8/11/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/11/25
Movie Monday

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1A
____ skirt (item of apparel at a luau)
HULA

5A
Item used in a stage production
PROP

9A
Top or fidget spinner, for example
TOY

12A
R&B singer Redding
OTIS

13A
Croft of “Tomb Raider”
LARA

14A
“Now ____ seen everything!”
I’VE

15A
Ghost of Christmas ____ (spirit in “A Christmas Carol”)
PASTA

16A
Iowa State University’s location
AMES

17A
Encountered
MET

18A
Boy wizard portrayed by Daniel Radcliffe in eight movies: 2 wds.
HARRYPOTTER

21A
“Ouch, that’s gotta hurt!”
OOF

22A
First king of Israel, in the Bible
SAUL

23A
Resource found in mountainous regions in the board game Catan
ORE

26A
The Dynamic ____ (Batman and Robin)
DUO

28A
Afternoon drinks in Britain
TEAS

31A
Boy martial artist portrayed by Ralph Macchio in the “Karate Kid” movies: 2 wds.
DANIELLARUSSO

35A
Long sea creatures that can swim backward
EELS

36A
Small cube with 21 dots on it
DIE

37A
Zeus’s domain, in Greek myths
SKY

38A
Alcoholic drinks that might be served at Renaissance fairs
ALES

41A
NBA official, for short
REF

43A
Boy cartoonist portrayed by Zachary Gordon and Jason Drucker in the “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” movies: 2 wds.
GREGHEFFLEY

47A
British sports car, for short
JAG

48A
Extreme impudence
GALL

49A
Take ____ of silence: 2 wds.
AVOW

51A
King Kong, for example
APE

52A
“____ it would seem”: 2 wds.
ORSO

53A
Singer Marvin
GAYE

54A
Tie the knot
WED

55A
Unfairly bias, as data
SKEW

56A
Person who’s elitist
SNOB

1D
First movement in an Olympic triple jump
HOP

2D
State where Provo is
UTAH

3D
“Friends” star Kudrow
LISA

4D
MLB athlete from Houston
ASTRO

5D
Wanting to frolic, like a perky puppy
PLAYFUL

6D
Incline in a skate park
RAMP

7D
Sandwich cookies with many flavor varieties
OREOS

8D
Type of food that might be covered in pesto
PASTA

9D
Having an eternal quality
TIMELESS

10D
Opposite of under
OVER

11D
“And even then…”
YET

19D
Homophone of “road”
RODE

20D
Ballerina’s frilly garment
TUTU

23D
“____ on a Grecian Urn” (John Keats poem)
ODE

24D
Pop singer Addison ____
RAE

25D
Blown up, as a picture
ENLARGED

27D
Having many years under one’s belt
OLD

29D
“____ me no questions and I’ll tell you no lies”
ASK

30D
Source of protein for many vegans
SOY

32D
The Pineapple ____ (nickname for Lanai, in Hawaii)
ISLE

33D
Good ventilation in a plane, for example
AIRFLOW

34D
Aquatic formation made from coral
REEF

39D
Circular toaster waffles
EGGOS

40D
Ocean predator that can have hundreds of teeth
SHARK

42D
Banners flown on poles
FLAGS

43D
Have an expression of wonder or disbelief
GAPE

44D
“You better do it, or ____!”
ELSE

45D
“____ Almighty” (2007 Steve Carell movie)
EVAN

46D
Plaything that’s tied to a finger: Hyph.
YO-YO

47D
Glass ____ (boxer’s vulnerable spot)
JAW

50D
Caught in a ____ of lies
WEB