7/21/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

7/21/25
Movie Monday

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1A
“This won’t hurt ___!”
A BIT

5A
Actors Helms and O’Neill
EDS

8A
___ machine (device that produces vapor in a haunted house)
FOG

11A
Completely undressed
NUDE

12A
Line of movie seats
ROW

13A
“Origin” director DuVernay
AVA

14A
Regions
AREAS

16A
Promise from a groom: 2 wds.
I DO

17A
Opener on a ring
KEY

18A
Former “The Late Late Show” host who plays No Name in “Smurfs”: 2 wds.
JAMES CORDEN

21A
Take legal action against
SUE

22A
Bottom part of a question mark
DOT

23A
Spins records in a booth
DJS

26A
Piglet’s home
STY

28A
“Go directly to ___” (Monopoly card phrase)
JAIL

31A
“Poker Face” actress who plays Mama Poot in “Smurfs”: 2 wds.
NATASHA LYONNE

35A
Love, in Mexico
AMOR

36A
Maker of the Soul automobile
KIA

37A
Follow a snowy trail
SKI

38A
Alternatives to Macs: Abbr.
PCS

40A
High-tech medical scan: Abbr.
MRI

42A
“The Conners” actor who plays Papa Smurf in “Smurfs”: 2 wds.
JOHN GOODMAN

47A
Toyota Sequoia, for one: Abbr.
SUV

48A
Tree symbolizing strength
OAK

49A
Woodwind instruments played in jazz combos, for short
SAXES

51A
Three minus two
ONE

52A
“Surfin’ ___” (Beach Boys hit)
USA

53A
Nerdy type
GEEK

54A
Miles ___ gallon
PER

55A
“Honor ___ father …” (Ten Commandments phrase)
THY

56A
Small whirlpool
EDDY

1D
“Ballerina” actress de Armas
ANA

2D
___ Khalifa (world’s tallest building)
BURJ

3D
Inventive thought
IDEA

4D
Groups of athletes
TEAMS

5D
Carle who wrote “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”
ERIC

6D
Extinct flightless bird with a “dumb” name
DODO

7D
Dueling weapon
SWORD

8D
Bronze skin coatings sprayed on at salons: 2 wds.
FAKETANS

9D
Baker’s appliance
OVEN

10D
Like the makeover experts on “Queer Eye”
GAY

15D
“Horton Hears a Who!” author Dr. ___
SEUSS

19D
“Pineapple Express” actor Rogen
SETH

20D
Martial arts school
DOJO

23D
Carrier of genetic info: Abbr.
DNA

24D
Sweet topping for an English muffin
JAM

25D
Short stay in the middle of a journey
STOPOVER

27D
Long-haired ox
YAK

29D
Liquid in a stamp pad
INK

30D
Flowered neckwear in Hawaii
LEI

32D
Doorway curve
ARCH

33D
Long vehicle with a chauffeur
LIMO

34D
Golf course distances
YARDS

39D
Prominent feature of an anteater
SNOUT

41D
Politician’s reputation
IMAGE

42D
Month after May
JUNE

43D
Deep cut
GASH

44D
Permissible
OKAY

45D
Used a hatchet on
AXED

46D
Requirement
NEED

47D
Soak (up), as gravy
SOP

50D
View through a sunroof
SKY