12/31/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/31/25
Wayback Wednesday

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1A
Briefly popular trends
FADS

5A
“Haven’t Met You ___” (Michael Bublé song)
YET

8A
Knock on the head
BOP

11A
Memorial article in a newspaper, for short
OBIT

12A
“___ Was a Rollin’ Stone” (Temptations hit)
PAPA

13A
All Hallows’ ___ (October 31)
EVE

14A
Warrior princess played by Lucy Lawless
XENA

15A
Curved entryway
ARCH

16A
Earl Grey or chamomile, for example
TEA

17A
“A Star Is Born” actor who played Gus Esmond Jr. in “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes”: 2 wds.
TOMMYNOONAN

20A
Bottom of a cat’s paw
PAD

21A
Top that often has a crew neck
TEE

22A
MSN or AOL, for example: Abbr.
ISP

25A
Young Scottish boy
LAD

27A
Inauguration pledge
OATH

31A
“Some Like It Hot” actress who played Lorelei Lee in “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes”: 2 wds.
MARILYNMONROE

35A
Love, in Brazil
AMOR

36A
___ guitar (imaginary instrument)
AIR

37A
Skeleton ___ (item that can open many locks)
KEY

38A
Settle on a choice
OPT

41A
Mend a torn seam, say
SEW

43A
“The Outlaw” actress who played Dorothy Shaw in “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes”: 2 wds.
JANERUSSELL

48A
Word that can follow “property” or “sales”
TAX

49A
“Parsley, ___, Rosemary and Thyme”
SAGE

50A
Low-fat
LEAN

52A
Poem of appreciation
ODE

53A
Essential ___ (items used in aromatherapy)
OILS

54A
Reporter Lois who was played by Rachel Brosnahan in 2025
LANE

55A
___ up (crumple, like a receipt)
WAD

56A
Like a trickster
SLY

57A
Insignificant quarrel
SPAT

1D
“Back to the Future” star Michael J. ___
FOX

2D
Help in a heist
ABET

3D
Triceratops or pterodactyl, for short
DINO

4D
Collectible bought at a post office
STAMP

5D
What knitters use
YARN

6D
Theme park featuring Spaceship Earth
EPCOT

7D
Resort lake that’s partially in Nevada
TAHOE

8D
Phi ___ Kappa (scholastic society)
BETA

9D
Brick ___ pizza
OVEN

10D
Small, round vegetable
PEA

12D
When work checks go out
PAYDAY

18D
___ of America (Minnesota shopping center)
MALL

19D
Gas used to illuminate signs
NEON

22D
“___ little confused …”: 2 wds.
IMA

23D
“Outlander” star Heughan
SAM

24D
Seasoned veteran
PRO

26D
What 23andMe analyzes: Abbr.
DNA

28D
Boat in Genesis
ARK

29D
Pedicured digit
TOE

30D
Word used to address Siri
HEY

32D
Type of golf club that’s not a wood or a putter
IRON

33D
Doesn’t hit the mark
MISSES

34D
Metallic rocks
ORES

39D
Coins of Mexico
PESOS

40D
Backpacker’s route
TRAIL

42D
“My Guy” Motown singer Mary
WELLS

43D
Actress ___ Pinkett Smith
JADA

44D
Took a hatchet to
AXED

45D
“The Good, the Bad and the ___”
UGLY

46D
Grasshopper’s jump
LEAP

47D
___ Lang (Kristin Kreuk’s “Smallville” role)
LANA

48D
Drag out of a ditch, perhaps
TOW

51D
Back part of a soccer goal
NET