4/20/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

4/20/25
People Sunday

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1A
Spends
PAYS

5A
Salt ___ (place where deer can ingest minerals)
LICK

9A
“___ not a big deal”
ITS

12A
Much-admired celebrity
IDOL

13A
Cast-___ skillet
IRON

14A
“You have to trust your ___”
GUT

15A
2022–2024 HBO crime series starring Ansel Elgort as an American journalist in Japan: 2 wds.
TOKYO VICE

17A
League with the Heat and Thunder: Abbr.
NBA

18A
Appear to be
SEEM

19A
GI Joe, for one
SOLDIER

21A
2011 animated movie set in Brazil
RIO

23A
King ___ (teen ruler of Egypt)
TUT

24A
Ex-serviceperson who’s been in combat, for short
VET

27A
God of thunder, in Norse myth
THOR

30A
Location
SITE

33A
2021 movie musical starring Ansel Elgort as a former gang leader in love: 2 wds.
WEST SIDE STORY

36A
Derogatory remark
SLUR

37A
Father of 27-Across
ODIN

38A
Bill called “the Science Guy”
NYE

39A
“It’s ___ or never!”
NOW

41A
State between South Dakota and Kansas: Abbr.
NEB

43A
Occasion for a Brit to have a finger sandwich, perhaps
TEA TIME

47A
Simplicity
EASE

50A
The “dark” part of a “dark ‘n’ stormy” cocktail
RUM

51A
2014 dystopian film starring Ansel Elgort as a member of the Erudite faction
DIVERGENT

54A
MSNBC host Melber
ARI

55A
Divine sign
OMEN

56A
Trump advisor Musk
ELON

57A
Rapper/actor ___ Def
MOS

58A
___ your way (proceed along a route)
WEND

59A
Endure
LAST

1D
___ crew (workers during an auto race)
PIT

2D
Commotions
ADOS

3D
Connecting device for oxen
YOKE

4D
Craftier
SLYER

5D
Actress Tyler
LIV

6D
Purple flower seen in a famous van Gogh painting
IRIS

7D
Disney movie featuring the Land of the Dead
COCO

8D
Got down to propose
KNELT

9D
Car’s starter
IGNITION

10D
Inside part of a toilet paper roll
TUBE

11D
Part of a constellation
STAR

16D
Leaves unmentioned
OMITS

20D
It builds up on knickknacks
DUST

22D
Where Dayton is
OHIO

24D
Passats and Beetles, for short
VWS

25D
Fish broiled for an unagi roll
EEL

26D
Gigantic, destructive waves
TSUNAMIS

28D
Somewhat strange
ODD

29D
Strap for a jockey
REIN

31D
Taste a bit of
TRY

32D
Organ with rods and cones
EYE

34D
Hot to ___ (excited)
TROT

35D
Condescending facial expression
SNEER

40D
Black ___ (Marvel heroine)
WIDOW

42D
Round breakfast bread that’s toasted
BAGEL

43D
Walt Disney World people mover
TRAM

44D
Austrian coin that depicts Mozart
EURO

45D
Person who might pretend to be stuck in a box
MIME

46D
Like a tie game
EVEN

48D
“CSI: NY” actress Ward
SELA

49D
Actress Mireille who starred on “The Killing”
ENOS

52D
Come to a bad ___ (not finish well)
END

53D
Cable channel that aired “The Librarians” and “Falling Skies”
TNT