8/8/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/8/25
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1A
Without any accompaniment
SOLO

5A
Give and ___
TAKE

9A
Prejudiced inclination
BIAS

13A
Cat’s weapon of defense
CLAW

14A
___-ended question
OPEN

15A
2012 movie where Ben Affleck played a CIA operative
ARGO

16A
Vikings running back who gained 296 total yards in a 2007 NFL game, the most ever: 2 wds.
ADRIANPETERSON

19A
___ up (give some sparkle to)
LIVEN

20A
Jeans maker Strauss
LEVI

21A
Group that enforces the Controlled Substances Act: Abbr.
DEA

22A
Use a spade
DIG

25A
Fancy tropical getaway
RESORT

29A
With 40-Across, Ravens running back who gained 295 total yards in a 2003 NFL game, the second-most ever
JAMAL

31A
Part of a set of steps
STAIR

32A
Actress Bonet who is Zoë Kravitz’s mother
LISA

35A
“But I really, really wanna,” for example
PLEA

37A
Military branch with many ground troops
ARMY

38A
Apple desktops
IMACS

40A
See 29-Across
LEWIS

42A
Whacked on the head
BONKED

44A
Burns who directed the upcoming documentary miniseries “The American Revolution”
KEN

45A
Battering device
RAM

48A
Raccoon’s feet
PAWS

50A
Classical composition with much singing
OPERA

52A
Browns running back who gained 286 total yards in a 2009 NFL game, the third-most ever: 2 wds.
JEROMEHARRISON

57A
Leave off of a list
OMIT

58A
Bird with a “wacky” name
LOON

59A
Captain created by Jules Verne
NEMO

60A
Male bunny in Looney Tunes cartoons
BUGS

61A
Female bunny in Looney Tunes cartoons
LOLA

62A
Hollywood Walk of Fame symbol
STAR

1D
Spill hot coffee on
SCALD

2D
Song that’s a blast from the past
OLDIES

3D
Developmental stage that comes before pupa
LARVA

4D
Little boo-boo
OWIE

5D
Metric ___ (about 2,205 pounds)
TON

6D
Calculator or Flashlight, for example, on an iPhone
APP

7D
On an even ___ (steady)
KEEL

8D
“Come on in!”
ENTER

9D
Cappuccino preparers
BARISTAS

10D
Tax-collecting group: Abbr.
IRS

11D
“That was a long, long time ___”
AGO

12D
Part of Christianity’s Holy Trinity
SON

17D
“All that ___ bag of chips”: 2 wds.
ANDA

18D
December 24 and December 31, for example
EVES

23D
Little rascal
IMP

24D
Chutzpah
GALL

26D
Blade for a dinghy
OAR

27D
Metal ring attached to a basketball backboard
RIM

28D
Attempt
TRY

29D
Big hauls in Las Vegas
JACKPOTS

30D
Onion-like vegetable
LEEK

32D
Women’s ___ (former term for the feminist movement)
LIB

33D
“Here’s what I think …,” in a text
IMO

34D
___ Salvador (capital of El Salvador)
SAN

36D
___-inspiring (very impressive)
AWE

39D
Stitching on a baseball
SEAM

41D
“Get ___ get out!”: 2 wds.
INOR

43D
Reside
DWELL

45D
“Start over” button
RESET

46D
Mouthwatering scent
AROMA

47D
Large, fancy home
MANOR

49D
“___ Fly, Don’t Bother Me” (kids’ song)
SHOO

51D
Items at the end of a bowling lane
PINS

52D
Source of income
JOB

53D
Bird that weighs around 120 pounds
EMU

54D
Jury-___ (improvise)
RIG

55D
Company known for the phrase “you’ve got mail”
AOL

56D
“Transfer” material in cells: Abbr.
RNA