4/9/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

4/9/25
Wayback Wednesday

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1A
Sleepaway ___ (where kids share cabins)
CAMP

5A
Magazine managers: Abbr.
EDS

8A
Chemistry or physics, for example: Abbr.
SCI

11A
Square footage
AREA

12A
Close to
NEAR

14A
Large unit of weight
TON

15A
Fail to attend
MISS

16A
“So what ___ is new?”
ELSE

17A
Huge boat in Genesis
ARK

18A
1954 film remake with Judy Garland as an aspiring actress married to a struggling alcoholic: 4 wds.
A STAR IS BORN

21A
“Life of Pi” director ___ Lee
ANG

22A
Marching insect
ANT

23A
Sack
BAG

26A
“Bossypants” author Fey
TINA

29A
Protein in a vegan stir-fry
TOFU

32A
1939 film with Judy Garland as a Kansas farm girl swept away to a magical land: 4 wds.
THE WIZARD OF OZ

35A
Wide band worn by a Boy Scout
SASH

36A
“Wonder Woman” character ___ Candy
ETTA

37A
US crime-busting agency: Abbr.
FBI

38A
Tamera Mowry’s twin sister
TIA

40A
Annoy
IRK

42A
1950 film with Judy Garland as a farmer who finds love when her barn is used as a theater: 2 wds.
SUMMER STOCK

47A
Glass container for pickles
JAR

48A
College group with a Greek-letter name, for short
FRAT

49A
“Oh, how unfortunate!”
ALAS

51A
Eight minus seven
ONE

52A
Mother ___ (children’s game): 2 wds.
MAY I

53A
Sounds after “tra” in a song: 2 wds.
LA LA

54A
“That’s so true”
YES

55A
Triple ___ (type of liqueur)
SEC

56A
Prayer ending
AMEN

1D
Video surveillance device, for short
CAM

2D
Solo sung in “Tosca” or “La Traviata”
ARIA

3D
Untidy jumble of stuff
MESS

4D
Noodles or spaghetti
PASTA

5D
Fill with vigor
ENERGIZE

6D
Grocery section with lunch meats
DELI

7D
Back talk
SASS

8D
Get the ball rolling: 2 wds.
START OFF

9D
___ chips (Fritos, for example)
CORN

10D
Liquid for a quill pen
INK

13D
Country superstar McEntire
REBA

19D
Prefix meaning “against”
ANTI

20D
“I’m ___ you!” (“You can’t fool me!”)
ONTO

23D
“Life Goes On” K-pop band
BTS

24D
“I finally get it!”
AHA

25D
Expressive hand movements
GESTURES

27D
___ Geo Wild (“Fur Babies” channel)
NAT

28D
Skilled at painting or sculpture
ARTISTIC

30D
Keyless device for opening a car’s trunk
FOB

31D
Israeli submachine gun
UZI

33D
Spur-of-the-moment impulse
WHIM

34D
Small missile thrown at a round board
DART

39D
Radio switch letters
AMFM

41D
Australian “bear” that eats eucalyptus leaves
KOALA

42D
In your right mind
SANE

43D
Times that are historically significant
ERAS

44D
Comic actress Martha
RAYE

45D
Seafood morsel in chowder
CLAM

46D
Curly vegetable in the cabbage family
KALE

47D
Great happiness
JOY

50D
Southern California’s ___ Gabriel Valley
SAN