12/26/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/26/25
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1A
Recede from the shore
EBB

12A
WQ ___ fatty acids
TRANS

9A
Network with the sitcom “DMV”
CBS

12A
La Brea ___ Pits (Los Angeles attraction)
TAR

13A
Chief Wiggum’s son on “The Simpsons”
RALPH

14A
Tool for breaking up clods of dirt
HOE

15A
Golden State Warriors head coach (900+ games): 2 wds.
STEVEKERR

17A
“Monsters, ___” (animated movie)
INC

18A
Beverages that might be red or white
WINES

19A
Coastal recess
INLET

21A
Very beginning
ONSET

23A
Sidestep
AVOID

24A
Metal vessel used in Chinese cooking
WOK

25A
Heavily encouraged
URGED

27A
Miami Heat head coach (1,500+ games): 2 wds.
ERIKSPOELSTRA

33A
Low-level grunts
PEONS

34A
McKellen who plays Magneto
IAN

35A
Reaction to a bad pun
GROAN

37A
Actor DeVito or Glover
DANNY

39A
Inched along
CREPT

40A
Beverage
DRINK

42A
Solo wielding a blaster
HAN

43A
L.A. Clippers head coach (500+ games): 2 wds.
TYRONNLUE

47A
Mother of humanity, in Christianity
EVE

48A
Rent out
LEASE

49A
Ability claimed by Jeane Dixon and Uri Geller: Abbr.
ESP

50A
In the ___ hours (during the middle of the night)
WEE

51A
___ beaver (enthusiastic person)
EAGER

52A
Courtroom figures: Abbr.
DAS

1D
Beings who might say “Take me to your leader”: Abbr.
ETS

2D
Flying animal in a cave
BAT

3D
Beer, in slang
BREWSKI

4D
Nine Inch Nails front man Reznor
TRENT

5D
Garden tool often used in autumn
RAKE

6D
Beers that may be bitter
ALES

7D
“Morning Edition” broadcaster
NPR

8D
Shrink and get wrinkly
SHRIVEL

9D
Jalapeño or Carolina Reaper, for example
CHILI

10D
Made a fillet
BONED

11D
Breakaway religious group
SECT

16D
“C’est la ___!” (“That’s life!”)
VIE

20D
Gives a nonverbal okay
NODS

21D
Need to repay
OWE

22D
Word that often comes shortly after “neither”
NOR

23D
Gets a little older
AGES

25D
“Once ___ a time …”
UPON

26D
Harry Potter’s closest male friend
RON

28D
“___ Demon Hunters” (2025 movie)
KPOP

29D
City with the Space Needle
SEATTLE

30D
Made a high-pitched sound, like wind chimes
TINKLED

31D
Raced on foot
RAN

32D
“Whichever one will do”
ANY

35D
Very serious
GRAVE

36D
Actress Zellweger
RENEE

37D
Place that might serve burgers and BLTs
DINER

38D
Rashida Jones’s “Parks and Recreation” character
ANN

39D
___ the fat (chat)
CHEW

40D
Female impersonator’s clothing
DRAG

41D
Red flower often seen on Valentine’s Day
ROSE

44D
Vote from a motion’s supporter
YEA

45D
“Party in the ___” (Miley Cyrus hit)
USA

46D
Recordings with fewer songs than albums: Abbr.
EPS