12/18/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/18/25
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
Mattress’s place
BED

4A
European capital that hosted the 1960 Summer Olympics
ROME

8A
Bass ___ Shops (outdoor recreation retailer)
PRO

11A
Ostrich’s cousin
EMU

12A
“Four and twenty blackbirds baked in ___”: 2 wds.
APIE

13A
Be part of a crew team
ROW

14A
2024 Chappell Roan hit whose title contains one exclamation point: 2 wds.
GOODLUCKBABE

17A
Two-time Masters champion Ernie
ELS

18A
Binary digits that aren’t zeroes
ONES

19A
___ paint (graffiti artist’s canful)
SPRAY

22A
Not strong
WEAK

24A
Via word of mouth
ORAL

25A
“You’re it!” game
TAG

26A
___ -fi film
SCI

29A
1984 Thompson Twins hit whose title contains two exclamation points: 2 wds.
DOCTORDOCTOR

32A
Chest-beating beast
APE

33A
Prompt for an actress
CUE

34A
Start again from the beginning
REDO

35A
Jekyll’s counterpart
HYDE

37A
“Top of the World” singer Carpenter
KAREN

38A
Plant with soothing gel
ALOE

40A
File format for non-static memes: Abbr.
GIF

41A
1965 Byrds hit whose title contains three exclamation points: 3 wds.
TURNTURNTURN

47A
Organization that receives many Form 1040s: Abbr.
IRS

48A
In the thick of
AMID

49A
Finn’s friend in the “Star Wars” movies
POE

50A
___ off (hit a drive, in golf)
TEE

51A
Musical about an event called the Jellicle Ball
CATS

52A
What tailors and seamstresses do
SEW

1D
“I ___ to differ”
BEG

2D
Angsty music genre
EMO

3D
Two-person group
DUO

4D
Come from behind, in a game
RALLY

5D
Penguin in the comic strip “Bloom County”
OPUS

6D
Drop the ___ (showily end a performance)
MIC

7D
“Yikes!”
EEK

8D
Practical joker
PRANKSTER

9D
Garment worn in a day spa
ROBE

10D
Has debts
OWES

15D
Handed out cards
DEALT

16D
Feathery neckwear
BOA

19D
Jones ___ (brand of soft drinks)
SODA

20D
Actor’s accessory
PROP

21D
Seabiscuit, for one
RACEHORSE

22D
Walk in water at the edge of a beach
WADE

23D
Inflated self-image
EGO

25D
Opposite of false
TRUE

27D
Bring up to ___ (make acceptable for inspectors)
CODE

28D
Nutrient in spinach and beef
IRON

30D
Condition that might involve a cleanliness fixation: Abbr.
OCD

31D
Woodworking or knitting, for example
CRAFT

36D
Japanese money
YEN

37D
“It takes all ___” (“Not everyone is the same”)
KINDS

38D
Keep ___ (persevere): 2 wds.
ATIT

39D
Enticement
LURE

40D
Stick-to-it-iveness
GRIT

42D
“Tic ___ Dough” (former game show)
TAC

43D
“Dangerous Liaisons” actress Thurman
UMA

44D
FedEx competitor
UPS

45D
Eggs from shad or sturgeon
ROE

46D
“Happy ___ Year!”
NEW