6/27/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

6/27/25
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1A
___-per-view
PAY

4A
Drugstore that competes with Walgreens
CVS

7A
Big gulp from a bottle
SWIG

11A
Response to a priest’s question, sometimes: 2 wds.
I DO

12A
Lawn tool for clearing leaves
RAKE

14A
Center of an apple
CORE

15A
Broken-down horse
NAG

16A
Actress Lena
OLIN

17A
Ellipse’s shape
OVAL

18A
Super Bowl XVIII MVP who won the 1981 Heisman Trophy while attending USC: 2 wds.
MARCUS ALLEN

21A
Put to good ___ (take advantage of)
USE

22A
Stick-in-the-___ (stodgy person)
MUD

23A
Tablet made by Apple
IPAD

26A
“Guillermo ___ Toro’s Pinocchio” (2022 animated movie)
DEL

27A
Horror movie actress Goth
MIA

30A
2024 #1 overall draft pick who won the 2022 Heisman Trophy while attending USC: 2 wds.
CALEB WILLIAMS

34A
Ram’s mate
EWE

35A
Dreamy stage of sleep: Abbr.
REM

36A
___-down menu
DROP

37A
Humanitarian help
AID

38A
Sidekick
PAL

40A
Super Bowl IV winner who won the 1965 Heisman Trophy while attending USC: 2 wds.
MIKE GARRETT

45A
Christian ___ (French luxury goods company)
DIOR

46A
Shorten a sentence, for example
EDIT

47A
Limb of the upper body
ARM

49A
“You may be ___ something here”
ONTO

50A
Mumford & ___ (British band)
SONS

51A
Go after legally
SUE

52A
George Foreman Lean ___ Fat Reducing Grilling Machine
MEAN

53A
Pig’s enclosure
STY

54A
Beer barrel
KEG

1D
Force to the mat, in wrestling
PIN

2D
“Severance” star ___ Scott
ADAM

3D
Type of exercise that often takes place in a studio
YOGA

4D
Footwear company with a large reptile in its logo
CROCS

5D
Word that can follow “sentimental” or “market”
VALUE

6D
Competes in a slalom race
SKIS

7D
Give a stern talking-to
SCOLD

8D
Interlaced, as strands of yarn
WOVE

9D
Middle East nation formerly known as Persia
IRAN

10D
Alternative to mousse or hairspray
GEL

13D
Coating on cookware and pottery
ENAMEL

19D
Ill-mannered
RUDE

20D
Brief period of calm
LULL

23D
Cubes in a tray in the freezer
ICE

24D
Forest animal’s foot
PAW

25D
Pale ___ (beverage with a rhyming name)
ALE

26D
Not too bright
DIM

27D
Do minor damage to
MAR

28D
Chat shorthand for “If you ask me …”
IMO

29D
“Antony and Cleopatra” snake
ASP

31D
Actress Larson who won an Oscar in 2016
BRIE

32D
Potato ___ (heftier version of French fries)
WEDGES

33D
Sit with the engine on
IDLE

37D
Ohio’s city where LeBron James is originally from
AKRON

38D
Poster in a museum’s gift shop, say
PRINT

39D
___-craftsy
ARTSY

40D
“I call dibs!”
MINE

41D
Minuscule amount, or a Greek letter
IOTA

42D
Hubbubs
ADOS

43D
Assignment
TASK

44D
___-false test
TRUE

45D
___ Pérignon (high-end champagne)
DOM

48D
“Prelude to a Kiss” actress Ryan
MEG