11/15/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

11/15/25
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1A
Top card in a royal flush
ACE

4A
Salt ___ pepper
AND

7A
Basketball player’s target
HOOP

11A
Money sometimes left in a jar
TIP

12A
Install, as bricks or tile
LAY

13A
Type of leaf on Canada’s flag
MAPLE

14A
___ Spunkmeyer (brand of banana nut muffins)
OTIS

16A
Fail a polygraph test
LIE

17A
Revise, as the terms of a contract
ALTER

18A
Tech mogul who launched his computer company as a University of Texas student … and then dropped out. (2 wds.)
MICHAELDELL

21A
“___ minute now …”
ANY

22A
Sounded like a baby chick
PEEPED

26A
___ julep (cocktail)
MINT

28A
Take a look at
SEE

30A
“Yes,” in Montreal
OUI

31A
Tech mogul who launched Facebook as a Harvard student … and then dropped out (2 wds.)
MARKZUCKERBERG

35A
___ moment’s notice (with no warning) (2 wds.)
ATA

36A
Smoker’s item, for short
CIG

37A
“The ___ Knights” (2025 movie)
ALTO

38A
Long-distance letter buddy (2 wds.)
PENPAL

41A
Big bird in a eucalyptus forest
EMU

42A
Tech mogul who cofounded Snapchat as a Stanford student … and then dropped out (he got his degree six years later) (2 wds.)
EVANSPIEGEL

48A
Apartment unit sold to its resident
CONDO

51A
Prefix for “system” or “warrior”
ECO

52A
Missile tower
SILO

53A
___ Outfitters (clothing store chain)
URBAN

54A
Dental floss coating
WAX

55A
Seasonal virus
FLU

56A
“Offer accepted!”
DEAL

57A
Place for hogs to hang out
STY

58A
Actor Danson of “A Man on the Inside”
TED

1D
Split bit in nuclear fission
ATOM

2D
___ Field (Mets’ stadium)
CITI

3D
Sweeping in scope
EPIC

4D
Narrow street often lined with dumpsters
ALLEY

5D
___ polish remover
NAIL

6D
Like ombré hair
DYED

7D
“The Color Purple” actress Bailey
HALLE

8D
Choose
OPT

9D
Bullring shout
OLE

10D
Frames ___ second (measurement used in filmmaking)
PER

13D
“Typical ___” (Tina Turner song)
MALE

15D
Cut of beef or lamb taken from the leg
SHANK

19D
1998 animated movie about a neurotic insect
ANTZ

20D
Sword used by some Olympic fencers
EPEE

23D
Writer who rhymes
POET

24D
Currency most recently adopted by Croatia
EURO

25D
___ in your heels (be stubborn)
DIG

26D
Victory, in chess
MATE

27D
Country known for its carpets and caviar
IRAN

28D
Poli ___ (college major, for short)
SCI

29D
Test of heart activity: Abbr.
EKG

31D
Transit diagram with routes
MAP

32D
Athletic rival of USC: Abbr.
UCLA

33D
“Nuremberg” actor Malek
RAMI

34D
Ma Rainey’s music genre
BLUES

39D
Move forward on a bike
PEDAL

40D
Mary Kay competitor
AVON

41D
Adhesive used in automobile construction
EPOXY

43D
What an anchor reports
NEWS

44D
“Shoo, tabby!”
SCAT

45D
“Exit Through the ___ Shop” (2010 documentary by artist Banksy)
GIFT

46D
“The Great” actress Fanning
ELLE

47D
High in volume
LOUD

48D
Cow’s mouthful
CUD

49D
Pacific Northwest state with Crater Lake: Abbr.
ORE

50D
Sports league with Wizards and Magic: Abbr.
NBA