1/22/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

1/22/25
Wayback Wednesday

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1A
Elected official, for short
POL

4A
Tax return expert: Abbr.
CPA

7A
Davidson who was on “Saturday Night Live” for eight seasons
PETE

11A
Opposite of “non,” in Paris
OUI

12A
Shapes of brows and rainbows
ARCS

14A
Full-length feature on Hulu or Netflix
MOVIE

15A
Desktop machines, for short
PCS

16A
“Say Anything …” actor who starred as record store owner Rob Gordon in 2000’s “High Fidelity”: 2 wds.
JOHN CUSACK

18A
Orca mascot of SeaWorld
SHAMU

20A
Fountain of ___ (legendary place that defies time)
YOUTH

21A
What a dog might chew on
BONE

23A
Small, in Scotland
WEE

24A
Chore
JOB

27A
Senses of self that can be “bruised”
EGOS

29A
Got ___ of (tossed in the trash)
RID

31A
Dishonor
SHAME

33A
Singable melody
TUNE

34A
Dollar Rent ___: 2 wds.
A CAR

36A
Skin condition with pimples
ACNE

37A
Maker of 3D Whitestrips
CREST

39A
Keep an ___ on (watch over)
EYE

40A
Don’t listen to, on a Spotify playlist
SKIP

41A
“Survivor” shelter, sometimes
HUT

42A
“Doctor Odyssey” network
ABC

44A
Messy individual
SLOB

46A
Social media influence
CLOUT

48A
Relative acquired via marriage: Hyph.
IN-LAW

51A
“The Player” actor who played Rob’s ex-girlfriend’s new lover in “High Fidelity”: 2 wds.
TIM ROBBINS

55A
Grow old
AGE

56A
Labor group that might go on strike
UNION

57A
Revise, as an author’s manuscript
EDIT

58A
America’s ___ (yachting trophy)
CUP

59A
Chew like a squirrel
GNAW

60A
Alien beings: Abbr.
ETS

61A
Actress Dennings of the new ABC comedy “Shifting Gears”
KAT

1D
Punctures, as a soap bubble
POPS

2D
“That stings!”
OUCH

3D
“Angel Heart” actress who played lounge singer Marie De Salle in “High Fidelity”: 2 wds.
LISA BONET

4D
Cuisine of New Orleans
CAJUN

5D
Turn ___ (give up amateur status in sports)
PRO

6D
“___ Breaky Heart” (Billy Ray Cyrus song)
ACHY

7D
Luxurious
POSH

8D
“The Three Musketeers: Milady” actress Green
EVA

9D
Involuntary facial mannerism
TIC

10D
Shout that appropriately rhymes with “squeak” and “shriek”
EEK

13D
Winter weather-related time off from school: 2 wds.
SNOW DAY

14D
Silences using a remote
MUTES

17D
Right on ___ (when signaled)
CUE

19D
Prophet who spoke to a burning bush
MOSES

22D
“It’s the end of an ”
ERA

24D
“School of Rock” actor who played record store employee Barry Judd in “High Fidelity”: 2 wds.
JACK BLACK

25D
Luxury hotel chain based in Dallas
OMNI

26D
Sound made by the Road Runner
BEEP

27D
Engrave in glass or stone
ETCH

28D
Spiritual mentor
GURU

30D
Frozen block that clinks in a drink: 2 wds.
ICE CUBE

32D
Is wearing: 2 wds.
HAS ON

35D
Lo- images
RES

38D
Eagle’s claw
TALON

43D
Comedian Newhart who died last July
BOB

45D
Puts on the market, as a house for sale
LISTS

46D
Singer/guitarist Sheryl
CROW

47D
Motion of the ocean
TIDE

49D
Contents of a swimming pool, in Guadalajara
AGUA

50D
Cried
WEPT

51D
___ at your heartstrings (elicit sympathy)
TUG

52D
Red Roof ___ (economy hotel chain)
INN

53D
Olympic gold medal-winning soccer star Hamm
MIA

54D
Minor quibble
NIT