5/11/25
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
Born and ___
BRED
5A
“Butter” boy band
BTS
8A
Sit on Santa’s ___ (what a child might do in December)
LAP
11A
Govern
RULE
12A
Give a darn
CARE
13A
Anger
IRE
14A
“Wolf Like Me” actress Fisher
ISLA
15A
Quite similar (to)
AKIN
16A
___ foot in (enter)
SET
17A
1977–1986 comedy/drama starring Gavin MacLeod as captain: 3 wds.
THE LOVE BOAT
20A
Prefix with “athlete” or “angle”
TRI
21A
Make mistakes
ERR
22A
Junior prosecutor: Abbr.
ADA
25A
Cook in the microwave, in slang
ZAP
27A
12 ounces, in Starbucks
TALL
31A
Drama that debuted in 2024 that stars Joshua Jackson: 2 wds.
DRODYSSEY
35A
Computer info
DATA
36A
Word that can go before “brain” or “coat”
PEA
37A
___ Dameron (Oscar Isaac’s role in the “Star Wars” movies)
POE
38A
___ Vegas
LAS
41A
Travel in a biathlon
SKI
43A
1962–1966 sitcom starring Ernest Borgnine: 2 wds.
MCHALESNAVY
48A
“It just clicked for me!”
AHA
50A
“Don’t cry ___ spilled milk”
OVER
51A
Word in the middle of a bingo card
FREE
52A
___ vivant (man about town)
BON
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
53A
“___ we forget …”
LEST
54A
“Good Luck, Babe!” singer Chappell
ROAN
55A
“You have to ___ it to believe it”
SEE
56A
Professional degree for a dentist: Abbr.
DDS
57A
Tools for making holes in belts
AWLS
1D
Person from England
BRIT
2D
Canadian band fronted by Geddy Lee
RUSH
3D
“Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” actress Fanning
ELLE
4D
Gave out cards at a poker table
DEALT
5D
Make muffins or brownies, say
BAKE
6D
A ___ Called Quest (hip-hop group)
TRIBE
7D
Spanish “sir”
SENOR
8D
To-do ___
LIST
9D
“___ you kidding?”
ARE
10D
Snoopy, for Charlie Brown
PET
12D
Fish roe
CAVIAR
18D
Rice-shaped pasta
ORZO
19D
Academy of Motion Picture ___ and Sciences
ARTS
22D
Throw in
ADD
23D
___ world of good (be very beneficial): 2 wds.
DOA
24D
Affordable Care ___ (official name of the Obamacare law)
ACT
26D
Ariana Grande genre
POP
28D
Egyptian snake
ASP
29D
Actor DiCaprio’s nickname
LEO
30D
Caustic ingredient used to make soap
LYE
32D
Soft mineral often used in powder form
TALC
33D
Barren area where cacti grow
DESERT
34D
Talks on and on
YAKS
39D
Get ___ of (manage to contact)
AHOLD
40D
Rescued
SAVED
42D
Prefix for “red” or “structure”
INFRA
43D
Giraffe’s hair
MANE
44D
Not as much
LESS
45D
“… and pretty maids all in ___”: 2 wds.
AROW
46D
___ scaloppine (meat dish)
VEAL
47D
Cravings
YENS
48D
Muscles that could be displayed by a shirtless man
ABS
49D
Ground-breaking tool
HOE