8/1/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/1/25
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1A
Smiley ___ emoji
FACE

5A
500 sheets of copier paper
REAM

9A
The ___ Hatter (Lewis Carroll character)
MAD

12A
Type of giant-screen theater
IMAX

13A
Muppet who enjoys being tickled
ELMO

14A
Whitney who invented the cotton gin
ELI

15A
Homer Simpson’s boy
BART

16A
Classic dog food brand
ALPO

17A
Very old horse
NAG

18A
1993–2010 catcher for six MLB teams who later managed and coached Israel
BRAD AUSMUS

21A
Boxer Muhammad
ALI

22A
Vegetable that’s sometimes roasted and coated in wasabi
PEA

23A
The “O” in “IOU”
OWE

26A
___ text (caption for photos on Bluesky)
ALT

28A
Monopoly, Risk, or Clue
GAME

32A
2004–2012 Red Sox infielder and 2023 Israel hitting coach
KEVIN YOUKILIS

36A
Sewn line
SEAM

37A
Bullfight cry
OLE

38A
Where a cat or baby might sit
LAP

39A
Wood that baseball bats were traditionally made from
ASH

42A
“Are we having fun ___?”
YET

44A
Four-time Rangers/Tigers All-Star & Israel manager
IAN KINSLER

48A
Garfunkel who sang with Paul Simon
ART

49A
Colored part of the eye
IRIS

50A
PBS science show since 1974
NOVA

53A
CD-___ (old computer storage device)
ROM

54A
Rock guitarist Townshend
PETE

55A
Anthony Hopkins’s role in the “Thor” movies
ODIN

56A
Drive-___ (old movie venues)
INS

57A
Espies
SEES

58A
Tony Award winner for Best Musical between “Sunset Boulevard” and “Titanic”
RENT

1D
Be not quite 100% truthful
FIB

2D
Group for physicians: Abbr.
AMA

3D
Pasta or potato, to a marathoner
CARB

4D
Actor who’s part of a cast of thousands
EXTRA

5D
___ available (close at hand)
READILY

6D
Legendary jazz singer Fitzgerald
ELLA

7D
Energize, as a crowd: 2 wds.
AMP UP

8D
Athletic character in “Archie” comics who dates Midge
MOOSE

9D
List of entrées
MENU

10D
“Unfortunately …”
ALAS

11D
Excavate
DIG

19D
“Argo” actor Arkin whose son Adam is also an actor
ALAN

20D
Wise men associated with Christmas
MAGI

23D
Gives approval to
OKS

24D
Minuscule
WEE

25D
Classic Hollywood actress ___ Marie Saint
EVA

27D
“Aw, you’re ___ kind!”
TOO

29D
“___ My Children” (classic soap opera)
ALL

30D
“The Phoenician Scheme” actress Threapleton
MIA

31D
Psychic’s claim: Abbr.
ESP

33D
Model who married David Bowie in 1992
IMAN

34D
18th US president Grant
ULYSSES

35D
Boat’s support
KEEL

40D
___ school (is truant)
SKIPS

41D
New addition to the staff
HIREE

43D
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s vocal range
TENOR

44D
“The ___ Lady” (Meryl Streep movie)
IRON

45D
$20 bill dispensers: Abbr.
ATMS

46D
Evening, in advertisements
NITE

47D
Took public transit
RODE

48D
Emmy-winning journalist Melber
ARI

51D
Diesel who’s the voice of the Marvel character Groot
VIN

52D
Insect that can lift up to 50 times its own weight
ANT