7/9/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

7/9/25
Wayback Wednesday

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1A
___-dollar (coin worth 50 cents)
HALF

5A
Immense
VAST

9A
“___ Possible” (2000s kids’ TV show)
KIM

12A
Tropical berry in fruit juices
ACAI

13A
Reverberate
HEAR

14A
Intense rage
WAG

15A
They’re often prey for cats
MICE

16A
“I can’t ___ myself think!”
HEAR

17A
“___ the Dog” (Dustin Hoffman movie)
WAG

18A
“Midnight Run” actor who played Cousin Avi in “Snatch”: 2 wds.
DENNIS FARINA

21A
Surgeon’s nickname
DOC

22A
Going ___ distance
THE

23A
Reward for good service
TIP

26A
___-pitch softball
SLO

28A
The SEC’s Crimson Tide, for short
BAMA

32A
“The Irishman” actor who played Tommy in “Snatch”: 2 wds.
STEPHENGRAHAM

36A
Actress Russell who stars on “The Diplomat”
KERI

37A
“___-la-la-la”
TRA

38A
Part of a circle’s circumference
ARC

39A
US spy group with agents overseas: Abbr.
CIA

42A
Choose (to)
OPT

44A
“The Transporter” actor who played Turkish in “Snatch”: 2 wds.
JASON STATHAM

50A
“Dance Moms: A New ___” (Hulu reality series)
ERA

51A
Eminem song about an obsessed fan
STAN

52A
Extraterrestrial crafts: Abbr.
UFOS

54A
Swim ___ (flipper for a diver)
FIN

55A
Lake that’s adjacent to the Cleveland Browns’ stadium
ERIE

56A
Constructed
MADE

57A
Something trendy
FAD

58A
Divulged a secret
TOLD

59A
Prepare, like coffee
BREW

1D
Meat that’s often glazed
HAM

2D
Corrosive liquid
ACID

3D
Delicate fabric with open spaces
LACE

4D
Demon
FIEND

5D
The “V” in “SUV”
VEHICLE

6D
Unreturned tennis serves
ACES

7D
Long part of a spear or arrow
SHAFT

8D
Rabbi’s holy book
TORAH

9D
Fuzzy green fruit
KIWI

10D
Country south of the Caspian Sea
IRAN

11D
Prefix for “church” or “bucks”
MEGA

19D
Munch (on)
NOSH

20D
McEntire who sang the national anthem at the 2024 Super Bowl
REBA

23D
Sound that suggests “For shame!”
TSK

24D
Suffix for “suburban” or “Brooklyn”
ITE

25D
As ___ usual (typically)
PER

27D
Where Toronto is: Abbr.
ONT

29D
“Eureka!”
AHA

30D
Scuff up
MAR

31D
“Dark Winds” cable channel
AMC

33D
___ de gallo (Mexican salsa)
PICO

34D
Reacted to a corny pun
GROANED

35D
Utterly mesmerized
RAPT

40D
Small map included in a larger map
INSET

41D
Dog on “The Jetsons”
ASTRO

43D
Part of a mitten that sticks out
THUMB

44D
Comedian Foxworthy
JEFF

45D
Song for Luciano Pavarotti
ARIA

46D
Gritty stuff on the ocean floor
SAND

47D
Part of a cat costume that might drag on the floor
TAIL

48D
In the distance
AFAR

49D
Depeche ___ (“Enjoy the Silence” band)
MODE

53D
Stitch fabric together
SEW