8/18/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/18/25
Movie Monday

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1A
Cotton-tipped stick such as a Q-tip
SWAB

5A
Cable channel that has aired “House Hunters” since 1999
HGTV

9A
The ___ Four (nickname for the Beatles)
FAB

12A
Refine with practice, as one’s skills
HONE

13A
Great Lake spanning from Toledo to Buffalo
ERIE

14A
“Am ___ assume…?”: 2 wds.
ITO

15A
2025 black comedy starring Margaret Qualley as a private investigator: 2 wds.
HONEYDONT

17A
Thinly sliced salmon, in a Jewish deli
LOX

18A
Narcissist’s problem
EGO

19A
TV trophy
EMMY

20A
“Avengers: Endgame” actor who plays a cult leader in 15-Across: 2 wds.
CHRISEVANS

26A
Period of strong economic growth
BOOM

27A
Royal proclamations
EDICTS

30A
Brand-named steel wool scrubber: 2 wds.
SOSPAD

33A
Tires in car trunks
SPARES

35A
Poked fun at
TEASED

37A
___ stick (bouncy plaything)
POGO

38A
“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” actor who plays a detective in 15-Across: 2 wds.
CHARLIEDAY

41A
Final
LAST

44A
Montblanc product
PEN

45A
Going-___-of-business sale
OUT

46A
“Fargo” director who directed 15-Across without his brother Joel: 2 wds.
ETHANCOEN

52A
The main character in “Futurama”
FRY

53A
Reporter Lane of comic books
LOIS

54A
Wrestler-turned-actor Bautista
DAVE

55A
Amount withheld from a paycheck
TAX

56A
“Echo Valley” actor MacLachlan
KYLE

57A
___-Ball (game in an amusement park)
SKEE

1D
“You’re too loud!”
SHH

2D
Try to win the love of
WOO

3D
Michigan college town ___ Arbor
ANN

4D
Insect that makes royal jelly
BEE

5D
Manicured row of bushes
HEDGE

6D
“___ Is in the Heart” (hit song by Deee-Lite)
GROOVE

7D
Silvery metal
TIN

8D
Pet doctor, for short
VET

9D
Art ___ (offering at an indie cinema)
FILM

10D
Part of a molecule
ATOM

11D
Squarish
BOXY

16D
“Count me in!”
YES

19D
Break away from confinement
ESCAPE

20D
Network whose shows may be available on Paramount+
CBS

21D
Owl’s call
HOOT

22D
Got up from one’s chair
ROSE

23D
Have a profound effect on
IMPACT

24D
Televised interruptions
ADS

25D
Cat’s little bite
NIP

28D
Trampled (on)
TROD

29D
Creator of the Genesis and Saturn
SEGA

31D
Firepit residue
ASH

32D
Federal group enforcing controlled substance laws: Abbr.
DEA

34D
Salty sauce in Chinese restaurants
SOY

36D
Daytime talk show host whose surname is McGraw: 2 wds., Abbr.
DRPHIL

39D
Tenant’s contract
LEASE

40D
Rural hotel
INN

41D
Apartment that typically lacks specific rooms
LOFT

42D
General ambience
AURA

43D
“Too Much Time on My Hands” band
STYX

46D
Large beast seen in Alberta
ELK

47D
First word in the titles of four Pixar movies
TOY

48D
Music recordings 4.7 inches in diameter: Abbr.
CDS

49D
Sturdy tree
OAK

50D
Night before a major event
EVE

51D
“Originally born with the name …”
NEE