12/9/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/9/25
TV Tuesday

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1A
Part of a staircase
STEP

5A
“Wham!”
POW

8A
___ a thousand (do perfectly)
BAT

11A
Relative of a rabbit
HARE

12A
The Big Band ___ (1933-1947)
ERA

13A
___-Wan Kenobi (“Star Wars” character)
OBI

14A
Leave the room
EXIT

15A
Daisy Ridley’s “Rise of Skywalker” role
REY

16A
Number of letters in “South Korea”
TEN

17A
Host of reality TV’s “The Voice” since its premiere in 2011: 2 wds.
CARSONDALY

20A
Garland gift in Hawaii
LEI

21A
Billion-year period
EON

22A
Like a fitting description
APT

25A
Toddler’s rest time
NAP

27A
Like edible fruit
RIPE

30A
Host of reality TV’s “Hell’s Kitchen” since its premiere in 2005: 2 wds.
GORDONRAMSAY

33A
Olympic fencing sword
EPEE

34A
Rapper ___ Mix-a-Lot
SIR

35A
Digit on a foot
TOE

36A
___ de parfum (fragrance)
EAU

38A
Drain of strength
SAP

40A
Host of reality TV’s “Survivor” since its premiere in 2000: 2 wds.
JEFFPROBST

44A
Make a goof
ERR

45A
___ Woodman (character in Oz)
TIN

46A
“Hello, sailor!”
AHOY

49A
Second-largest Brazilian city, for short
RIO

50A
Cheer often heard at the World Cup
OLE

51A
“Mid-Century Modern” star Nathan
LANE

52A
Party barrel
KEG

53A
What the “P” in “MPG” stands for
PER

54A
Waterfall’s spray
MIST

1D
___-Hulk (Marvel superhero)
SHE

2D
Money that goes to the government
TAX

3D
Monty Python member Idle
ERIC

4D
Flower piece in potpourri
PETAL

5D
Long-haired cats with flat noses
PERSIANS

6D
Name commonly given to black-and-white dogs
OREO

7D
Bruce ___ (Batman’s alter ego)
WAYNE

8D
Scientist specializing in plants
BOTANIST

9D
Middle child of Adam and Eve
ABEL

10D
___ Desk Concerts (music series hosted by NPR)
TINY

18D
Nevada’s biggest city outside the Las Vegas area
RENO

19D
On-campus housing
DORM

22D
“What’s My ___ Again?” (Blink-182 hit)
AGE

23D
Soda, to a Midwesterner
POP

24D
Sticky-footed amphibian found among foliage: 2 wds.
TREEFROG

26D
Someone held captive
PRISONER

28D
Kung ___ shrimp
PAO

29D
Where a pirate might wear a patch
EYE

31D
Like Oscar-winning actors Marlee Matlin and Troy Kotsur
DEAF

32D
___ League (group of Middle East and North African countries)
ARAB

37D
“Give me a high five!”: 2 wds.
UPTOP

39D
Old Testament song
PSALM

40D
Soda ___ (old-timey fountain worker)
JERK

41D
Canal in upstate New York
ERIE

42D
Greatly tick off
RILE

43D
Pad ___ (popular Asian dish)
THAI

47D
Walk-___ (roles played by extras)
ONS

48D
To this point
YET