5/27/25
TV Tuesday
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
“Aladdin” monkey
ABU
4A
Precious stone used in ancient Chinese carvings
JADE
8A
Longtime Dodgers announcer Scully
VIN
11A
Caffeine Free ___-Cola
COCA
13A
Beat with a stick
GLOG
14A
First name of Juan Perón’s wife
EVA
15A
Paramount+ crime drama starring Sylvester Stallone (born 1946): 2 wds.
TULSAKING
17A
Title for Hakeem Jeffries or Byron Donalds: Abbr.
REP
18A
Step between floors
STAIR
19A
Skin type that’s not “dry” or “combination”
OILY
21A
Peacock crime drama miniseries… “The Million Dollar Heist”: 2 wds.
FLIGHTNIGHT
26A
Gorilla or gibbon, for example
APE
29A
“Cold Heart” singer ___ Lipa
DUA
30A
Be obnoxious in victory
GLOAT
31A
Baseball team that was once managed by Pete Rose
REDS
33A
Zero goals, in soccer
NIL
35A
Homophone of “Uzi”
OOZE
36A
Apples and oranges, for example
FRUIT
38A
Whistle blower in basketball, for short
REF
40A
___ Monte (brand of canned fruits and vegetables)
DEL
41A
2018–2023 HBO comedy/drama starring Brian Cox…
SUCCESSION
44A
“Just ___!” (“I’ll be right with you!”): 2 wds.
ASEC
45A
Sewage
WASTE
49A
___ the nail on the head
HIT
51A
2022–2024 FX series that starred Jeff Bridges (born 1949): 3 wds.
THEOLDMAN
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
54A
“Avengers: ___ of Ultron” (2015 movie)
AGE
55A
“Beauty and the Beast” actress Watson
EMMA
56A
Prefix that means “self”
AUTO
57A
Signal that indicates desperation
SOS
58A
Decisive win
ROUT
59A
It fills a car’s tank
GAS
1D
Fifth book of the New Testament
ACTS
2D
Boxing match
BOUT
3D
School whose newspaper is the Daily Bruin: Abbr.
UCLA
4D
NYC airport that’s an alternative to LaGuardia: Abbr.
JFK
5D
2001 movie where Jon Voight played Howard Cosell
ALI
6D
“___ disturb”: 2 wds.
DONOT
7D
___ on (prodding to do something)
EGGING
8D
“Well done!”: 2 wds.
VEERYGOOD
9D
Suffix with “secret” or “excess”
IVE
10D
Take a break from being awake
NAP
12D
“In your dreams!”: 2 wds.
ASIF
16D
Like desert environments
ARID
20D
Disney’s “___ & Stitch”
LILO
22D
Pistol or revolver, for example
GUN
23D
Bits of crime scene evidence that might be tested for DNA
HAIRS
24D
“Purple ___” (Jimi Hendrix song)
HAZE
25D
“Bye for now,” in a text
TTYL
26D
Dog sounds that are like woofs or ruffs
ARFS
27D
Lima’s land
PERU
28D
Teaches
EDUCATES
32D
Sets the dogs (on)
SICS
34D
Floral necklace
LEI
37D
Sway and threaten to fall over
TEETER
39D
Turkeys, ducks, and chickens
FOWL
42D
“The Joe ___ Show” (fake reality show)
SCHMO
43D
Zilch
NADA
46D
Quite pleased with oneself
SMUG
47D
“Bye-bye!”: Hyph.
TATA
48D
Actress Mireille of “World War Z”
ENOS
49D
“Who ___ time for this?”
HAS
50D
“Here ___ again!”: 2 wds.
IGO
52D
Tallest bird in Australia
EMU
53D
Cheerios grain
OAT