7/12/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

7/12/25
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1A
Thick hazes
FOGS

5A
Give a push
SHOVE

10A
Antagonist
FOE

13A
Apple computer introduced in 1998
IMAC

14A
Was sick
AILED

15A
“Just ___ water”
ADD

16A
Young adventurer and main character in “Treasure Island”: 2 wds.
JIM HAWKINS

18A
Search for fossils, perhaps
DIG

19A
Individual things
ITEMS

20A
Suffix with “exist” or “persist”
ENT

21A
“Get Shorty” actress Russo
RENE

22A
Obsolete
OLD

24A
Figure skater’s surface
ICE

26A
Utter astonishment
AWE

29A
Numero ___ (top-ranking thing)
UNO

32A
Caribbean nation established by a slave revolt
HAITI

36A
Ship’s cook and pirate leader in “Treasure Island”: 3 wds.
LONG JOHN SILVER

40A
The world’s most populous democracy
INDIA

41A
“Skip to My ___”
LOU

42A
Shaggy beast of Asia
YAK

43A
Workout location
GYM

45A
League for the Hawks and Pelicans: Abbr.
NBA

48A
Surfaces to change diapers on
MATS

51A
Actor Vigoda who died in 2016
ABE

54A
He was president when Biden was vice president
OBAMA

58A
“Objects in mirror ___ closer than they appear”
ARE

59A
Seaman with the treasure map in “Treasure Island”: 2 wds.
BILLY BONES

61A
Touchy subject for a parent-child talk
SEX

62A
Asian cartoon genre
ANIME

63A
Its capital is Salt Lake City
UTAH

64A
Perched on a barstool
SAT

65A
Vehicle takebacks, for short
REPOS

66A
Very small
TINY

1D
Pacific island where “Survivor” is usually set
FOGS

2D
Neglect to include
OMIT

3D
Willing to try something new
GAME

4D
Joe ___ (random guy)
SCHMO

5D
Carpenter’s tool sometimes used to play music
SAW

6D
Nature walk
HIKE

7D
Actor Ken of “thirtysomething”
OLIN

8D
Starbucks size that is larger than “grande”
VENTI

9D
Newsroom staffers: Abbr.
EDS

10D
Gradually become invisible
FADE

11D
Thor’s father
ODIN

12D
Cutting-___ technology
EDGE

17D
Communication system for deaf people: Abbr.
ASL

21D
Opposite of imaginary
REAL

23D
Penn and Teller, for example
DUO

25D
___-Town (Illinois city’s nickname)
CHI

26D
MSNBC journalist Vitali
ALI

27D
Came in first place
WON

28D
Reach the closing credits
END

30D
Sports organization with Canucks and Ducks: Abbr.
NHL

31D
Vocalist Yoko
ONO

33D
Plant associated with Wrigley Field
IVY

34D
Drink often served with cream and sugar
TEA

35D
Exasperate
IRK

37D
Garage band’s paid jobs
GIGS

38D
Blue ___ (bird)
JAY

39D
What the symbol on New Mexico’s flag represents
SUN

44D
State where Stephen King was born
MAINE

46D
“___ the Builder” (kids’ cartoon series)
BOB

47D
“No doubt ___ it!”
ABOUT

48D
Bulk, to a bodybuilder
MASS

49D
Vicinity
AREA

50D
Smartphone message
TEXT

52D
Blinking dot on a sonar screen
BLIP

53D
“___ Saves Christmas” (PBS special)
ELMO

55D
“___-Hero” (Taylor Swift song)
ANTI

56D
Not at all friendly
MEAN

57D
Covered in volcanic residue
ASHY

59D
Where you might order a Manhattan
BAR