
35D
Coal or oil for example
FUEL
37D
“Finally!” 2 wds
ATLAST
38D
Have faith in 2 wds
RELYON
41D
Clever
SMART
42D
Shinbone
TIBIA
44D
___ one’s words speak unclearly
SLUR
46D
“Stop trying to wake me already!” 2 wds
IMUP
47D
Move like sludge
OOZE
48D
When a.m. turns to p.m.
NOON
49D
Trial prosecutors Abbr.
DAs
50D
Choose to
OPT
51D
K-pop band whose members include Jimin and Jung Kook
BTS