12/14/25
People Sunday
Are you stuck with the Crosswords With Friends Puzzle Today? Stuck No More. We offer complete solutions as well as “no spoiler” mode to give you that little extra push. Or simply use this cheat sheet to help you get the best and fastest completion time possible.
1A
Federal space agency: Abbr.
NASA
5A
Facts and figures that might be “crunched”
DATA
9A
___ story (tear-jerking tale)
SOB
12A
Improper way to say “aren’t”
AIN’T
13A
Clickable image on a desktop
ICON
14A
“___ got a lot on my plate right now”
I’VE
15A
What a novel is about
PLOT
16A
Hunger pain
PANG
17A
Guys
MEN
18A
“American Horror Story” actress whose mother, Carrie Fisher, and grandmother, Debbie Reynolds, were also actresses: 2 wds.
BILLIELOURD
21A
Dove’s call
COO
22A
Condensation on morning grass
DEW
23A
They prove who you are: Abbr.
IDS
26A
Referee behind home plate, for short
UMP
28A
Currency used in about two dozen countries
EURO
32A
“Madame Web” actress whose mother, Melanie Griffith, and grandmother, Tippi Hedren, are also actresses: 2 wds.
DAKOTAJOHNSON
36A
Country that borders Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen
OMAN
37A
Seattle Storm legend Bird
SUE
38A
“Much ___ About Nothing”
ADO
39A
___ at the heartstrings (get a strong emotional reaction)
TUG
42A
Keyboard key next to Q
TAB
44A
“Matlock” actor whose father, John, and grandfather, Tex, were also actors: 2 wds.
JASONRITTER
49A
Martial ___ (karate or judo, for example)
ART
50A
Greek letter, or a very small amount
IOTA
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
51A
Elton John musical with such songs as “Another Pyramid” and “The Gods Love Nubia”
AIDA
54A
Insect that could be a drone or a queen
BEE
55A
Young ___ (radical upstart)
TURK
56A
A ___ on the wrist (minimal punishment)
SLAP
57A
Tool for cutting lumber
SAW
58A
Painful sore on an eyelid
STYE
59A
Camping shelter
TENT
1D
Catch some Z’s
NAP
2D
Be unwell
AIL
3D
Pretentious person
SNOB
4D
Upper story that might be used for storage
ATTIC
5D
Document handed to a graduate in a commencement ceremony
DIPLOMA
6D
Healthy berry from Brazil
ACAI
7D
Firm and fit, as muscles
TONED
8D
Point of view
ANGLE
9D
Actor Liu who plays Shang-Chi in Marvel movies
SIMU
10D
“One Flew ___ the Cuckoo’s Nest”
OVER
11D
Curve in a road
BEND
19D
Awkward, boorish person
LOUT
20D
Actor Wilson who voices the “Cars” character Lightning McQueen
OWEN
23D
Wedding statement: 2 wds.
IDO
24D
Structure that blocks a river’s current
DAM
25D
Relative of reggae
SKA
27D
Some sleepwear, for short
PJS
29D
“Scare Tactics” cable channel
USA
30D
“Spare the ___, spoil the child”
ROD
31D
“Yoko ___: Music of the Mind” (art exhibition in Chicago)
ONO
33D
“I’m ___ you!” (“Can’t fool me!”)
ONTO
34D
Movie’s blooper scene
OUTTAKE
35D
Portion of a track meet
HEAT
40D
Inches and centimeters, for example
UNITS
41D
Mortar between tiles
GROUT
43D
“Beauty and the ___”
BEAST
44D
Sharp pokes
JABS
45D
Territory
AREA
46D
Irish ___ (meaty dish)
STEW
47D
Humble reply to praise: 2 wds.
ITRY
48D
Make mad
IRK
52D
Actor Castellaneta who’s the voice of Homer Simpson
DAN
53D
Suitable for the situation
APT