5/23/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

5/23/25
Sports Fan Friday

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1A
Europop group known for “Dancing Queen”
ABBA

5A
“Yeah, sure thing, buddy …”: 2 wds.
IBET

9A
Boiling
HOT

12A
“Even Better Than the ___ Thing” (U2 song)
REAL

13A
“Yellowstone” actor Hauser
COLE

14A
End of an academic URL
EDU

15A
Whip up
MAKE

16A
Reduce the stress of
EASE

17A
Reiner who directed “Stand by Me”
ROB

18A
AL West team that won the franchise’s first-ever World Series in 2023: 2 wds.
TEXAS RANGERS

21A
Section of an opera
ACT

22A
Slump from age, like a mattress
SAG

23A
Kind of sheep that’s a homophone of “yew”
EWE

26A
Location for a car ornament
HOOD

29A
2022 movie about a menacing UFO
NOPE

32A
Northwest Division team that won 2023 NBA Championship: 2 wds.
DENVERNUGGETS

35A
Char the surface of
SEAR

36A
“___ Can’t Buy You Love” (Elton John song)
MAMA

37A
Gullible person
SAP

38A
Food like brisket and ribs, for short
BBQ

40A
“The ___ Bang Theory”
BIG

42A
Central Division team that won the 2019 Stanley Cup: 3 wds.
ST LOUIS BLUES

48A
Ball prop used for football kickoffs
TEE

49A
ESPN’s Arthur ___ Courage Award
ASHE

50A
Rooster or peacock’s gender
MALE

52A
Be imperfect
ERR

53A
Sense by touching
FEEL

54A
Boast about oneself
BRAG

55A
“Les ___” (long-running musical, for short)
MIS

56A
Took a tumble
FELL

57A
“I’m ___ your tricks!”
ONTO

1D
Any of five appendages on a starfish
ARM

2D
Pace kept by a drummer
BEAT

3D
Cook in an oven
BAKE

4D
Voice heard on an Echo device
ALEXA

5D
Weather event causing slippery roads: 2 wds.
ICESTORM

6D
Wild pig
BOAR

7D
Character who flees to the North Mountain in “Frozen”
ELSA

8D
Most high school students, in terms of age
TEENS

9D
“Let’s give this a shot”: 2 wds.
HEREGOES

10D
Unwanted scent
ODOR

11D
Places to take baths
TUBS

19D
Dull soreness
ACHE

20D
The Jets or the Sharks, in “West Side Story”
GANG

23D
Actors Asner and Harris
EDS

24D
Very small, like a Scottish newborn
WEE

25D
Accomplices in bad behavior
ENABLERS

27D
Go ___ vacation: 2 wds.
ONA

28D
Handheld weight at a gym
DUMBBELL

30D
Group that might sponsor a school carnival: Abbr.
PTA

31D
Otherworldly ability: Abbr.
ESP

33D
Vacation house rental website
VRBO

34D
Simmons who has been a judge on every season of “Top Chef”
GAIL

39D
Take a hearty swig of
QUAFF

41D
Stew that’s popular along the Gulf Coast
GUMBO

42D
What a spinach leaf is attached to
STEM

43D
Actress Garr who died in 2024
TERI

44D
“Okay, got it now”: 2 wds.
ISEE

45D
“The Missing Piece” author Silverstein
SHEL

46D
Pull down, as a salary
EARN

47D
Plank on a wooden bench
SLAT

51D
Put your ___ aside (think of others instead of yourself)
EGO