10/6/25
Movie Monday
Are you stuck with the Crosswords With Friends Puzzle Today? Stuck No More. We offer complete solutions as well as “no spoiler” mode to give you that little extra push. Or simply use this cheat sheet to help you get the best and fastest completion time possible.
1A
“My ___ Lady” (musical)
FAIR
5A
Mammal whose wings are its hands
BAT
8A
Zodiac animal with curled horns
RAM
11A
___ English 800 (brand of malt liquor)
OLDE
12A
Hoopla
ADO
13A
Poem that gushes about its subject
ODE
14A
Australian actor who won the Best Actor Oscar for 1996’s “Shine”: 2 wds.
GEOFFREYRUSH
17A
1985 movie based on a board game
CLUE
18A
Scenery on a stage
SET
19A
Places for squatting and lunging
GYMS
22A
“___ get ready to rumble!”
LETS
25A
“Go bother someone ***!”
ELSE
28A
Purple berry in a fruit mix
ACAI
30A
Hi*** images
RES
32A
Australian actress who won the Best Actress Oscar for 2013’s “Blue Jasmine”: 2 wds.
CATEBLANCHETT
35A
First integer after zero
ONE
36A
Cost for a leaseholder
RENT
37A
Like gray grill grates
ASHY
38A
Actress Stone of the upcoming film “Bugonia”
EMMA
40A
Prefix with “finals” or “sweet”
SEMI
42A
Night before a special day
EVE
44A
Exam type that uses only your voice
ORAL
47A
Australian actress who won the Best Actress Oscar for 2002’s “The Hours”: 2 wds.
NICOLEKIDMAN
52A
___ de Triomphe (Paris attraction)
ARC
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
53A
Wide body of water
SEA
54A
Prefix for “present” or “potent”
OMNI
55A
Forerunner of reggae
SKA
56A
___-weekly (newspaper such as the Village Voice)
ALD
57A
Drink in a fast-food combo meal
SODA
1D
Weather that can delay a flight
FOG
2D
“The Bridge on the River Kwai” actor Guinness
ALEC
3D
Teen ___ (young celebrity)
IDOL
4D
Person forced to leave their home country
REFUGEE
5D
Block of soap
BAR
6D
Ending in the names of some sweet drinks
ADE
7D
Lego and Lincoln Logs, for example
TOYS
8D
Mail carrier’s beat
ROUTE
9D
Expensive messages aired during the Super Bowl
ADS
10D
“I’m underwhelmed”
MEH
15D
“The Four Seasons” star Tina
FEY
16D
Artifact from long ago
RELIC
20D
Like peacocks and stallions
MALE
21D
Swipes, as a product at retail checkout
SCANS
23D
French word for “very”
TRES
24D
“The Studio” star Rogen
SETH
25D
Prefix that refers to the environment
ECO
26D
Narrow road
LANE
27D
Slender part of a goblet
STEM
29D
Starting poker stake
ANTE
31D
Enclosure on a pig farm
STY
33D
Shout of approval to a performer
BRAVO
34D
Styles in salons
HAIRDOS
39D
Islamic holy city
MECCA
41D
“Pardonnez ___!”
MOI
43D
Queen of Arendelle, in “Frozen”
ELSA
45D
Darts for a Nerf gun, for example
AMMO
46D
Terra firma
LAND
47D
Lil ___ X
NAS
48D
Aggravate
IRK
49D
Fish that slithers among reefs
EEL
50D
“2 Broke Girls” actress Dennings
KAT
51D
“The Marvels” director DaCosta
NIA