8/16/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/16/25
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1A
Items that sold better before music streaming apps came along: Abbr.
CDS

4A
Red Muppet who speaks in a falsetto
ELMO

8A
Phi Beta ____
KAPPA

13A
Notable chunk of history
ERA

14A
Sugary root vegetable
BEET

15A
Gastrointestinal medication brand: Hyph.
EXLAX

16A
Reaction to a humorous GIF, perhaps
LOL

17A
Cleansing soak
BATH

18A
Overjoy
ELATE

19A
“Jailhouse Rock” singer featured on postage stamps in both 1993 and 2015: 2 wds.
ELVISPRESLEY

22A
Regularly updated web journal
BLOG

23A
Cheer for a toreador
OLE

24A
Word that can follow “baking” or “club”
SODA

27A
Grain in a horse’s feedbag
OAT

30A
Limb for walking
LEG

32A
Not more than a handful of
FEW

33A
“Black Iris” modernist painter featured on postage stamps in both 1996 and 2013: 2 wds.
GEORGIAO’KEEFFE

38A
Sound booster for a bassist
AMP

39A
Peyton’s “Manningcast” cohost on ESPN2
ELI

40A
Missouri city where the Gateway Arch is: Abbr.
STL

41A
Brought a civil suit against
SUED

43A
Hip-hop “Dr.”
DRE

45A
Drop the quarterback for a loss
SACK

49A
40th US president featured on postage stamps in both 2005 and 2011: 2 wds.
RONALDREAGAN

53A
“Wonderful performance!”
BRAVO

55A
Revered icon
IDOL

56A
Midge’s father on “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
ABE

57A
Hall & ____ (pop singers)
OATES

58A
Movie
FILM

59A
Feeling the effects of a virus
ILL

60A
“Still Crazy After All ____ Years” (Paul Simon song)
THESE

61A
Pegs that can be bought in a pro shop
TEES

62A
Item that protects campers against mosquitoes
NET

1D
Big-name star, for short
CELEB

2D
Whimsically humorous
DROLL

3D
Battleship’s artillery discharge
SALVO

4D
Moves back towards the sea
EBBS

5D
____ year (2020 or 2024, for example)
LEAP

6D
Subway in Paris or Washington, DC
METRO

7D
Board game with black and white discs
OTHELLO

8D
____ over (suddenly pass out)
KEEL

9D
Rods connecting pairs of wheels
AXLES

10D
Postseason series of games
PLAYOFF

11D
Encouraging touch
PAT

12D
Have an ____ to grind
AXE

20D
2008 animated film about a mad scientist’s assistant
IGOR

21D
Attempts to locate
SEEKS

25D
“____ Comedy Jam” (HBO series)
DEF

26D
“We’re in ____ of you!” (“So impressive!”)
AWE

28D
Number verified when checking an ID
AGE

29D
“Asteroid City” actress Swinton
TILDA

31D
____ away with murder
GET

33D
Propane, for example
GAS

34D
Australian source of lean red meat
EMU

35D
Handle, as heavy machinery
OPERATE

36D
Emergency delivery method during wartime
AIRLIFT

37D
“Frozen” queen who built an ice palace
ELSA

42D
Birds that symbolize peace
DOVES

44D
Singer Rabbitt or Vedder
EDDIE

46D
Yet another time
AGAIN

47D
Service that might include premium channels
CABLE

48D
Lowered oneself to pray
KNELT

50D
Keep your ____ to the grindstone (work hard)
NOSE

51D
____-playing (way to rehearse how you’d respond to a scenario)
ROLE

52D
Trees that line some New England streets
ELMS

53D
Program that a captcha program tries to weed out
BOT

54D
Cry from a cheer squad
RAH