5/14/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

5/14/25
TV Tuesday

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1A
“Rah, rah, sis-boom-___!”
BAH

4A
Insect that makes “bzzzz” sounds
BEE

7A
In the blink ___ eye: 2 wds.
OFAN

11A
Organization that accredits law schools: Abbr.
ABA

12A
___ behind (fail to keep up)
LAG

13A
“The sport of kings”
POLO

14A
“Pretty Woman” actress who played the title role in 2000’s “Erin Brockovich”: 2 wds.
JULIAROBERTS

17A
Building blocks of matter
ATOMS

18A
Movie for which Cate Blanchett learned how to conduct an orchestra
TAR

19A
Source of quick cash: Abbr.
ATM

21A
Colt’s mother
MARE

24A
Secretary of the Interior Burgum
DOUG

27A
Flow back, like ocean waves
EBB

29A
Young comedy writer on “Hacks”
AVA

31A
“Big Fish” actor who played attorney Ed Masry in “Erin Brockovich”: 2 wds.
ALBERTFINNEY

34A
Fannie ___ (mortgage-providing group)
MAE

35A
Klutz
OAF

36A
Lecher’s look
OGLE

37A
“Jenny ___ the Block” (2002 Jennifer Lopez hit)
FROM

39A
Grabbed a chair
SAT

41A
Zig and ___
ZAG

43A
Residents of Glasgow
SCOTS

47A
“The Dark Knight” actor who played Erin’s boyfriend George in “Erin Brockovich”: 2 wds.
AARONECKHART

51A
Word that could follow “pension” or “game”
PLAN

52A
Dish ___ dirt (gossip)
THE

53A
___ Grande (border river)
RIO

54A
Airport announcement seeking a specific person
PAGE

55A
Landscaping roll
SOD

56A
Female pig
SOW

1D
___ Fresh (Tex-Mex restaurant chain)
BAJA

2D
Touch the border of
ABUT

3D
Beyoncé hit with the line “Think I’m addicted to your light”
HALO

4D
___ from the past (something retro)
BLAST

5D
Musical aptitude
EAR

6D
Quartet of awards earned by John Legend and Whoopi Goldberg, for short
EGOT

7D
Music style that originated in Italy in the 1500s
OPERA

8D
Go ___ broke
FOR

9D
PC key that’s where a Mac’s “Command” key is
ALT

10D
Discouraging words
NOS

15D
Public perception
IMAGE

16D
1942 Disney movie that includes the song “Love Is a Song”
BAMBI

20D
Company that owns Facebook and Threads
META

22D
___ a bell (sounded familiar)
RANG

23D
Daredevil Knievel
EVEL

24D
Hoover ___ (Colorado River structure)
DAM

25D
Animated snowman voiced by Josh Gad
OLAF

26D
Ridesharing alternative to Lyft
UBER

28D
Bosom buddies, for short
BFFS

30D
Vote that means the same as “yea”
AYE

32D
___ numeral (the “LIX” in “Super Bowl LIX,” for example)
ROMAN

33D
V-shaped cut
NOTCH

38D
Layer of the upper atmosphere
OZONE

40D
Queried
ASKED

42D
“When the going ___ tough …”
GETS

44D
Pair of blades in a rowboat
OARS

45D
Small jazz combo
TRIO

46D
Place into storage
STOW

47D
Something in a folder on a phone, perhaps
APP

48D
___ carte (phrase on some menus): 2 wds.
ALA

49D
Cloth used for dusting
RAG

50D
“The Afterparty” actor John
CHO