5/25/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

5/25/26
Movie Monday

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1A
“___ it something I said?”
WAS

4A
Cotton-tipped item in a medicine cabinet
SWAB

8A
Volcanic flow
LAVA

12A
Curved shape of a rainbow
ARC

13A
Coffeehouse’s Internet connection: Hyph.
WIFI

14A
Trash-can symbol on a screen, for example
ICON

15A
___ de Janeiro, Brazil
RIO

16A
Disney character who sings “In Summer” and “When I Am Older”
OLAF

17A
___ Hari (20th-century spy)
MATA

18A
Double Best Supporting Actress nominee at the BAFTA Awards for 2019’s “Bombshell” and “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”: 2 wds.
MARGOTROBBIE

21A
It’s said to be “mightier than the sword”
PEN

22A
Speak lovingly
COO

23A
Cambodia’s continent
ASIA

25A
Financial aid to a college student, often
LOAN

27A
“Kill Bill” actress Thurman
UMA

30A
Double Best Supporting Actor BAFTA nominee for 2005’s “Good Night, and Good Luck” and “Syriana”: 2 wds.
GEORGECLOONEY

33A
“On My ___” (song in “Les Misérables”)
OWN

34A
“Dagnabbit!”
RATS

35A
Rooftop wind indicator
VANE

36A
Short, refreshing rest
NAP

37A
Garment edge
HEM

38A
Double Best Supporting Actor BAFTA nominee for 1998’s “Shakespeare in Love” and “Elizabeth”: 2 wds.
GEOFFREYRUSH

44A
Identifies in an Instagram photo, say
TAGS

45A
___ roast (inexpensive beef cut)
RUMP

46A
That woman
SHE

47A
___ gin fizz (cocktail)
SLOE

48A
“Garfield” canine
ODIE

49A
Billion-year time span
EON

50A
“Don’t let life ___ you by”
PASS

51D
Comprehends
GETS

52D
West ___ Moines (city in Iowa)
DES

1D
Close, in a guessing game
WARM

2D
Highlight of an opera
ARIA

3D
Venomous arachnid with a stinger
SCORPION

4D
React to a heartthrob, perhaps
SWOON

5D
Basketball legend Chamberlain
WILT

6D
Quite a few miles away
AFAR

7D
Glasses worn to see at two distances
BIFOCALS

8D
“How low can you go?” competition
LIMBO

9D
Antioxidant-rich berry
ACAI

10D
Cast ballots
VOTE

11D
Oscar- and Razzie-nominated actress de Armas
ANA

19D
First, second, reverse, or park
GEAR

20D
Bandmate of Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr., and the Edge
BONO

23D
Mere moments ___ (quite recently)
AGO

24D
Use a needle and thread
SEW

25D
Jump ahead of, like a certain amphibian
LEAPFROG

26D
Halloween’s month: Abbr.
OCT

27D
Not seeing any humor in things
UNAMUSED

28D
Boyz II ___ (R&B group)
MEN

29D
Sailor’s assent
AYE

31D
Retired tennis champion Steffi
GRAF

32D
___ and done with
OVER

36D
Body parts sometimes called “honkers” or “beaks”
NOSES

37D
Heavily promotes
HYPES

38D
Fancy fundraiser
GALA

39D
Prima donnas may have inflated ones
EGOS

40D
Impolite
RUDE

41D
Give off
EMIT

42D
“If the ___ fits, wear it”
SHOE

43D
Chicks’ mothers
HENS

44D
1/6 of a fluid ounce: Abbr.
TSP

49D
High-speed net connection: Abbr.
DSL

50D
One ___ time: 2 wds.
ATA

51D
Convent resident
NUN

52D
“You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine” singer Rawls
LOU

53D
Salmon on a bagel
LOX