8/31/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/31/25
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1A
“___ and alack” (quaint words of regret)
ALAS

5A
Baby’s protective neckwear
BIB

8A
Major event in world history
WAR

11A
Summary
RECAP

13A
“How ___ you doing?”
ARE

14A
Hospital ward for critically ill patients: Abbr.
ICU

15A
“Wiz-O-***” (musical within the musical “Wicked”)
MANIA

16A
Running ___ (type of joke)
GAG

17A
Fruit with many seeds
FIG

18A
“The Substance” actor who is a licensed pilot: 2 wds.
DENNISSQUAID

21A
Gooey stuff on roads and roofs
TAR

22A
“Diners, Drive-*** and Dives” (Guy Fieri series)
INS

23A
Arrive ___ decision: 2 wds.
ATA

26A
Riotous crowd of people
MOB

28A
Make part of the staff
HIRE

32A
“Invictus” actor who is a licensed pilot: 2 wds.
MORGANFREEMAN

36A
___ fun at (ridicule)
POKE

37A
Make repairs to
FIX

38A
Advanced degree that can take four years to earn: Abbr.
PHD

39A
Deadly Egyptian snake
ASP

42A
Animal in a pen
PIG

44A
“The Hateful Eight” actor who is a licensed pilot: 2 wds.
KURTRUSSELL

49A
___ and Dean (music duo known for “Surf City”)
JAN

50A
Part of a rack at a barbecue restaurant
RIB

51A
Boy Scout group
TROOP

53A
Far from young
OLD

54A
“___ to the West Wind” (1820 poem by Shelley)
ODE

55A
Campfire treat sandwiched by graham crackers
S’MORE

56A
Role first played by Keanu Reeves in 1999
NEO

57A
___ capita income
PER

58A
Gush, like lava from a volcano
SPEW

1D
The long ___ of the law
ARM

2D
Part of a mechanical pencil that can break easily
LEAD

3D
Bumps on the face
ACNE

4D
“Little ___ Nick” (Beach Boys holiday song)
SAINT

5D
Sacks
BAGS

6D
Person from Basra or Mosul
IRAQI

7D
“We’ve Only Just ___” (Carpenters hit)
BEGUN

8D
A phone’s “airplane mode” disables it: Hyph.
WI-FI

9D
Chef’s category that includes vinegar and lemon juice
ACID

10D
Pull the ___ out from under (upset the plans of)
RUG

12D
Central American Country with a canal
Panama

19D
Element with the chemical symbol Fe
Iron

20D
The US Open’s Arthur ___ Statdium
Ashe

23D
Music blaster
AMP

24D
“It’s never ___ late to learn”
TOO

25D
“Raiders of the Lost ___” (first Indiana Jones movie)
ARK

27D
Very good buddy, in texts
BFF

29D
Little devil
IMP

30D
“Go, team, go!”
RAH

31D
___ of story!
END

33D
Equipment
GEAR

34D
Tears, as paper
RIPS

35D
Isn’t extinct
EXISTS

40D
Razor-sharpening piece of leather
STROP

41D
What “goeth before a fall,” in a saying
PRIDE

43D
Bacteria and viruses, for example
GERMS

44D
Trendy form of cabbage
KALE

45D
Ctrl-Z, to a computer user
UNDO

46D
Lyft rival
UBER

47D
Out of the ___ (uninformed)
LOOP

48D
Traditional stories passed down through generations
LORE

49D
“The Problem With ___ Stewart” (former Apple TV+ series)
JON

52D
Long seat where you’d find hymnals
PEW