1/17/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

1/17/25
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1A
“Trims, as grass”
MOWS

5A
“America’s Test Kitchen broadcaster”
PBS

8A
“Reason to buy Drano”
CLOG

12A
“Party where poi might be served”
LUAU

13A
“Extreme fury”
IRE

14A
“Extreme fury”
RAGE

15A
“Shakespeare tragedy about a royal with three daughters: 2 wds.”
KING LEAR

17A
“Book between 2 Chronicles and Nehemiah”
EZRA

18A
“Record holder for the most number of appearances at the Masters (52): 2 wds.”
GARY PLAYER

20A
“Scatters about”
STREWS

23A
“Purina competitor”
IAMS

24A
“Minecraft blocks worth mining”
ORES

25A
“Machines that usually run Windows: Abbr.”
PCS

26A
“Mysterious thing zooming up above: Abbr.”
UFO

29A
“Record holder for the lowest total score at the Masters (20 under par): 2 wds.”
DUSTIN JOHNSON

33A
“Division of a tennis match”
SET

34A
“Soldiers from the US: Abbr.”
GIS

35A
“Star Wars voice actor James ___ Jones”
EARL

36A
“Quite frequently: 2 wds.”
A LOT

38A
“Iron Man portrayer Robert ___ Jr.”
DOWNEY

40A
“Record holder for the largest margin of victory at the Masters (12 strokes): 2 wds.”
TIGER WOODS

43A
“Related (to)”
AKIN

44A
“Getting in the way of”
IMPEDING

48A
“Rip into pieces”
REND

49A
“Inconclusive end to a game”
TIE

50A
“Feel sore”
ACHE

51A
“Labels that list prices”
TAGS

52A
“Francis of Assisi and others: Abbr.”
STS

53A
“Holler”
YELL

1D
“Initials of the ‘I have a dream’ orator”
MLK

2D
“Positive answer in Paris”
OUI

3D
“Pale”
WAN

4D
“Propose, as an activity”
SUGGEST

5D
“Waterfront walkways”
PIERS

6D
“Donkey’s cry”
BRAY

7D
“1973 Al Pacino film about a cop-turned-whistleblower”
SERPICO

8D
“Word that can follow ‘sour’ or ‘shaving'”
CREAM

9D
“Rotating tray on a dinner table: 2 wds.”
LAZY SUSAN

10D
“Fairy-tale brute”
OGRE

11D
“Landing ___ (airplane component where the wheels are)”
GEAR

16D
“The long arm of the ___”
LAW

19D
“___ Sensational (line of Maybelline mascara products)”
LASH

20D
“Lays down turf”
SODS

21D
“Factual”
TRUE

22D
“Producing a revival of, as a Broadway show”
RESTAGING

25D
“Slumber party attire, for short”
PJS

27D
“Golf course warning”
FORE

28D
“Nothing but”
ONLY

30D
“Lab assistant in ‘Young Frankenstein'”
IGOR

31D
“Dunderheads”
NITWITS

32D
“Long Island paper since 1940”
NEWSDAY

37D
“___ a hand (assists)”
LEND

38D
“Dunderheads”
DOPES

39D
“‘___ to a Nightingale’ (Keats poem)”
ODE

40D
“Somewhat sour”
TART

41D
“Store whose logo shares the colors of Sweden’s flag”
IKEA

42D
“Skip past”
OMIT

45D
“Cubes dispensed by soda machines”
ICE

46D
“Detroit Red Wings’ group: Abbr.”
NHL

47D
“Gooey stuff in a hair salon”
GEL