3/7/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

3/7/25
Sports Fan Friday

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1A
“You’re a riot!”: Hyph.
HAHA

5A
Triple ___ (orange-flavored liqueur)
SEC

8A
Not at work
OFF

11A
Currier & ___ (printmaking firm)
IVES

12A
Athlete who’s got a contract
PRO

13A
With all ___ respect …
DUE

14A
Seattle MLB team’s mascot who has a pair of antlers: 2 wds.
MARINER MOOSE

17A
Assist
AID

18A
I hate to ___ your bubble …
BURST

19A
Just-add-water orange drink
TANG

21A
___ in Herre (Nelly hit)
HOT

22A
Sound that’s like “woof”
ARF

23A
True Detective channel
HBO

25A
Features of a Mickey Mouse headband
EARS

29A
Pittsburgh MLB team’s mascot who has a large yellow beak: 2 wds.
PIRATE PARROT

32A
Oversized self-images
EGOS

33A
Laptop’s exit key
ESC

34A
Typical Hasbro or Mattel product
TOY

35A
Longtime sportscaster O’Brien
PAT

37A
Crash ___ dummy
TEST

39A
Glowing fragment from a campfire
EMBER

42A
Early email provider
AOL

43A
Milwaukee MLB team’s mascot who has a handlebar mustache: 2 wds.
BERNIE BREWER

48A
Who Wants to ___ Millionaire: 2 wds.
BE A

49A
Beer with such styles as “Belgian Flanders” and “Strong Scotch”
ALE

50A
Word that can go before “curriculum” or “values”
CORE

51A
It’s overhead
SKY

52A
Punk musician ___ Vicious
SID

53A
Horned ___ (animal that’s a lizard, despite its name)
TOAD

1D
That fellow
HIM

2D
Comedy writer on “Hacks”
AVA

3D
Opposite of 1-Down
HER

4D
From the largest continent
ASIAN

5D
Hurried
SPED

6D
Make a gaffe
ERR

7D
Deal that might include a sandwich, chips, and a drink
COMBO

8D
Bad smell
ODOR

9D
Hubbub
FUSS

10D
Have two left ___ (be clumsy)
FEET

15D
Time when vampires are awake
NIGHT

16D
External
OUTER

19D
Math class with lectures on sines and cosines, for short
TRIG

20D
Bushy hairstyle
AFRO

21D
Moves like a kangaroo
HOPS

22D
Animal whose genetic structure is close to a human’s
APE

24D
Purplish vegetable sometimes found on salad bars
BEET

26D
Martial ___
ARTS

27D
Part of a tree or a tooth
ROOT

28D
Place for pigs to wallow
STY

30D
Skiers’ destination in Colorado
ASPEN

31D
Person who might have trained at Juilliard
ACTOR

36D
Songs by Mozart and Verdi, for example
ARIAS

38D
Vote into office
ELECT

39D
Flows back, as the tide
EBBS

40D
Submissive
MEEK

41D
Imitate a donkey
BRAY

42D
Hide-___ (kind of sleeper sofa): Hyph.
A-BED

44D
___ Lilly (company that makes the drug Cymbalta)
ELI

45D
Wine and dine
WOO

46D
Section of Taylor Swift’s career, say
ERA

47D
Main color of the Chinese flag
RED