9/11/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

9/11/25
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1A
Pleased as punch
GLAD

5A
Sheepish remark?
BAA

8A
Opposite of longitude: Abbr.
LAT

11A
__ colada
PINA

12A
Disease-causing microbe
GERM

13A
DVR with WishList and OnePass features
TIVO

14A
Tel ___ (second-largest city in Israel)
AVIV

15A
Basic unit in chemistry
ATOM

16A
“Don’t blame ___ me!”: 2 wds.
ITON

17A
Shut-___ (recluses)
INS

19A
Winner of the 2025 Best Rap Album Grammy for her mixtape “Alligator Bites Never Heal”
DOECHII

21A
Moist towelettes used after eating barbecue: Hyph.
WETNAPS

25A
Completely bare
NAKED

26A
Kick out, as a tenant
EVICT

27A
Estate beneficiary
HEIR

29A
2025 hit song by 19-Across that samples Gotye and Kimbra’s “Somebody That I Used to Know”: 4 wds.
DENIALISARIVER

35A
“Look before you ___”
LEAP

36A
Museum of the Moving ___ (attraction in Queens)
IMAGE

37A
Color of very old photos
SEPIA

40A
Incessantly
NONSTOP

42A
2025 hit song by 19-Across that samples Gotye and Kimbra’s “Somebody That I Used to Know”
ANXIETY

44A
In the past
AGO

45A
Abhorrence
HATE

46A
Sound made by a clown’s nose, sometimes
HONK

48A
Dusting cloths
RAGS

52A
Goofs up
ERRS

53A
Body parts sometimes called “peepers”
EYES

54A
“Creed” and “Sinners” director Coogler
RYAN

55A
“Could you give ___ hand?”: 2 wds.
MEA

56A
Numbered part of a spreadsheet
ROW

57A
Shout at the top of your lungs
YELL

1D
3.0, for a B student: Abbr.
GPA

2D
Actress Tyler of “Ad Astra”
LIV

3D
“__ DiFranco” (1990 album)
ANI

4D
Dan Brown’s best-selling novel “The ___ Code”: 2 wds.
DAVINCI

5D
What a “Jeopardy!” contestant makes during a Daily Double
BET

6D
Nickname of the ex-Yankee who once was in a relationship with J.Lo: Hyph.
A-ROD

7D
Strong-smelling ingredient in cleaning products
AMMONIA

8D
Graceful and limber
LITHE

9D
Try not to encounter
AVOID

10D
“Mickey 17” actress Collette
TONI

12D
Inhale in shock
GASP

13D
__-tock (sound from a clock)
TICK

18D
Oscar-winning actress Portman
NATALIE

20D
Jewelry that might be a stud or a hoop
EARRING

21D
Say “I do”
WED

22D
Adam’s partner in the Garden of Eden
EVE

23D
One of the ingredients in bronze
TIN

24D
Actor LaBeouf who’s dating actress Mia Goth
SHIA

28D
Cable channel that airs “Baseball Tonight”
ESPN

30D
Material that many wallets are made from
LEATHER

31D
“My apologies”: 2 wds.
IMSORRY

32D
Big tank in a brewery
VAT

33D
Swelled head
EGO

34D
Member of the US House, for short
REP

37D
Catch in a net
SNARE

38D
“E.T. the ___-Terrestrial”
EXTRA

39D
Typical Thanksgiving desserts
PIES

41D
Sherman ___ (suburb of Los Angeles)
OAKS

42D
“Um, excuse me…”
AHEM

43D
Toy that goes up and down on a string: Hyph.
YO-YO

47D
“Captain America: Brave ___ World”
NEW

49D
“Yes, captain!”
AYE

50D
Actress Gadot
GAL

51D
NBC sketch comedy show: Abbr.
SNL