5/7/25
Wayback Wednesday
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
Miss the mark
ERR
4A
Things blocked by Internet browser blockers
ADS
7A
Piece of furniture for which a specific room is named
BED
10A
“Hi and ___” (comic strip since 1954)
LOIS
12A
Maker of large trucks
MACK
14A
Rower’s tool
OAR
15A
“Good Will Hunting” star who played fallen angel Loki in the 1999 film “Dogma”
MATT DAMON
17A
“Give it your best shot”
TRY
18A
Wet ink mishap
SMEAR
19A
Cod and salmon, for two
FISH
21A
“Argo” star who played fallen angel Bartleby in “Dogma”
BEN AFFLECK
26A
Sudoku entries: Abbr.
NOS
29A
“God of ___” (video game franchise)
WAR
30A
Word before “bird” or “riser”
EARLY
31A
Study intensely
CRAM
33A
Puppy or parakeet, perhaps
PET
35A
Delivery from HelloFresh or Home Chef
MEAL
36A
More slippery, as a winter road
ICIER
38A
Conjunction that’s also the abbreviation for a Scandinavian country
NOR
40A
Go from brunette to blonde, say
DYE
41A
“Frida” star who played Serendipity, the muse of creative inspiration, in “Dogma”
SALMA HAYEK
44A
Activist Chaz who’s Cher’s son
BONO
45A
Travel documents
VISAS
49A
Nickname given to the little girl in “Monsters, Inc.”
BOO
51A
“Grown Ups” star who played Rufus, the thirteenth apostle, in “Dogma”
CHRIS ROCK
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
54A
“I’ll be with you ___ minute”: 2 wds.
INA
55A
Car part that the British call a “bonnet”
HOOD
56A
Actress Carol of “Taxi” and “Hunters”
KANE
57A
“I wouldn’t ___ on it!” (“Doubtful”)
BET
58A
“This is an emergency!”
SOS
59A
Long bench facing an altar
PEW
1D
Large shade trees
ELMS
2D
Wander aimlessly
ROAM
3D
“The ___ of Spring” (Stravinsky work)
RITE
4D
Medical providers’ group: Abbr.
AMA
5D
Something built by beavers
DAM
6D
Jeer (at)
SCOFF
7D
All hot and ___ (quite angry)
BOTHERED
8D
You whisper into it
EAR
9D
Parched
DRY
11D
Sudden, sharp pain
STAB
13D
Swiss Army ___
KNIFE
16D
“The ___ Barrymore Show”
DREW
20D
Close loudly, as a door
SLAM
22D
Short rest that could recharge your energy
NAP
23D
Location for a big concert
ARENA
24D
Surface of the tennis courts at the French Open
CLAY
25D
Stan’s pal on “South Park”
KYLE
26D
CBS procedural with multiple spin-offs
NCIS
27D
Black-and-white whale that’s found in all oceans
ORCA
28D
Sea vessel powered by wind
SAILBOAT
32D
“I didn’t get the ___” (“Nobody told me that”)
MEMO
34D
Christmas gift for a youngster
TOY
37D
Single-level house
RANCH
39D
Cranks up, as an engine
REVS
42D
Hostess snacks similar to Little Debbie Swiss Rolls: 2 wds.
HOHOS
43D
Falcons quarterback Cousins
KIRK
46D
___ opera (show like “Days of Our Lives”)
SOAP
47D
Facial problem for many teenagers
ACNE
48D
Twist, as facts
SKEW
49D
Front part of a pair of overalls
BIB
50D
“Don’t put all your eggs in ___ basket”
ONE
52D
Young animal in “Winnie-the-Pooh” whose father is never mentioned
ROO
53D
Fake cards purchased by some 16-year-olds: Abbr.
IDS