1/20/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

1/20/25
Movie Monday

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1A
Ex-GI who’s seen combat, for short
VET

4A
“Way cool!” in 1980s slang
RAD

7A
Ankle-knee connector
SHIN

11A
Where a hearing aid is worn
EAR

12A
Phrase on an item that can’t be returned after purchase: 2 wds.
AS-IS

14A
Meet-___ (start of many rom-coms)
CUTE

15A
___-la-la (musical sounds)
TRA

16A
Bowl or plate, for example
DISH

17A
Plenty (of): 2 wds.
A LOT

18A
“The Crown” actress who plays the Reverend Mother in “Paddington in Peru”: 2 wds.
OLIVIA COLMAN

21A
Zodiac sign that spans July and August
LEO

22A
“There ___ an Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly” (nursery rhyme)
WAS

23A
Interstate hauler
SEMI

25A
“The ___ of March” (2011 George Clooney movie)
IDES

27A
“No ___ Mourns the Wicked” (first song in “Wicked”)
ONE

30A
“The Newsroom” actress who plays Mrs. Brown in “Paddington in Peru”: 2 wds.
EMILY MORTIMER

33A
Black-and-white outfit for a man, for short
TUX

34A
Devours
EATS

35A
Popular drink at Oktoberfest
BEER

36A
Cash withdrawal point: Abbr.
ATM

37A
“The Fresh Prince of ___-Air”
BEL

38A
“Mamma Mia!” actress who plays Mrs. Bird in “Paddington in Peru”: 2 wds.
JULIE WALTERS

44A
Mexican money
PESO

45A
Store event where coupons might not be allowed
SALE

46A
Pub spigot
TAP

47A
Paradise, to Christians
EDEN

48A
Takes a chair
SITS

49A
What you do to a rope to form a knot
TIE

50A
Come from far and ___
WIDE

51A
The “L” in “LAPD”
LOS

52A
Conclude
END

1D
“No” from Biden or Trump
VETO

2D
Third-highest rank in British nobility
EARL

3D
Fruit-and-nuts snack for a backpacker: 2 wds.
TRAIL MIX

4D
Entertainment medium before television
RADIO

5D
One of the two continents that Russia is in
ASIA

6D
Flying ___ (generic name for a Frisbee)
DISC

7D
Phishing schemes, for example
SCAMS

8D
Hawaiian dance
HULA

9D
“Put ___ my tab”: 2 wds.
IT ON

10D
Volleyball court divider
NET

13D
“April ___ bring May flowers”
SHOWERS

19D
Bridal headwear
VEIL

20D
Opposite of first
LAST

23D
“On your mark, get ___, go!”
SET

24D
Ostrich cousin that grunts and booms
EMU

25D
“Don’t look at me, let me wash up first”: 3 wds.
IM A MESS

26D
Decimal point, for one
DOT

27D
Brunch offering made from eggs and various fillings
OMELETTE

28D
“Originally born as”
NEE

29D
Be mistaken
ERR

31D
Brand of insulated travel mugs
YETI

32D
Skeptical reply: 2 wds.
I BET

36D
“Leave me ___!”
ALONE

37D
Make holy
BLESS

38D
“Star Wars” warrior
JEDI

39D
Pre-owned
USED

40D
Homophone of “whale”
WAIL

41D
___ clef (symbol on the third line of a musical staff)
ALTO

42D
Wet drops from the sky
RAIN

43D
Went quite fast
SPED

44D
Long seat in a church’s nave
PEW