7/25/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

7/25/26
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1A
Start of the alphabet
ABC

4A
“Thunderstruck” rock band
ACDC

8A
Number that might be signified by birthday candles
AGE

11A
Standard score in golf
PAR

12A
“This is problematic”: Hyph.
UHOH

13A
City streetcar
TRAM

14A
Soup at a Vietnamese restaurant
PHO

15A
Nose-____ (descend quickly)
DIVE

16A
Steering place on a boat
HELM

17A
Best-selling author of “Rock Paper Scissors” and “My Husband’s Wife”: 2 wds.
ALICEFEENEY

20A
Stage of development after embryo
FETUS

22A
Accumulate over time
AMASS

23A
Morally bad
EVIL

24A
“Othello, the ____ of Venice”
MOOR

27A
2025 thriller by 17-Across whose title is two adjectives with opposite meanings: 2 wds.
BEAUTIFULUGLY

33A
White-water craft
RAFT

34A
Brand of insect killer
RAID

35A
Edition of a newspaper
ISSUE

39A
Hideous giants in fairy tales
OGRES

40A
2022 thriller by 17-Across with a flower in its title: 2 wds.
DAISYDARKER

44A
Australian supermodel Macpherson
ELLE

45A
Operatic song
ARIA

46A
One of a dozen in a supermarket carton
EGG

49A
Love, in Latin or Spanish
AMOR

50A
Say that something is untrue
DENY

51A
____ good to be true
TOO

52A
____ Vegas, Nevada
LAS

53A
Loses firmness
SAGS

54A
Roll of grass
SOD

1A
Program depicted by an icon
APP

2A
“____, humbug!” (Scrooge’s words)
BAH

3A
European country that borders Slovenia
CROATIA

4A
German luxury cars
AUDIS

5D
Sophisticated and fashionable
CHIC

6D
Soap brand named for a bird
DOVE

7D
VIP at a restaurant
CHEF

8D
Venue for a big boxing match
ARENA

9D
Winds that can be very damaging
GALES

10D
Prestigious TV awards
EMMYS

13D
“How do you like ____ apples?”
THEM

18D
Humdinger
LULU

19D
“The Lion King” voice actor James ____ Jones
EARL

20D
Second month of the year: Abbr.
FEB

21D
Night before a holiday
EVE

24D
“Frankenstein” actress Goth
MIA

25D
“Get ____ my case!”
OFF

26D
Not at home
OUT

28D
“South Park” co-creator Parker
TREY

29D
Primal impulse
URGE

30D
Small attics
GARRETS

31D
Untruthful statement
LIE

32D
There are 1,760 of them in a mile: Abbr.
YDS

35D
Absolutely perfect
IDEAL

36D
“Frida” star Hayek
SALMA

37D
Structures for storing grain
SILOS

41D
Family members honored in June
DADS

42D
Vicinity
AREA

43D
Piece of jewelry for a husband or wife
RING

47D
Mucky stuff
GOO

48D
“In ____ We Trust” (US motto)
GOD