4/17/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

4/17/25
Wayback Wednesday

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1A
Used a barstool
SAT

4A
Stovepipe ___ (Abraham Lincoln accessory)
HAT

7A
“You had one ___!”
JOB

10A
Phrase before “mode” or “carte”: 2 wds.
A LA

11A
The result of a number divided by itself
ONE

12A
Have bills
OWE

13A
“Coal Miner’s Daughter” singer ranked #4 on Billboard’s 2024 “100 Greatest Country Artists of All Time” list: 2 wds.
LORETTA LYNN

16A
“___, matey!” (pirate’s greeting)
AHOY

17A
President Eisenhower’s nickname
IKE

18A
Went out with romantically
DATED

20A
Reads quickly
SCANS

25A
“You’ve ___ your point”
MADE

28A
Burn-soothing plant
ALOE

29A
“Fancy” singer ranked #11 on Billboard’s list: 2 wds.
REBA MCENTIRE

33A
“Regrettably …”
ALAS

34A
Approached second base feet-first
SLID

35A
Weasel relatives that are used in furs
MINKS

37A
Breakfast food often served with butter and jam
TOAST

41A
Trail Blazers’ league: Abbr.
NBA

44A
Burst ___ the scene
ONTO

45A
“9 to 5” singer ranked #1 on Billboard’s list: 2 wds.
DOLLY PARTON

49A
Tempest ___ teacup: 2 wds.
IN A

50A
Cosmic length of time
EON

51A
Wild blue yonder
SKY

52A
Move your head up and down
NOD

53A
Covert operative
SPY

54A
Affirmative word
YES

1D
Food often covered in dressing
SALAD

2D
Hawaiian “hello” or “goodbye”
ALOHA

3D
Deck of cards that includes the Fool and the Empress
TAROT

4D
Very sexy
HOT

5D
“___-Hero” (Taylor Swift hit)
ANTI

6D
Hardwood sometimes used in garden chairs
TEAK

7D
Anya Taylor-___ (“Furiosa” star)
JOY

8D
Consistently defeat, in sports slang
OWN

9D
Big ___ (clock tower in London)
BEN

14D
Bit of fabric worn over a sleeping person’s face: 2 wds.
EYE MASK

15D
“___ Misérables” (French novel)
LES

19D
Grand Coulee ___ (hydroelectric facility in Washington)
DAM

21D
Flap that lets a kitten go from inside to outside: 2 wds.
CAT DOOR

22D
Boxer Muhammad who was born Cassius Clay
ALI

23D
Neither you ___ I
NOR

24D
“What did I tell you?”
SEE

26D
“___ Legends of Tomorrow” (former superhero series)
DCS

27D
Long fish with toxic blood
EEL

29D
Sheep with horns, typically
RAM

30D
“The Magnificent Seven” actor Wallach
ELI

31D
Put an embargo on
BAN

32D
Pick a ___ (complain about something trivial)
NIT

36D
Comedy show that had a 50th-anniversary special in February: Abbr.
SNL

38D
Nervously anxious, as if there were bugs in your clothes
ANTSY

39D
Feed with fuel
STOKE

40D
Broadway honors
TONYS

42D
Exemptions from early rounds of a tournament
BYES

43D
Per item: 2 wds.
A POP

45D
Earsplitting noise
DIN

46D
92-year-old singer Yoko
ONO

47D
Young chap
LAD

48D
Unspecified amount
ANY