4/30/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

4/30/25
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1A
Paper towel layer
PLY

4A
Legally prohibit
BAN

7A
Chatterbox’s mouth, informally
YAP

10A
___ constrictor (snake)
BOA

11A
Beverage that can be pale or brown
ALE

12A
Cinco de Mayo cheer
OLE

13A
“The Crown” costar who played Dick Solomon on “3rd Rock From the Sun”: 2 wds.
JOHN LITHGOW

16A
Eccentric individual
KOOK

17A
Dines on
EATS

18A
Ranch hands’ ropes
LASSOS

21A
It can follow “chicken” or “cow” in disease names
POX

23A
Sound effect in an empty cavern
ECHO

24A
Help out
AID

25A
“Could you ___ little faster?”: 2 wds.
GOA

28A
“Mom” costar who played Harry Solomon on “3rd Rock From the Sun”: 2 wds.
FRENCH STEWART

32A
Actor McGinley of “Shrinking”
JAY

33A
The official tree of six states
OAK

34A
“The Sun ___ Rises” (Hemingway novel)
ALSO

35A
“Call of Duty: Black ___ Cold War” (video game)
OPS

36A
Human being
PERSON

38A
Killed, as a werewolf
SLEW

41A
Airline passenger’s assignment
SEAT

42A
“Seinfeld” costar who played Officer Don on “3rd Rock From the Sun”: 2 wds.
WAYNE KNIGHT

46A
Country whose folklore includes leprechauns: Abbr.
IRE

47A
Las Vegas hotel named for a Brazilian city
RIO

48A
Cindy-___ Who (Dr. Seuss character)
LOU

49A
___ about (wander around)
GAD

50A
Take into custody
NAB

51A
Robin’s-___ blue (pale hue)
EGG

1D
Sandwich made from jarred ingredients: Abbr.
PBJ

2D
Observes from the sidelines: 2 wds.
LOOKSON

3D
Cowboy’s shout of excitement
YAHOO

4D
Baseball pitcher’s mistake
BALK

5D
Journalist Vitali who hosts MSNBC’s “Way Too Early”
ALI

6D
Trapeze artist’s safety item
NET

7D
Fitness regimen that involves stretching
YOGA

8D
Very, very much: 2 wds.
ALOT

9D
Chapel benches
PEWS

14D
Some responses in the game Twenty Questions
NOS

15D
___ wrench (L-shaped tool with six sides)
HEX

18D
___-handed (like a southpaw)
LEFT

19D
Real estate measurement unit
ACRE

20D
Building for garden tools
SHED

21D
“The ___ and the Pendulum” (Poe short story)
PIT

22D
Shelley wrote one to the west wind
ODE

24D
Inquire
ASK

25D
Women at a square dance
GALS

26D
Words following an estimated number: 2 wds.
ORSO

27D
“I’m having ___ of fun!”: 2 wds.
ATON

29D
Squad-car driver
COP

30D
“The emperor ___ no clothes”
HAS

31D
Pumbaa in “The Lion King,” for one
WARTHOG

35D
“Mind your ___ business!”
OWN

36D
Shar-___ (dog breed)
PEI

37D
Bird on the Mexican flag
EAGLE

38D
Healthy-sized gulp of a drink
SWIG

39D
“My View With ___ Trump” (Fox News show)
LARA

40D
One-___ jack (playing card with a face in profile)
EYED

41D
Supercilious type
SNOB

43D
Ending for “south” or “east”
ERN

44D
Car company headquartered in Seoul
KIA

45D
___-of-war (game that involves pulling a rope)
TUG