7/23/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

7/23/25
Wayback Wednesday

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1A
Help with a holdup
ABET

5A
Go to ___ for (defend)
BAT

8A
Doctor employed by a zoo, for short
VET

11A
Insulting remark
SLUR

12A
“It’s ___-or-die situation!”: 2 wds.
ADO

13A
Group for lawyers: Abbr.
ABA

14A
Jewish circle dance
HORA

15A
Took off on foot
RAN

16A
Toothpaste tube top
CAP

17A
1944 musical featuring Bing Crosby as a young priest: 3 wds.
GOING MY WAY

20A
Front part of a shoe
TOE

21A
Occupy a recliner
SIT

22A
Computer repaired at a Genius Bar
MAC

25A
Busy ___ bee: 2 wds.
ASA

27A
Longest river in Africa
NILE

30A
1936 musical featuring Bing Crosby as a stowaway: 2 wds.
ANYTHINGGOES

33A
Formerly
ONCE

34A
“Pretty Little Liars” actress Peeples
NIA

35A
Quick snooze
NAP

36A
Young chap
LAD

38A
New title for a bride
MRS

40A
1942 musical featuring Bing Crosby as a performer: 2 wds.
HOLIDAY INN

44A
Wok or skillet, for example
PAN

45A
“King ___” (1978 Steve Martin novelty song)
TUT

46A
Bring in, as crops
REAP

48A
“The best things in life ___ free”
ARE

49A
Shirt that might be fired from a cannon
TEE

50A
Singer Bunton who was one of the Spice Girls
EMMA

51A
Orthodontist’s degree: Abbr.
DDS

52A
From decades ago
OLD

53A
The Christmas season
NOEL

1D
Powder in a fireplace
ASH

2D
Digital journal
BLOG

3D
Currency that replaced France’s franc
EURO

4D
Personal attribute
TRAIT

5D
Enters without knocking: 2 wds.
BARGESIN

6D
Actor DeVine of “The Righteous Gemstones”
ADAM

7D
Awards for Broadway shows
TONYS

8D
Time off from work
VACATION

9D
Online bidding site
EBAY

10D
Noisy dance style
TAP

18D
Flood survivor in the Bible
NOAH

19D
Appetizer that might be boneless
WING

22D
Longtime Chinese chairman
MAO

23D
“The Baby-Sitters Club” author ___ M. Martin
ANN

24D
Violent windstorms stronger than tornadoes
CYCLONES

26D
Like movies made by Pixar or Studio Ghibli
ANIMATED

28D
Actress DeLaria or Michele
LEA

29D
Mind reader’s “talent”: Abbr.
ESP

31D
Blue-green color
TEAL

32D
Sinise who starred on “CSI: NY”
GARY

37D
“Same here”
DITTO

39D
Ambulance’s warning sound
SIREN

40D
Opposite of soft
HARD

41D
Showdown between two sword fighters
DUEL

42D
Clownfish in “Finding Dory”
NEMO

43D
On a first-___ basis
NAME

44D
Skateboarder’s elbow protector
PAD

47D
Good friend
PAL