5/26/25
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
Home to a notably leaning tower
PISA
5A
Badgers over and over
NAGS
9A
Weather that makes it hard to see
FOG
12A
“Right away!”: Abbr.
ASAP
13A
“Every ___ winner!”: 2 wds.
ONEA
14A
Cookbook author Garten
INA
15A
Trace of smoke from a cigar
WISP
16A
Misfortunes
WOES
17A
Big ___ (gentle giant of a man)
LUG
18A
With 42-Across, 2022 dark comedy for which Barry Keoghan…
THEBANSHEES
21A
Come to the rescue of
AID
22A
Device that allows you to avoid waiting for a bank employee: Abbr.
ATM
23A
2021 superhero movie starring Barry Keoghan
ETERNALS
28A
Half: Prefix
SEMI
31A
Best ___ Album (Grammy category)
RAP
32A
“___-haw!” (cowboy’s cry)
YEE
33A
Indian flatbread whose name is a palindrome
NAN
34A
Song in “Otello” or “Aida”
ARIA
36A
2023 thriller starring Barry Keoghan
SALTBURN
39A
Show that originally starred William Petersen
CSI
41A
Enemy
FOE
42A
See 18-Across: 2 wds.
OFINISHERIN
47A
Sports organization with caddies: Abbr.
PGA
48A
Rob of “9-1-1: Lone Star”
LOWE
49A
Eight-time Grammy-nominated singer Tori
AMOS
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
51A
___ Lilly (pharma company that makes Prozac)
ELI
52A
And more people, unnamed: 2 wds., abbr.
ETAL
53A
“Voilà!”: Hyph.
TADA
54A
Shower ___ (alternative to soap)
GEL
55A
Pack down tightly
TAMP
56A
Bigwig in a boardroom, for short
EXEC
1D
Weasel’s foot
PAW
2D
“___ true what they say …?”: 2 wds.
ISIT
3D
Strap that a Boy Scout’s merit badges may be sewn to
SASH
4D
Show up
APPEARS
5D
In the current times
NOWADAYS
6D
Nameless author: Abbr.
ANON
7D
The Bee ___ (disco group)
GEES
8D
Younger sister of Malia Obama
SASHA
9D
Where you might select “New Tab” or “Close Window”: 2 wds.
FILEMENU
10D
Heavy burden
ONUS
11D
___ gift (jokey present)
GAG
19D
Word that can follow “coal” or “bargain”
BIN
20D
Aliens: Abbr.
ETS
23D
Noteworthy time
ERA
24D
Sticky stuff used to line roof shingles
TAR
25D
Disastrous result, in modern slang: 2 wds.
EPICFAIL
26D
___ & Perrins (brand of sauces)
LEA
27D
Bookstore section with personal improvement guides: Hyph.
SELFHELP
29D
Damage a little bit
MAR
30D
Quaint place for travelers
INN
35D
“___ Lay Dying” (William Faulkner novel): 2 wds.
ASI
37D
Tic-tac-___
TOE
38D
Chew out
BERATE
40D
Arm of the sea
INLET
42D
Look at in a creepy manner
OGLE
43D
Greek vowel, or a very small amount
IOTA
44D
Did the sidestroke, perhaps
SWAM
45D
Big-screen movie format
IMAX
46D
Lymph ___ (kidney-shaped organ)
NODE
47D
Dowel
PEG
50D
___ fly (run-scoring out in baseball, for short)
SAC