12/31/24 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/31/24
TV Tuesday

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1A
Prince whom Aladdin pretends to be in “Aladdin” (3)
ALI

4A
Gave a meal to (3)
FED

7A
Back talk (4)
SASS

11A
“___ the season to be jolly …” (3)
TIS

12A
“___ we okay?” (3)
ARE

13A
Baby-faced (4)
CUTE

14A
Bumped into (3)
MET

15A
By way of (3)
VIA

16A
Queen lead singer Lambert (4)
ADAM

17A
Actress who plays the chef Sydney Adamu on “The Bear” (2 wds)
AYO EDEBIRI

20A
Person who avoids company (5)
LONER

22A
“Leaving ___ Vegas” (movie for which Nicolas Cage won an Oscar) (3)
LAS

23A
Pop band that was Sweden’s first winning entry at the Eurovision Song Contest (4)
ABBA

24A
Female sibling’s nickname (3)
SIS

25A
Perfect serve, in tennis (3)
ACE

28A
Actress who played the chef Monica Geller on “Friends”: 2 wds (12)
COURTENEY COX

31A
Fish that might live among coral reefs (3)
EEL

32A
Redd’s Hard Apple ___ (fruit-flavored beer) (3)
ALE

33A
Bumps on some young people’s faces (4)
ACNE

34A
Keebler’s mascot Ernie, for one (3)
ELF

35A
“Well, ___ your heart!” (5)
BLESS

36A
Actor/singer who voiced Chef on “South Park”: 2 wds (10)
ISAAC HAYES

40A
MCU hero who is the son of Odin and Frigga (4)
THOR

41A
Suffix that appears frequently in “Guinness World Records” (3)
EST

42A
Take a small drink of (3)
SIP

45A
State whose capital is Hartford: Abbr. (4)
CONN

46A
Kathie ___ Gifford (3)
LEE

47A
Whom the serpent tempted, in Genesis (3)
EVE

48A
Tools used to turn soil (4)
HOES

49A
Alternatives to Macs: Abbr. (3)
PCS

50A
___ point (weather term) (3)
DEW

1D
Bank device that might ask whether you want a receipt: Abbr. (3)
ATM

2D
Fudge the facts (3)
LIE

3D
Turkey’s largest city (8)
ISTANBUL

4D
“Could you do me a ___?” (3)
FAVOR

5D
Southernmost Great Lake (4)
ERIE

6D
Time by which something must be done (8)
DEADLINE

7D
Strikebreakers (5)
SCABS

8D
German company with a four-ring logo (4)
AUDI

9D
Actor who’s a household name (4)
STAR

10D
Big rig (4)
SEMI

18D
Word after “leap” or “fiscal” (4)
YEAR

19D
Make less challenging (4)
EASE

20D
Delicate fabric (4)
LACE

21D
Slim woodwind instrument (5)
OBOE

24D
Book genre with tips for personal growth: Hyph. (8)
SELF-HELP

25D
Gained the ability to enter (6)
ACCESSED

26D
Prison inmates (4)
CONS

27D
People who used to be together (4)
EXES

29D
Soft mineral (4)
TALC

30D
Ivy League school whose mascot is a bulldog (4)
YALE

34D
___ a living (brings home a salary) (5)
EARNS

35D
Computer memory units (5)
BYTES

36D
What a wool sweater might cause your skin to do (4)
ITCH

37D
Chase away, as a fly (4)
SHOO

38D
Top-quality: Hyph. (4)
A ONE

39D
“Hold on ___!” (“Not so fast!”): 2 wds (4)
A SEC

43D
“___ said enough” (3)
IVE

44D
Seating for a row of parishioners (3)
PEW