11/6/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

11/6/25
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
Insect similar to a butterfly
MOTH

5A
Have difficulty pronouncing the letter “s”
LISP

9A
Traffic snarl
JAM

12A
Nautical greeting
AHOY

13A
“Incredibles 2” fashion designer Mode ____
EDNA

14A
___-Ida (company that trademarked “Tater Tots”)
ORE

15A
Stand-up comedian Matt, or a word meaning “abounding”
RIFE

16A
Gas in a bright sign
NEON

17A
“The Little Red ____” (children’s story)
HEN

18A
“Black Hole Sun” band being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday
SOUNDGARDEN

21A
Creative works
ART

22A
Sales ___ (percentage added to a purchase price)
TAX

23A
Industrious insect
ANT

26A
____ moment (when things suddenly click)
AHA

28A
TV award for athletes
ESPY

32A
“The Twist” singer being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday: 2 wds.
CHUBBYCHECKER

36A
English actor Idris
ELBA

37A
Common color for trench coats
TAN

38A
“____ not for me to say”
ITS

39A
Sheep’s cry
BAA

42A
Liquor in a Manhattan
RYE

44A
“Girls Just Want to Have Fun” singer being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday: 2 wds.
CYNDILAUPER

49A
Leftover from a bonfire
ASH

51A
Former vice president who wrote “An Inconvenient Truth”
GORE

52A
Give a “Thumbs way up!” review
RAVE

53A
Insect that visits flowers
BEE

54A
Online auctioneer
EBAY

55A
Microwave, for one
OVEN

56A
David Sanborn’s instrument, for short
SAX

57D
Part of a camera or a telescope
LENS

58D
“Heaven Must Have ____ You” (1979 Bonnie Pointer hit)
SENT

1D
The fourth planet from the sun
MARS

2D
Cincinnati’s state
OHIO

3D
Soy protein in some vegan “chicken” nuggets
TOFU

4D
African scavenger known for its “laugh”
HYENA

5D
Like a three-hour movie
LENGTHY

6D
“Hey, what’s the big ___?”
IDEA

7D
Laugh through the nose or grunt like a hog
SNORT

8D
Trash ___ (humorous name for a raccoon)
PANDA

9D
“All of Me” singer Legend
JOHN

10D
“Where ___ you going?”
ARE

11D
Dudes
MEN

19D
Dully colored
DRAB

20D
Corporate boss, for short
EXEC

23D
Best pitcher on a pitching staff
ACE

24D
Calgary Flames’ group: Abbr.
NHL

25D
Spot for a soapy soak
TUB

27D
Play a role in a TV show
ACT

29D
What athletes do in a slalom competition
SKI

30D
Iguana that lives in a cage, say
PET

31D
12-month periods: Abbr.
YRS

33D
Passenger in a stroller
BABY

34D
Motorcycles known as “hogs”
HARLEYS

35D
Single-named New Age singer
ENYA

40D
WNBA star Reese
ANGEL

41D
Company that produces Illustrator and Photoshop
ADOBE

43D
Coins spent in Spain and Portugal
EUROS

44D
___ Mix (party snack containing dry cereal)
CHEX

45D
Middle Eastern country ruled by an ayatollah
IRAN

46D
Put asphalt over
PAVE

47D
Like half of all numbers
EVEN

48D
Monthly payment on a storage unit
RENT

49D
What “jackknife” exercises strengthen
ABS

50D
Place for pirates
SEA