11/14/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

11/14/25
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
Sketch comedy show featuring Bowen Yang: Abbr.
SNL

4A
Unimpressive, in modern slang
MID

7A
Lively Irish dance
JIG

10A
Villain’s hideout
LAIR

12A
“The Gilded ____” (HBO drama)
AGE

13A
Singer who first met Lennon in 1966
ONO

14A
“Can ___ you in my office?” (boss’s request): 2 wds.
ISEE

15A
___ Lobos (“La Bamba” band)
LOS

16A
One, in Italian or Spanish
UNO

17A
2025 Baseball Hall of Fame inductee who won the first Home Run Derby in 1985: 2 wds.
DAVEPARKER

20A
Tina of “30 Rock”
FEY

21A
Castle-building material on a beach
SAND

23A
Muscles that are “crushced”
ABS

26A
Supposed ability to know what’s coming: Abbr.
ESP

28A
Ranking in a tournament bracket
SEED

30A
Former Mariners outfielder who is the only three-time winner of the Home Run Derby: 3 wds., abbr.
KENGRIFFEYJR

33A
___ vera (balm ingredient)
ALOE

34A
Have an ___ up your sleeve
ACE

35A
Put into words
SAY

36A
Extremely heavy weights
TONS

38A
Line that dictates the length of a pair of pants
HEM

40A
Mets first baseman who holds the record for most all-time Derby home runs, at 207: 2 wds.
PETEALONSO

45A
It comes after Thursday: Abbr.
FRI

47A
“Ask ___ Landers” (former advice column)
ANN

48A
Bird on Canadian $1 coins
LOON

49A
“Am ___ camera now?”: 2 wds.
ION

50A
Like a bump on a ____
LOG

51A
Swirling current in a river
EDDY

52A
Entreat
BEG

53D
Letter appearing three times in “Swiss”
ESS

54D
Musical instrument played by Lisa Simpson, for short
SAX

1D
Lost traction on an icy street
SLID

2D
Agency in “Apollo 13”: Abbr.
NASA

3D
“Caught Stealing” actor Schreiber
LIEV

4D
Southeast Asian country whose capital is Kuala Lumpur
MALAYSIA

5D
Assistant to Dr. Frankenstein
IGOR

6D
Pieces of furniture in cubicles
DESKS

7D
Long travels
JOURNEYS

8D
Red Roof ___ (hotel chain)
INN

9D
Moo ___ gai pan (Chinese food with chicken and vegetables)
GOO

11D
Coral formation
REEF

18D
Person of equal standing
PEER

19D
Make less difficult
EASE

22D
___ vu (sense that something has happened before)
DEJA

23D
Alias: Abbr.
AKA

24D
Accessory worn to hold up pants
BELT

25D
Going through someone’s medicine cabinet, for example
SNOOPING

27D
Asian fusion restaurant chain known for its “Great Wall of Chocolate” dessert: 3 wds.
PFCHANGS

29D
Opposite of wet
DRY

31D
Late actor Hackman
GENE

32D
___ the pinch (be short on money)
FEEL

37D
Like old goods from a bakery
STALE

39D
Whac-A-___ (carnival game)
MOLE

41D
Actress Mireille
ENOS

42D
Silent assents
NODS

43D
Ice-cream ____ (sweet drink)
SODA

44D
Black gem
ONYX

45D
Lie that can be overlooked
FIB

46D
Eggs used as caviar
ROE