7/8/25
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
Where people get on and off a subway
STOP
5A
Mountain range spanning from Monaco to Slovenia
ALPS
9A
Item that’s cut into lumber at a sawmill
LOG
12A
State that borders the Mississippi and Missouri rivers
IOWA
13A
Kwik-E-___ (store on “The Simpsons”)
MART
14A
“Need ___ on?”: 2 wds.
IGO
15A
Comic book group of mutants: Hyph.
X-MEN
16A
“Have I ___ lied to you?”
EVER
17A
Give an incorrect answer on a quiz, say
ERR
18A
“Wayne’s World” actor and “SNL” alum who played Joe Biden on the show in 2024: 2 wds.
DANACARVEY
21A
Note equal to A-sharp: Hyph.
BFLAT
24A
Drain-cleaning chemical
LYE
25A
The NFL’s Cardinals, on scoreboards
ARI
26A
Island of Barack Obama’s birth
OAHU
29A
Pedicure tool
FILE
33A
“Ted Lasso” actor and “SNL” alum who played Joe Biden on the show in 2007–2021: 2 wds.
JASON SUDEIKIS
36A
Abbreviation indicating who should receive an envelope
ATTN
37A
Boat’s bottom
KEEL
38A
Purported psychic ability: Abbr.
ESP
39A
To this point
YET
41A
Covered in suds
SOAPY
43A
“Bad Monkey” actor and “SNL” alum who played Joe Biden on the show in 2020–2021: 2 wds.
ALEXMOFFAT
48A
Patient man in the Old Testament
JOB
49A
Reed instrument in an orchestra
OBOE
50A
Babe Ruth had 2,873 of them
HITS
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
54A
Singer ___ Max with the upcoming album “Don’t Click Play”
AVA
55A
Take a left, for example
TURN
56A
Sinister
EVIL
57A
Marina del ___ (region of Los Angeles)
REY
58A
Black-___ Susan (flower)
EYED
59A
Depend (on)
RELY
1D
Number of legs on an insect
SIX
2D
Actor Felton who played Draco Malfoy
TOM
3D
Have a bill to pay
OWE
4D
Chinese animal that can be seen at the National Zoo in Washington
PANDA
5D
Congregation’s response
AMEN
6D
Hot stuff in a volcanic eruption
LAVA
7D
Rule out in advance
PRECLUDE
8D
Wander away from the group
STRAY
9D
Tony-winning actor Schreiber
LIEV
10D
Fiend of fairy tales
OGRE
11D
Displaying lots of blood and guts
GORY
19D
Loads and loads: 2 wds.
A TON
20D
Get better mortgage terms, for short
REFI
21D
___ California (where Tijuana is)
BAJA
22D
Dudes’ college Greek house
FRAT
23D
Sheet taken on a shopping trip
LIST
27D
. iOs feature for kids’ purchase requests: 3 wds.
ASKTOBUY
28D
. Color’s tint
HUE
30D
. Retailer selling Järvfjället office chairs
IKEA
31D
. Speech problem that Daffy Duck has
LISP
32D
Sports award with a Best Moment category
ESPY
34D
Glassy black gemstone
ONYX
35D
“Frozen II” snow queen
ELSA
40D
Go overboard while acting
EMOTE
42D
“The shoe is on the ___ foot”
OTHER
43D
Not completely closed
AJAR
44D
Absolutely adore
LOVE
45D
Online marketplace formerly known as AuctionWeb
EBAY
46D
What a golfer yells when hitting a tee shot
FORE
47D
Manage (for yourself)
FEND
51D
“___ made up my mind”
I’VE
52D
“… ___ death do us part”
TIL
53D
Like a rogue
SLY