5/8/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

5/8/25
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1A
Amazon package
BOX

4A
Animal that’s considered sacred in India
COW

7A
“To ___ a Mockingbird” (classic 1960 novel)
KILL

11A
Federal group with a program called WaterSense: Abbr.
EPA

12A
Wowed feeling
AWE

13A
Singer Brickell who’s married to Paul Simon
EDIE

14A
Path of a javelin toss
ARC

15A
“Hannah and Her Sisters” actress Farrow
MIA

16A
“Hollywood Squares” host Burleson
NATE

17A
She performed “Roar” at the January FireAid benefit concert for Los Angeles: 2 wds.
KATY PERRY

20A
It has a tongue and gets tied
SHOE

21A
Fifth-largest planet
EARTH

25A
Doesn’t wear out quickly
LASTS

29A
___ de cologne
EAU

30A
She performed “Wildflower” at the FireAid benefit concert: 2 wds.
BillieEilish

34A
Peter Gene Hernandez, ___ Bruno Mars: Abbr.
AKA

35A
Segment of a movie
SCENE

36A
Fight off
REPEL

38A
“SOS” pop group
ABBA

42A
He performed “I Am Not Okay” at the FireAid benefit concert: 2 wds.
JELLYROLL

46A
Sufficiently skilled
ABLE

49A
Top level of baseball’s minor leagues
AAA

50A
Homophone of “whoa”
WOE

51A
Nile Delta predator, for short
CROC

52A
Irritate
IRK

53A
Thinly sliced fish on a bagel
LOX

54A
Horn’s sound that reads the same forward and backward
TOOT

55A
Periodontist’s degree: Abbr.
DDS

56A
Place to take a “me day”
SPA

1D
Toucans’ prominent features
BEAKS

2D
TV mogul Winfrey
OPRAH

3D
Brand of knife used by many hobbyists: Hyph.
X-ACTO

4D
Sleep in a tent
CAMP

5D
What a young child might call a bruise
OWIE

6D
Day-to-day deterioration
WEAR

7D
Country whose capital is Nairobi
KENYA

8D
State that’s east of Washington: Abbr.
IDA

9D
Kiddie ___ (children’s books, for short)
LIT

10D
Iron Man co-creator Stan
LEE

18D
“Rebel ___” (Billy Idol song)
YELL

19D
Sticky stuff from a tree
RESIN

22D
Major retailer of outdoor gear
REI

23D
Professors’ aides: Abbr.
TAS

24D
“Sorry, I missed what you just said”
HUH

26D
Grocery store pathway
AISLE

27D
“Hang on just one ___ …”
SEC

28D
What a golf ball rests on
TEE

30D
Place to meet friends for a drink
BAR

31D
Baby on “South Park”
IKE

32D
Place to put a napkin
LAP

33D
Mad Shakespearean king
LEAR

37D
Remove, as a tape from a VCR
EJECT

39D
Vessels for serving chili or cereal
BOWLS

40D
Soft fly ball, in baseball
BLOOP

41D
Amazon’s virtual assistant
ALEXA

43D
Peacock series starring Stephanie Hsu
LAID

44D
Fat-laden baking ingredient
LARD

45D
Hairy Asian bovines
YAKS

46D
Perform a role
ACT

47D
“Do you even lift, ___?”
BRO

48D
Lookie-___ (nosy bystander)
LOO