3/16/25
People Sunday
Are you stuck with the Crosswords With Friends Puzzle Today? Stuck No More. We offer complete solutions as well as “no spoiler” mode to give you that little extra push. Or simply use this cheat sheet to help you get the best and fastest completion time possible.
1A
Droopy and soft, like a wet noodle
LIMP
5A
Drink through a straw
SIP
8A
Status ___ (the current state of things)
QUO
11A
Where approximately 60% of all people live
ASIA
12A
Poem of homage
ODE
13A
Internet address: Abbr.
URL
14A
Vehicles rented for moves
VANS
15A
“That’s right”
YES
16A
“… ___ the rest is history”
AND
17A
“Sweet Love” singer whose last name is a synonym for a pastry chef: 2 wds.
ANITA BAKER
20A
It might be drunk from a flagon or a stein
ALE
21A
Unit of measurement in a football game
YARD
23A
3-D medical scan: Abbr.
MRI
26A
Group that may send a tow truck to a member: Abbr.
AAA
28A
Trickle through the cracks
SEEP
30A
“Dune: Part Two” actor whose last name is a synonym for a manservant: 2 wds.
AUSTIN BUTLER
33A
Woodwind instrument found next to the flutes in an orchestra
OBOE
34A
Torpedo-launching vessel, for short
SUB
35A
Government worker who has a cover story
SPY
36A
Seattle ___ (Triple Crown-winning racehorse)
SLEW
38A
“Captain America: Brave ___ World”
NEW
40A
“Ferrari” actor whose last name is a synonym for a chauffeur: 2 wds.
ADAM DRIVER
45A
Punch
HIT
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
47A
Bubble ___ (drink with tapioca pearls that’s also called “boba”)
TEA
48A
Ocean phenomenon, or a brand of laundry detergent
TIDE
49A
Barbary ___ (primate from Africa)
APE
50A
“Laura Coates Live” channel
CNN
51A
Musical symbol that can be treble or bass
CLEF
52A
Enraged
MAD
53A
Quarterback’s shout before the ball is hiked
HUT
54A
“Three French ___” (birds in a Christmas song)
HENS
1D
___ lamp (light meant to evoke blobs of molten rock)
LAVA
2D
“This ___ outrage!”: 2 wds.
IS AN
3D
Short, short skirt
MINI
4D
Penne, fettuccine, or spaghetti
PASTA
5D
What tofu is made from
SOY BEANS
6D
Inspiration that results from brainstorming
IDEA
7D
Irksome, like a persistent insect
PESKY
8D
Small fights
QUARRELS
9D
Container that holds ashes
URN
10D
No longer middle-aged
OLD
18D
Jai ___ (sport that’s popular in Florida)
ALAI
19D
Middle ___ (where Saudi Arabia is)
EAST
22D
Opposite of shallow
DEEP
23D
Onetime Chinese leader ___ Zedong
MAO
24D
Massages
RUBS
25D
Separate and alone
ISOLATED
27D
Plentiful
ABUNDANT
29D
Be snoopy
PRY
31D
___ off (very annoyed)
TEED
32D
Alternative to Lyft
UBER
37D
View, as a movie
WATCH
39D
Halloween costume that often includes a broom
WITCH
41D
Restaurant’s list of offerings
MENU
42D
Appropriate anagram of “evil”
VILE
43D
Barbara who starred on I Dream of Jeannie
EDEN
44D
Officials in a soccer game, for short
REFS
45D
Meat that’s pink
HAM
46D
Common type of craft beer: Abbr.
IPA