1/4/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

1/4/25
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1A
“My dog ___ fleas”
HAS

4A
Airplane that might be supersonic
JET

7A
Bundle of cotton or hay
BALE

11A
Part of many retirement plans: Abbr.
IRA

12A
“Hereditary” and “Midsommar” director Aster
ARI

13A
Bone-dry
DRY

14A
Structure that creates a reservoir
DAM

15A
ATM code: Abbr.
PIN

16A
Nasty
MEAN

17A
44th US president who published “Dreams From My Father” in 1995
BARACK OBAMA

20A
Catholic sister
NUN

21A
Country music’s ___ Young Band
ELI

22A
Rihanna album that includes the singles “Work” and “Love on the Brain”
ANTI

24A
___ Lanka (country known for tea)
SRI

25A
“What’s the ___?” (“They seem identical”)
DIF

28A
35th US president who published “Profiles in Courage” in 1956, while he was a senator: 3 wds.
JOHN F KENNEDY

31A
Santa ___ (southern California city)
ANA

32A
Color of seven stripes on the American flag
RED

33A
“NYPD Blue” actor Morales
ESAI

34A
Command between “Ready!” and “Go!”
SET

35A
Sea-___ (airport in the Pacific Northwest)
TAC

36A
39th US president who published “Why Not the Best?” in 1976, for his presidential campaign: 2 wds.
JIMMY CARTER

41A
Where the Gobi Desert is
ASIA

42A
___ and cry (hubbub)
HUE

43A
Item at the center of a pickleball court
NET

45A
Army meal
MRE

46A
Predicted landing hour: Abbr.
ETA

47A
Apply lightly with a swab, say
DAB

48A
“Robot Chicken” voice actor Green
SETH

49A
Lawn cover
GRASS

50A
Place to get pampered
SPA

1D
Crouched in a closet, perhaps
HID

2D
Person from Jordan or Yemen, typically
ARAB

3D
Harris who cohosted seasons two through nine of “Dancing With the Stars”
SAMANTHA HARRIS

4D
Its tallest mountain is Mount Fuji
JAPAN

5D
Actor Bana who played the title role in “Hulk”
ERIC

6D
Fiddled around (with)
TAMPERED

7D
Deer in a Disney classic
BAMBI

8D
___ code (part of a phone number)
AREA

9D
One Direction singer Payne who died in October
LIAM

10D
“The Simpsons” schoolteacher Krabappel
EDNA

18D
Totally destroy
RUIN

19D
Actor Ken of “thirtysomething”
OLIN

22D
Actress ___ Naomi King of “How to Get Away With Murder”
AJA

23D
French word that’s the opposite of “oui”
NON

24D
“Saturday Night Live” bits
SKETCHES

25D
Goes down, as a staircase
DESCENDS

26D
Where Pocatello and Boise are: Abbr.
ID

27D
“Just so you are aware …”: Abbr.
FYI

29D
Eagles singer Glenn
FREY

30D
Tidy
NEAT

34D
Very hard-hit tennis shot
SMASH

35D
“Don’t ___ on me” (phrase on an early US flag)
TREAD

36D
Fruity spreads for sandwiches
JAMS

37D
“Peekaboo, ___ you!”: 2 wds.
I SEE

38D
Light fog
MIST

39D
Motor vehicle
CAR

40D
Gather, as crops
REAP

44D
Not yet scheduled: Abbr.
TBA