8/20/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/20/25
Wayback Wednesday

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1A
Bull’s mate
COW

4A
“M*A*S*H” actress Loretta who died in May
SWIT

8A
Chokes a bit
GAGS

12A
“American ___” (1999 comedy film)
PIE

13A
Opposite of low
HIGH

14A
Polynesian beach party
LUAU

15A
The whole enchilada
ALL

16A
Ingredient in Olay Complete Daily Moisturizer
ALOE

17A
Wait in neutral
IDLE

18A
“The Mask” actress who played a private investigator named Natalie in “Charlie’s Angels”: 2 wds.
CAMERONDIAZ

21A
Make up for prior sins
ATONE

23A
Female Deer
DOE

24A
Retractable item on some stadiums
DOME

25A
Sounds from a 1-Across
MOOS

27A
Sleep for a half hour, say
NAP

30A
“50 First Dates” acress who played a private investigator named Dylan in “Charlie’s Angels”: 2 wds
DREWBARRYMORE

33A
Grass purchased in rolls
SOD

34A
First word of a fairy tale, typically
ONCE

35A
Alternative to Alamo and Dollar
AVIS

36A
“Hostel” writer/director Roth
ELI

37A
Crease in a pair of trousers
PLEAT

38A
“Iron Man 2” actor who played a kidnapped tech genius in “Charlie’s Angels”: 2 wds.
SAMROCKWELL

43A
Akron’s state
OHIO

44A
The “U” of “ICU”
UNIT

45A
“___ now or never!”
ITS

48A
Give up, in poker
FOLD

49A
What sailors tie knots in
ROPE

50A
“Murder, ___ Wrote” (1984-1996 TV series)
SHE

51A
Little rascal
TYKE

52A
Romantic partners in the past
EXES

53A
Its capital is Austin: Abbr.
TEX

1D
H&R Block employee: Abbr.
CPA

2D
Liquid in a deep fryer
OIL

3D
Greeted warmly at the door
WELCOMED

4D
Humiliation
SHAME

5D
___ E. Coyote
WILE

6D
Dr. Frankenstein’s helper
IGOR

7D
President Roosevelt who’s on Mount Rushmore
THEODORE

8D
Fly like a paper airplane
GLIDE

9D
Luxury car with such models as the A3 and Q5
AUDI

10D
Dressy social event
GALA

11D
Canal through Egypt
SUEZ

19D
“There’s ___ sheriff in town!”: 2 wds.
ANEW

20D
Tending to pry
NOSY

21D
States further
ADDS

22D
Lawn mower brand
TORO

25D
Salon fingernail treatment
MANICURE

26D
Servant of Sauron in “The Lord of the Rings”
ORC

27D
Writer of fiction books
NOVELIST

28D
Opera solo
ARIA

29D
Annoying person or insect
PEST

31D
Southwestern necktie
BOLO

32D
Shopping destination
MALL

36D
Wear away over time
ERODE

37D
“Oh, for ___ sake!”
PETE’S

38D
Like blankies and stuffies
SOFT

39D
“Hey there, matey!”
AHOY

40D
One half of half-and-half
MILK

41D
Fort that contains over $200 billion in gold
KNOX

42D
Cloth for removing makeup
WIPE

46D
First word in many titles
THE

47D
“The birds and the bees”
SEX