8/13/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/13/25
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1A
Building block of matter
ATOM

5A
Items used for cleaning floors
MOPS

9A
Citibank device: Abbr.
ATM

12A
Move upward
RISE

13A
Pod vegetable used in Cajun cooking
OKRA

14A
___-algebra (middle-school math class)
PRE

15A
“Braveheart” actor who played Nick in “What Women Want”
MEL GIBSON

17A
Tiny, spherical vegetable
PEA

18A
Wander around
ROAM

19A
Taken by a pickpocket, say
STOLEN

21A
Takes into custody
NABS

24A
Group for surgeons and internists: Abbr.
AMA

25A
“Every cloud ___ a silver lining”
HAS

28A
Lacrosse score
GOAL

30A
What US tourists convert dollars to in Spain or Greece
EURO

33A
“Blindspot” actress who played Nick’s daughter Alex in “What Women Want”
ASHLEY JOHNSON

36A
“With this ring I ___ wed”
THEE

37A
Country singer Evans
SARA

38A
Female animal tended by Little Bo-Peep
EWE

39A
___ G. BIV (memory aid for the colors of the rainbow)
ROY

41A
Skirt that might be worn at the Highland Games
KILT

43A
Red dips for tortilla chips
SALSA

46A
Munches on
EATS

49A
“It seems to me…,” in a blog comment
IMO

50A
“Twister” actress who played Nick’s coworker Darcy in “What Women Want”
HELEN HUNT

54A
“Parks and ___” (2009-2015 workplace sitcom, for short)
REC

55A
Don’t include
OMIT

56A
“This Is Us” actor Epps
OMAR

57A
Tattoo artist’s material
INK

58A
Applies a lubricant to
OILS

59A
Award with a Best MMA Fighter category
ESPY

1D
What a sleeve covers
ARM

2D
Cake layer
TIER

3D
Norway’s capital city
OSLO

4D
Soccer star Rapinoe
MEGAN

5D
Slang term for the Mafia
MOB

6D
Grants permission for
OKS

7D
People who are paid to play a sport
PROS

8D
___ Maria (one of Christopher Columbus’s ships)
SANTA

9D
Audience appreciation at a live performance
APPLAUSE

10D
Beech, birch, or maple
TREE

11D
Greenwich ___ Time
MEAN

16D
“Graven” item in the Second Commandment
IMAGE

20D
Prophetic sign of the future
OMEN

22D
“The ___ of Summer” (Don Henley hit)
BOYS

23D
Pat replaced by Ryan Seacrest as the host of “Wheel of Fortune”
SAJAK

25D
Head covering
HAT

26D
___ Wednesday (March 5, 2025)
ASH

27D
Fictional detective Holmes
SHERLOCK

29D
Actress Petty or Loughlin
LORI

31D
It can’t have repeated digits, in a sudoku puzzle
ROW

32D
Homophone of “won”
ONE

34D
People born before Virgos
LEOS

35D
Van ___ (“Panama” band)
HALEN

40D
Alternative to Google and Bing
YAHOO

42D
Chevy SUV named after a lake
TAHOE

43D
iPhone’s voice assistant
SIRI

44D
Affirmation from churchgoers
AMEN

45D
Trucker’s vehicle
SEMI

47D
Heartburn relief brand
TUMS

48D
Finger-clicking sound
SNAP

51D
Rapper ___ Baby
LIL

52D
Beings that travel light-years to get to Earth: Abbr.
ETS

53D
Put in some effort
TRY