12/21/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/21/25
People Sunday

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1A
“Don’t tell me what ____!”: 2 wds.
TODO

5A
2003 Christmas movie starring Will Ferrell
ELF

8A
“Shoo!”
SCARAM

13A
“Ghostbusters” director Reitman
IVAN

14A
Sound from a dairy animal
MOO

15A
Metallic fasteners for papers
CLIPS

16A
Greek cheese
FETA

17A
Actor Butterfield of “Sex Education”
ASA

18A
Ingested
EATEN

19A
Actor who played a child prodigy on “Malcolm in the Middle” and turned 40 this month: 2 wds.
FRANKIEMUNIZ

22A
Type of pickle
DILL

23A
Ruby or emerald, for example
GEM

24A
___ meringue pie
LEMON

27A
Bird that can rotate its neck 270 degrees
OWL

29A
CBS law enforcement procedural
FBI

32A
Actress who played a teen clique member in “Mean Girls” and turned 40 this month: 2 wds.
AMANDASEYFRIED

36A
“Nothing ___ the best for me!”
BUT

37A
Give permission to
LET

38A
Payments in a game of Monopoly
RENTS

39A
Feline sign of the zodiac
LEO

41A
Big failure, in Hollywood
FLOP

43A
Singer/actress who sang on the Fun hit “We Are Young” and turned 40 this month: 2 wds.
JANELLEMONAE

48A
“Jack and the Beanstalk” character
GIANT

50A
“Ouch!”
OOF

51A
Long tirade
RANT

52A
Fury
ANGER

53A
Very basic bed
COT

54A
Pie pans
TINS

55A
Smart-alecky
SASSY

56A
Areas for surgery: Abbr.
ORS

57A
Do in, as a vampire
SLAY

1D
Small squabble
TIFF

2D
Look like death warmed ___
OVER

3D
Computer input
DATA

4D
Without stopping, like constant talking: 3 wds.
ONANDON

5D
Online written communication
EMAIL

6D
Like a situation with no winning outcomes: Hyph.
LOSE-LOSE

7D
Cappuccino topping
FOAM

8D
Part of a play
SCENE

9D
State as true
CLAIM

10D
___-Carlton (upscale hotel chain)
RITZ

11D
Animal like King Kong
APE

12D
Web portal with a butterfly graphic
MSN

20D
One of a ___ (unique)
KIND

21D
“___ Betty” (2006-2010 TV series)
UGLY

24D
“Golden” or “chocolate” dog, for short
LAB

25D
Flightless Australian bird
EMU

26D
Padding that martial arts classes train on
MAT

28D
Caution sign used after mopping: 2 wds.
WETFLOOR

29D
Part of a fish that’s also slang for a $5 bill
FIN

30D
Play craps or roulette, say
BET

31D
Documents in a wallet: Abbr.
IDS

33D
Skin-calming succulent
ALOE

34D
Separate the men ___ the boys
FROM

35D
Consumer ___ (magazine about products)
REPORTS

39D
Divisions of a highway
LANES

40D
Journal posting
ENTRY

42D
Some boxing jabs
LEFTS

43D
Jacksonville’s NFL team, for short
JAGS

44D
Crazy, in Mexico
LOCO

45D
___ file (item used during a manicure)
NAIL

46D
Elsa’s sister in “Frozen”
ANNA

47D
Online marketplace for artisans
ETSY

48D
Helium or neon, for example
GAS

49D
Needle ___ haystack: 2 wds.
INA