2/9/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

2/9/25
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1A
Baseball Hall of Famer Babe ___
RUTH

5A
Hawaiian pizza topping
HAM

8A
Took a photo of
SHOT

12A
Reverberating sound in a canyon
ECHO

13A
Victorian ___ (late 1800s)
ERA

14A
Orange traffic marker
CONE

15A
Apple TV+ series starring Rose Byrne as a stay-at-home mom who reconnects with a former best friend
PLATONIC

17A
The Indy 500, for example
RACE

18A
Prefix that’s the opposite of “pro-”
ANTI

19A
Payments that are sometimes e-filed
TAXES

20A
Peyton’s brother on ESPN2’s “ManningCast”
ELI

22A
Male sheep
RAM

23A
Sports ___ (accessories worn at the gym, often)
BRAS

26A
Not far from
NEAR

28A
Light brown shade
TAN

31A
2018 comedy film starring Rose Byrne as a woman who adopts three foster children: 2 wds.
INSTANTFAMILY

34A
Scrooge’s exclamation
BAH

35A
What vegetarians don’t eat
MEAT

36A
Big-budget movie, often
EPIC

37A
___ capita
PER

38A
Center of our solar system
SUN

40A
Necklace with links
CHAIN

43A
Pierce with a skewer
STAB

46A
Car part that honks
HORN

47A
Apple TV+ series starring Rose Byrne as a housewife who becomes obsessed with aerobic exercise
PHYSICAL

51A
Low female singing voice
ALTO

52A
Landscaping tool with a flat blade
HOE

53A
“That’s terrible!”: 2 wds.
OHNO

54A
Exam
TEST

55A
Make a selection
OPT

56A
Dwelling made of sticks and leaves
NEST

1D
Title for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Abbr.
REP

2D
Campus south of Sunset Boulevard: Abbr.
UCLA

3D
“Better late ___ never”
THAN

4D
Most spicy
HOTTEST

5D
Cornish game ___
HEN

6D
Horror filmmaker Aster
ARI

7D
Alternative to a PC
MAC

8D
“Get out of here!”
SCRAM

9D
Photo of Bigfoot or an urban legend, for example
HOAX

10D
A single time
ONCE

11D
Graphic shirts, often
TEES

16D
Vinaigrette ingredient
OIL

19D
Actress Reid of “The Big Lebowski”
TARA

21D
___ tube (doughnut-shaped pool toy)
INNER

22D
Vessels for traveling on rivers
RAFTS

23D
Baby’s neckwear during feeding time
BIB

24D
Genetic molecule used in vaccines: Abbr.
RNA

25D
Fine-grained material ejected from a volcano
ASH

27D
When a train is due to reach the station: Abbr.
ETA

28D
Extra money left for a stylist
TIP

29D
“Landman” actress Larter
ALI

30D
Where Rockefeller Center is located: Abbr.
NYC

32D
Prayer’s conclusion
AMEN

33D
Refer to in conversation
MENTION

37D
___ Noir (red wine variety)
PINOT

39D
___ Arizona Memorial (Pearl Harbor site): Abbr.
USS

40D
Talk casually
CHAT

41D
Target on a golf course
HOLE

42D
Ballet and painting, for two
ARTS

44D
Feel a dull pain
ACHE

45D
Makes taboo
BANS

47D
Soup in Vietnamese restaurants
PHO

48D
Jump on one leg
HOP

49D
So far
YET

50D
“You’re asking a ___ of me”
LOT