8/27/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/27/25
Wayback Wednesday

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1A
Tightly strung
TAUT

5A
Engage in some “retail therapy”
SHOP

9A
____ York City
NEW

12A
Curved part of a foot
ARCH

13A
Do some guided sightseeing
TOUR

14A
Nickname of Mary’s husband in the Broadway play “Oh, Mary!”
ABE

15A
Canned pineapple brand
DOLE

16A
Teensy bit, or a Greek letter
IOTA

17A
Make a slight scratch in
MAR

18A
“Northern Exposure” actor who played neurosurgeon Aaron Shutt on “Chicago Hope”: 2 wds.
ADAMARKIN

20A
Keep your _____ on the ball
EYE

21A
Make a mistake
ERR

22A
Diagnostic tests run by cardiologists: Abbr.
EKGS

24A
Band known for the hit “Take On Me”: Hyph.
A-HA

27A
Coffee holder that might say “World’s Best Dad”
MUG

29A
Parrot in “Aladdin” voiced by Gilbert Gottfried
IAGO

32A
“The Princess Bride” actor who played cardiac surgeon Jeffrey Geiger on “Chicago Hope”: 2 wds.
MANDYPATINKIN

36A
Scheme
PLAN

37A
Oinking animal
PIG

38A
Prima donna’s problem
EGO

39A
Worst-____ scenario
CASE

42A
____ Berry (cereal with a ghost mascot)
BOO

44A
Which person?
WHO

46A
“Friday Night Lights” director who played ER doctor Billy Kronk on “Chicago Hope”: 2 wds.
PETERBERG

51A
Atom with a charge
ION

52A
Smell _____ (suspect something fishy): 2 wds.
ARAT

53A
“Beverly Hills Cop: ____ F” (Eddie Murphy movie)
AXEL

54A
“Yes” motion
NOD

55A
Talk-show host Kelly who’s married to Mark Consuelos
RIPA

56A
Hair on a camel’s neck
MANE

57A
Establishment where you can temporarily get away from it all
SPA

58A
Peachy _____ (nifty)
KEEN

59A
“May it be so,” to a parishioner
AMEN

1D
“See what I’ve accomplished!”: Hyph.
TA-DA

2D
Former Yankees third baseman, for short: Hyph.
A-ROD

3D
US university with the most applications: Abbr.
UCLA

4D
Central idea
THEME

5D
Foot support attached to a saddle
STIRRUP

6D
Device used to hang an ornament from a Christmas tree
HOOK

7D
Protruding belly button, informally
OUTIE

8D
April Fools’ Day activity
PRANK

9D
Son who’s called the same thing as his father
NAMESAKE

10D
Site whose categories include “Sports Memorabilia” and “Dollhouse Miniatures”
EBAY

11D
“If I ____ a Boy” (Beyoncé song)
WERE

19D
West Point’s military branch
ARMY

23D
Form of rummy
GIN

24D
_____ up (get excited)
AMP

25D
“Shallow ____” (Jack Black comedy)
HAL

26D
Nicki Minaj song with a “snaky” title
ANACONDA

28D
_____ year (sabbatical between high school and college)
GAP

30D
Musician’s engagement
GIG

31D
Avant-garde artist Yoko
ONO

33D
Genetic makeup: Abbr.
DNA

34D
Native of Lhasa, such as the Dalai Lama
TIBETAN

35D
“The Firebird” composer Stravinsky
IGOR

40D
Ignite, as a fire or an idea
SPARK

41D
Spooky
EERIE

43D
Most recent US President to receive a Nobel Peace Prize
OBAMA

44D
Is the champion
WINS

45D
Word that can go after “hula” or before “skirt”
HOOP

47D
Videocassette
TAPE

48D
Optometrist’s vision test
EXAM

49D
Actress Russo of the “Lethal Weapon” franchise
RENE

50D
“Twisters” star Powell
GLEN

50D
Actor Patel of “Hotel Mumbai”
DEV