9/21/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

9/21/25
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1A
“How strange…”
ODD

4A
Body of water such as the Chesapeake
BAY

7A
___ a move (dance energetically)
BUST

11A
“___ you kidding?”
ARE

12A
Couple, in a tabloid
ITEM

14A
Get ___ lease on life: 2 wds.
ANEW

15A
“Norma ___” (1979 Oscar-nominated movie)
RAE

16A
Coke, for one
COLA

17A
Mambo bandleader Puente
TITO

18A
2008 John Legend R&B hit with a colorful name: 2 wds.
GREENLIGHT

21A
Animal studied by a primatologist
APE

22A
Dip your ___ in the water
TOE

23A
Cast-___ (things that were rejected)
OFFS

26A
No-good guy
CAD

27A
“Deep Water” actress de Armas
ANA

30A
1957 Elvis Presley holiday song with a colorful name: 2 wds.
BLUECHRISTMAS

34A
“Am ___ time?”: 2 wds.
ION

35A
Cow chow
HAY

36A
Duolingo and Telegram, for example
APPS

37A
“The Last Showgirl” star Anderson, for short
PAM

38A
Person honored on November 11, for short
VET

40A
1984 Prince power ballad with a colorful name: 2 wds.
PURPLERAIN

44A
For the most ___ (generally speaking)
PART

46A
Currency unit in Brussels and Berlin
EURO

47A
Person who carries handcuffs and a gun
COP

49A
Sign above a door in a movie theater
EXIT

50A
Orange peel
RIND

51A
Woman who was tempted by a serpent
EVE

52A
Rat in “Ratatouille”
REMY

53A
Observe
SEE

54A
Game where runners try to avoid “it”
TAG

1D
Item similar to a boat paddle
OAR

2D
Pull along
DRAG

3D
Buck or doe
DEER

4D
Muscle worked in cable curls
BICEP

5D
Make amends
ATONE

6D
Say “NO WAY!,” for example
YELL

7D
Clean up in a tub
BATHE

8D
Calorie or centimeter, for example
UNIT

9D
___ the record straight
SET

10D
Number of countries that border Ecuador
TWO

13D
Rum cocktail with a rhyming name: 2 wds.
MAITAI

19D
Make less challenging
EASE

20D
“Shazam! Fury of the ___” (2023 movie)
GODS

23D
___-Wan Kenobi
OBI

24D
Character in Progressive Insurance ads
FLO

25D
Band that had the hits “We Are Young” and “Some Nights”
FUN

26D
Weep
CRY

27D
Musician’s sound-boosting device
AMP

28D
Siesta
NAP

29D
Burro
ASS

31D
Burnt surface on grilled food
CHAR

32D
Wicker container for dirty laundry
HAMPER

33D
“Bye for now!”: Hyph.
TATA

37D
Silly ___ (moldable toy)
PUTTY

38D
“Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea” author
VERNE

39D
Gradually wear away
ERODE

40D
___ and proper
PRIM

41D
“Havoc” costar Guzmán
LUIS

42D
Actor on “Law & Order: SVU” since 2000: Hyph.
ICE-T

43D
___ Scotia (Canadian province)
NOVA

44D
For each
PER

45D
Tool for splitting wood for campfires
AXE

48D
Square ___ in a round hole
PEG