1/21/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

1/21/25
TV Tuesday

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1A
Popular activity that doesn’t have staying power
FAD

4A
Flat chunk of concrete
SLAB

8A
___ up (raises the energy level of)
AMPS

12A
“___ given this a lot of thought …”
I’VE

13A
“Don’t just stand ___!”
THERE

14A
Black Widow, for Scarlett Johansson
ROLE

15A
“Moneyball” actor who hosted “Saturday Night Live” for his fifth time in 2018: 2 wds.
JONAH HILL

17A
Was sure of
KNEW

18A
Preliminary remarks, for short
INTRO

19A
“That’s gotta hurt!”
OOF

21A
Promotions on some outfield walls
ADS

22A
Hockey Hall of Famer Lindros
ERIC

25A
Document concerning an estate
WILL

27A
Liable (to)
APT

30A
Female porker
SOW

32A
___-canceling headphones
NOISE

35A
“Cheers” actor who hosted “Saturday Night Live” for his fifth time in 2023: 2 wds.
WOODY HARRELSON

39A
Goosebump-raising
EERIE

40A
Say something untrue
LIE

41A
Beer drinker’s selection
ALE

42A
Show-and-___ (grade-school class activity)
TELL

44A
Error in a text message
TYPO

47A
Turtledove’s call
COO

49A
DC Comics supervillain Luthor
LEX

51A
Intangible vibes
AURAS

55A
Like the Gobi’s climate
ARID

57A
“Poor Things” actress who hosted “Saturday Night Live” for her fifth time in 2023: 2 wds.
EMMA STONE

60A
Landform with a flat top and steep sides
MESA

61A
Backbones of ships
KEELS

62A
Strong insect
ANT

63A
“Casey at the Bat,” for one
POEM

64A
Metal fastener on a purse
SNAP

65A
“Zip-a-Dee-Doo-___”
DAH

1D
Pacific island nation that bottles and exports artesian water
FIJI

2D
Cosmetics company with Skin-So-Soft insect repellent
AVON

3D
Result of a minor car collision
DENT

4D
“Don’t make so much noise!”
SHH

5D
Floral necklace that’s often gifted to signify friendship
LEI

6D
Sensitive dinosaur in “The Good Dinosaur”
ARLO

7D
Underneath
BELOW

8D
“Raiders of the Lost ___” (Harrison Ford movie that launched a franchise)
ARK

9D
Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece: 2 wds.
MONA LISA

10D
Asked earnestly
PLED

11D
Attaches a patch, for example
SEWS

13D
Norse god with a hard-to-lift hammer
THOR

16D
“What ___ you talking about?”
ARE

20D
“Have it your way!”
FINE

23D
Suffix indicating “in a way”
ISH

24D
Fuel source that can become a diamond
COAL

26D
“ur 2 funny!”
LOL

27D
Dazzled feeling
AWE

28D
___ Dameron (character whose first appearance was in “The Force Awakens”)
POE

29D
Slow-moving reptile that can weigh over 500 pounds
TORTOISE

31D
Legal order such as a warrant
WRIT

33D
Note before “la” on the scale
SOL

34D
Suffix for “butyl-” and “ethyl-”
ENE

36D
Stop living
DIE

37D
“Rebel ___” (Billy Idol hit)
YELL

38D
Lana Del ___
REY

43D
Veggies that look like large green onions
LEEKS

45D
Get an acceptable grade
PASS

46D
Let it all hang ___
OUT

47D
Training ___ (practice period before the NFL season)
CAMP

48D
Cookie that’s deep-fried at some fairs
OREO

50D
Team of heroes that has included Cyclops and Beast: Hyph.
X-MEN

52D
“Abbey ___” (Beatles album)
ROAD

53D
Actress Paquin who was the second-youngest winner in Oscar history
ANNA

54D
“Family Guy” creator MacFarlane
SETH

56D
Hydropower facility on a river
DAM

58D
“Can you do ___ favor?”: 2 wds.
ME A

59D
Peak such as the Matterhorn
ALP