10/24/25
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
Wild guess
STAB
5A
Complete mess of a room
STY
8A
Police procedural that starred Ted Danson
CSI
11A
The Hawkeye State
IOWA
12A
Metal-rich rocks
ORES
14A
2024 hit song by Rosé and Bruno Mars
APT
15A
Group of superheroes that includes Wolverine and Storm: Hyph.
X-MEN
16A
Tangy cheese from Greece
FETA
17A
____ center (setting for community activities)
REC
18A
Two-time NBA All-Star with the Chicago Bulls whose father, Yannick, won the 1983 French Open in tennis: 2 wds.
JOAKIMNOAH
21A
“A Minecraft Movie” star Jason
MOMOA
24A
Large, antlered animal
ELK
25A
Spot for an Airpod
EAR
26A
Entice with one’s charms
SEDUCE
31A
US Women’s national soccer team member whose father, Dennis, won 5 NBA championships with the Pistons and Bulls: 2 wds.
TRINITYRODMAN
36A
Move upward
ASCEND
37A
“We should have done this a long time ____”
AGO
38A
Seller of gear for campers and hikers
REI
40A
Walk into
ENTER
42A
High-ranking golfer whose father, Petr, won the 1998 Australian Open in tennis: 2 wds.
NELLYKORDA
47A
Sense of arrogance
EGO
48A
Reverse, as a computer command
UNDO
49A
Little Leaguer’s glove
MITT
53A
Hiker’s printed guide
MAP
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
54A
Where Apollo 11 landed
MOON
55A
Repetitive sound
ECHO
56A
Grand ___ Opry House (Nashville attraction)
OLE
57A
“Quit oversharing!”: Abbr.
TMI
58A
Far from shallow
DEEP
1D
Highest number on a standard die
SIX
2D
“Venom” star Hardy
TOM
3D
Reverential respect
AWE
4D
Twangy instrument in Appalachian music
BANJO
5D
Piece of furniture that you might nap on
SOFA
6D
Long, difficult journey
TREK
7D
Abominable Snowman
YETI
8D
Go door-to-door singing Christmas music
CAROL
9D
Say something
SPEAK
10D
Symptom of dry skin
ITCH
13D
Uncle ____ (US national symbol)
SAM
19D
Welcome sight in a desert
OASIS
20D
Have to have
NEED
21D
Citi Field baseball player
MET
22D
Blade found in a boathouse
OAR
23D
Certain medical scan: Abbr.
MRI
27D
Abbreviation replacing many items on a list
ETC
28D
Color-changing chemical
DYE
29D
Caterer’s coffee container
URN
30D
Wrote in Python or Java, say
CODED
32D
Hit the ____ on the head
NAIL
33D
Item on the floor of a Pilates class
MAT
34D
What a tree’s rings indicate
AGE
35D
“Neither a borrower ____ a lender be”
NOR
38D
Suitable for a monarch
REGAL
39D
Forgo a fancy wedding
ELOPE
41D
Player to be ____ later (feature of some sports trades)
NAMED
42D
Animated fish sought by Marlin and Dory
NEMO
43D
“This is really tasty!”
YUM
44D
Massage target
KNOT
45D
Former Lakers forward Lamar
ODOM
46D
Rice-A-____ (boxed food mix)
RONI
50D
What some freezers dispense
ICE
51D
Down ____ road (coming later)
THE
52D
Pinnacle
TOP