12/23/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/23/25
TV Tuesday

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1A
Segments of a circle’s circumference
ARCS

5A
Little dollop, as of hair mousse
DAB

8A
Respond to an auctioneer
BID

11A
Lean to one side
TILT

12A
Relish the taste of
SAVOR

14A
“Selma” director DuVernay
AVA

15A
South American superberry
ACAI

16A
Numero uno in quality
PRIMO

17A
Go to ___ (retire for the night)
BED

18A
2010-2015 PBS series about an aristocratic family…: 2 wds.
DOWNTONABBEY

21A
“Cat ___ your tongue?”
GOT

22A
Triple ___ (type of liqueur)
SEC

23A
Annoying fuss
ADO

26A
Yucky, mucky stuff
GOOP

29A
“Funny ‘strange’ or funny ‘___’?”: Hyph.
HA-HA

33A
Creator of 18- and 45-Across: 2 wds.
JULIANFELLOWES

37A
Aid in a felony
ABET

38A
Begin to unravel, as an old shirt cuff
FRAY

39A
“Oh, that scared me!”
EEK

40A
Iconic, beret-wearing revolutionary
CHE

43A
Beats by ___ (consumer audio brand)
DRE

45A
Current HBO series about… 19th-century New York: 3 wds.
THEGILDEDAGE

51A
Wellness facility
SPA

53A
Actor Hudson who played Winston in the “Ghostbusters” movies
ERNIE

54A
Type of bird that says “Mine! Mine!” in “Finding Nemo”
GULL

55A
Homophone of “ale”
AIL

56A
Frighten away
DETER

57A
Bibliography term meaning “and others”: 2 wds., abbr.
ETAL

58A
“One Battle After Another” costar Benicio ___ Toro
DEL

59A
Trucker’s unit of weight
TON

60A
“Under the ___” (Stephen King novel)
DOME

1D
Just ___ (not much at all): 2 wds.
ATAD

2D
San Juan, Puerto ___
RICO

3D
Toy grabber in an arcade game
CLAW

4D
Bee’s piercing action
STING

5D
Mend, as socks
DARN

6D
Athletic shoe brand whose logo includes an upward arrow
AVIA

7D
Explosive devices
BOMBS

8D
“Rosemary’s ___” (classic horror movie)
BABY

9D
“___ never been so insulted!”
IVE

10D
Papa
DAD

12D
Exactly correct: Hyph.
SPOTON

13D
Attire for John Roberts or Elena Kagan
ROBE

19D
Ancient Roman’s wrap
TOGA

20D
Reverberate
ECHO

23D
“How to Get Away With Murder” actress ___ Naomi King
AJA

24D
Record lines for, as a movie soundtrack
DUB

25D
“Nice job dodging that bull!”
OLE

27D
___ the beaten track
OFF

28D
Pay-___-click
PER

30D
Really dazzle
AWE

31D
“Tee-___!” (giggly sound)
HEE

32D
Make a request
ASK

34D
Need to scratch
ITCH

35D
Chute’s counterpart, in a children’s board game
LADDER

36D
Ancient Greek instrument similar to a harp
LYRE

41D
Pay mind to
HEED

42D
“Snowy,” long-necked wading bird
EGRET

44D
Double-___ sword
EDGED

45D
Like many a basketball player
TALL

46D
“Crash ___ Me” (Dave Matthews Band song)
INTO

47D
Property claim to secure a debt
LIEN

48D
Prefix for “motive” or “immune”
AUTO

49D
Kiss’s rock genre
GLAM

50D
Fashion magazine with a French name
ELLE

51D
Not happy
SAD

52D
Dessert that’s considered all-American
PIE