5/4/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

5/4/25
People Sunday

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1A
Actor Omar of “House” and “Resurrection”
EPPS

5A
Metric unit of weight, for short
KILO

9A
Extra money for an Uber driver, say
TIP

12A
Capital city that’s southeast of Pyongyang
SEOUL

14A
Problem solver’s thought
IDEA

15A
Actress Green who played the title character in “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children”
EVA

16A
Former host of “The Daily Show” who was born in South Africa in 1984: 2 wds.
TREVORNOAH

18A
Mediocre, in modern slang
MID

19A
Marinate
SOAK

20A
“Keep a stiff ___ lip”
UPPER

22A
Opposite of subtract
ADD

25A
Secretly watch: 2 wds.
SPYON

28A
Thorny bloom
ROSE

29A
Singer and actress Janelle
MONAE

31A
Yahtzee cubes
DICE

33A
Oscar winner for “Monster” who was born in South Africa in 1975: 2 wds.
CHARLIZETHERON

39A
“___ means!” (“Not at all!”): 2 wds.
BYNO

40A
Flabbergasted: 2 wds.
INAWE

41A
Lean and muscular
WIRY

44A
Religious text written in Classical Arabic
KORAN

47A
Like freshly washed hair
WET

48A
Gradually attain, as a fortune
AMASS

50A
Brand with the slogan “Milk’s Favorite Cookie”
OREO

52A
Like many readers of the magazine The Advocate
GAY

53A
Singer of the 2015 hit “Youth” who was born in South Africa in 1995: 2 wds.
TROYESIVAN

59A
It may need boosting in someone with an inferiority complex
EGO

60A
Vibe
AURA

61A
Like A-list celebrities
ELITE

62A
___ and Stimpy (1990s animated dog and cat)
REN

63A
Shade that’s similar to aqua
TEAL

64A
Forcefully disgorge
SPEW

1D
Contractor’s prediction of costs: Abbr.
EST

2D
Miles ___ hour
POE

3D
Author of “The Black Cat” and “The Premature Burial”
POE

4D
Chevrolet Trailblazers, for example: Abbr.
SUVS

5D
“___ Boots” (Tony-winning musical)
KINKY

6D
Wedding ceremony response: 2 wds.
IDO

7D
“No Time to Die” actress Seydoux
LEA

8D
Honolulu Museum of Art’s island
OAHU

9D
Metronome’s rhythm
TEMPO

10D
Plants associated with prestigious universities
IVIES

11D
San Diego baseball player
PADRE

13D
In a less-than-strict manner
LOOSELY

17D
21 Savage’s music genre
RAP

21D
Primp in front of a mirror
PREEN

22D
Movie theater chain that introduced stadium seating
AMC

23D
“The Simpsons” exclamation that’s been in the Oxford English Dictionary since 2001
DOH

24D
What ancestry.com uses to trace your lineage: Abbr.
DNA

26D
Poem of tribute
ODE

27D
___-picking (petty criticism)
NIT

30D
Fast-food chain that offers the Double Beef ’N Cheddar sandwich
ARBYS

32D
Cuisine featuring Kung Pao chicken
CHINESE

34D
Liquid that creates tattoos
INK

35D
Place that may have an aviary
ZOO

36D
How steak tartare is served
RAW

37D
Need to return a favor to
OWE

38D
What’s pulled through the water by a trawler
NET

41D
Amount of a bet
WAGER

42D
Word that can follow “spitting” or “mirror”
IMAGE

43D
Silklike fabric
RAYON

45D
Suitable for kings and queens
ROYAL

46D
“My feet ___ killing me!”
ARE

49D
“Right now!” to a surgeon
STAT

51D
Materials used to make many Renaissance portraits
OILS

54D
Regret very much
RUE

55D
“Are you a man ___ mouse?”: 2 wds.
ORA

56D
One in a roped-off area of a nightclub, perhaps: Abbr.
VIP

57D
Had a snack
ATE

58D
Recently invented
NEW