2/24/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

2/24/25
Movie Monday

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1A
Annoying insect that’s almost invisible
GNAT

5A
Speak arrogantly
BRAG

9A
“___ of a gun!”
SON

12A
Home health ___ (hired caregiver)
AIDE

13A
Lessened
EASED

15A
Actress Gardner of classic Hollywood
AVA

16A
US flag feature
STAR

17A
Pet dog of Elroy Jetson
ASTRO

18A
___ for mercy
BEG

19A
“Howards End” actress who returns as a doctor in “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy”: 2 wds.
EMMA THOMPSON

22A
“Dear ___ or Madam …”
SIR

23A
Chair
SEAT

24A
Back in time
AGO

27A
___ Skeeter (journalist in the Harry Potter books)
RITA

30A
Classic Hollywood actor Alan who starred in “Shane”
LADD

33A
Actress who returns to play the title character in “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy”: 2 wds.
RENEE ZELLWEGER

37A
Show off a muscle
FLEX

38A
Sword whose name includes two accent marks
EPEE

39A
Mate of a ram
EWE

40A
“You just ___ the quiet part out loud”
SAID

43A
Network that airs “The Irrational”
NBC

45A
“Moulin Rouge!” actor who returns as Bridget’s father in “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy”: 2 wds.
JIM BROADBENT

50A
Dirt combined with water
MUD

51A
Bird whose name can also mean two under par in golf
EAGLE

52A
“The Room Next ___” (recent Julianne Moore movie)
DOOR

54A
Dedicated poem
ODE

55A
Bathroom floor installer
TILER

56A
Upped the ___ (raised the stakes)
ANTE

57A
Be like two peas in a ___
POD

58A
Well-known Scottish loch
NESS

59A
Something inserted into a saxophone
REED

1D
___ guzzler (wasteful car)
GAS

2D
Evening, in some advertising
NITE

3D
“Nobody Wants This” actor Brody
ADAM

4D
___ and conditions
TERMS

5D
Actress Stephanie of “A Man on the Inside”
BEATRIZ

6D
Allergic skin reaction
RASH

7D
“Concerning,” on a memo: 2 wds.
AS TO

8D
What coughing into your arm slows the spread of
GERMS

9D
Deliberately obstruct
SABOTAGE

10D
Appliance on “Chopped”
OVEN

11D
Remind over and over
NAG

14D
The straight ___ (the honest truth)
DOPE

20D
Suffix for “billion” or “Frigid”
AIRE

21D
Store event that might help clear out inventory
SALE

24D
Dog’s barking sound
ARF

25D
Sticky application in a hair salon
GEL

26D
Like an unfair fight: Hyph.
ONE-SIDED

28D
Type of shirt that’s usually not tucked in
TEE

29D
Swiss or Italian peak, say
ALP

31D
Morning droplets on grass
DEW

32D
Rap “Dr.”
DRE

34D
Final ___ (important test)
EXAM

35D
People who loan money
LENDERS

36D
Spud who was one of the shortest NBA players ever (at 5’6″)
WEBB

41D
“Doubtful!”: 2 wds.
I BET

42D
Bathtub’s outlet
DRAIN

44D
Tree whose name is a homophone of “seeder”
CEDAR

45D
Japanese martial art
JUDO

46D
Give an inappropriate look
OGLE

47D
Libations that may be “blonde” or “amber”
ALES

48D
Bar ___ (with no exceptions)
NONE

49D
Large handbag without a zipper
TOTE

50D
Tool used on floors
MOP

53D
“___ Dead Redemption” (video game)
RED