9/7/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

9/7/25
People Sunday

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1A
Part of a shark that could be seen above the water
FIN

4A
Movable item on an abacus
BEAD

8A
Antelope’s foot
HOOF

12A
Hazard on winter roads
ICE

13A
Stately trees in the National Mall
ELMS

14A
“Deal ___ Deal” (game show): 2 wds.
ORNO

15A
Personality who came to symbolize Middle America during the 2008 presidential campaign: 3 wds.
JOETHEPLUMBER

18A
Person from New Delhi or Mumbai
INDIAN

19A
“The Untouchables” hero Eliot ___
NESS

20A
Play that has an unhappy ending
TRAGEDY

23A
Tune in “Tosca” or “Carmen”
ARIA

26A
Small Hawaiian guitar, for short
UKE

27A
A ___, skip, and a jump
HOP

30A
Nickname of the Hall of Fame Steelers player who was in a memorable 1979 Coca-Cola ad: 3 wds.
MEANJOEGREENE

34A
Comic-___ (annual event in San Diego)
CON

35A
South African golfer Ernie
ELS

36A
Al-___ (support group)
ANON

37A
Makes holy
BLESSES

40A
“In the Air Tonight” singer Collins
PHIL

42A
Deliver a religious sermon
PREACH

46A
Traditional American folk song that was the inspiration for a 1994 hit by Swedish band Rednex: 2 wds., hyph.
COTTONEYEDJOE

49A
Not all, but not none
SOME

50A
Political voting group
BLOC

51A
Deborah’s lead writer, on “Hacks”
AVA

52A
Societal troubles
ILLS

53A
“___ Too Proud to Beg” (Temptations song)
AIN’T

54A
Color of half the pieces in a game of checkers
RED

1D
Bottled water brand named for an island
FIJI

2D
Touchscreen symbol
ICON

3D
Require
NEED

4D
“The View” cohost Joy
BEHAR

5D
Kagan of the US Supreme Court
ELENA

6D
Concert item whose full name includes “-lifier”
AMP

7D
High-speed internet option: Abbr.
DSL

8D
Comfortable and inviting
HOMEY

9D
Spheres
ORBS

10D
“The Walking Dead: The ___ Who Live” (2024 miniseries)
ONES

11D
Thrown ___ a loop
FOR

16D
Pro football player from Tennessee
TITAN

17D
Go ___ the knife (have surgery)
UNDER

21D
Shot in the dark
GUESS

22D
Heart test: Abbr.
EKG

23D
Cable channel that aired 10-Down
AMC

24D
___ Speedwagon
REO

25D
“Ballerina” actor McShane
IAN

27D
Rooster’s mate
HEN

28D
Tokyo-born singer Yoko
ONO

29D
Writing tool that could be erasable
PEN

31D
Dessert that jiggles: Hyph.
JELL-O

32D
Matador’s encouragement
OLE

33D
Made less strenuous
EASED

37D
Vampire attacks
BITES

38D
Watch stealthily: 2 wds.
SPYON

39D
Standing upright
ERECT

40D
Game using a total of 16 balls
POOL

41D
Website programming language
HTML

43D
Not fully shut, as a door
AJAR

44D
Sheltered bay
COVE

45D
Top of the body
HEAD

46D
CBS franchise about forensics
CSI

47D
Oklahoma City Thunder’s league: Abbr.
NBA

48D
___ Whitney (inventor of the cotton gin)
ELI

45D
Stairway banister
RAIL

46D
Opposite of enter
EXIT

47D
The Tour de France, for one
RACE

48D
Moisture on blades of grass
DEW

51D
Carol Brady, to Marcia, Jan, and Cindy
MOM