11/22/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

11/22/25
Smartypants Saturday

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1A
Hit the slopes
SKI

4A
Drinking binge
JAG

7A
Airline passenger’s pull-down surface
TRAY

11A
Relatives
KIN

12A
Self-esteem
EGO

13A
Thick, twisted cord
ROPE

14A
Flesh ___ blood
AND

15A
“The Floor” host Lowe
ROB

16A
Scandinavian retailer with Storklinta and Storemolla dressers
IKEA

17A
President who, in 2002, signed into law the creation of the Department of Homeland Security: 3 wds.
GEORGEWBUSH

20A
Bawl
CRY

21A
Enemy
FOE

22A
Guinness who played Obi-Wan Kenobi
ALEC

24A
Just peachy: Hyph.
AOK

25A
“___ imagining things?”: 2 wds.
AMI

28A
President who, in 1988, signed into law the creation of the Department of Veterans Affairs: 2 wds.
RONALDREAGAN

31A
Small folding bed
COT

32A
La Brea or Melrose, in Los Angeles: Abbr.
AVE

33A
2022 Billy Eichner rom-com
BROS

34A
“Without further ___…”
ADO

35A
___ cards (prompts for an actor)
CUE

36A
President who, in 1977 and 1979, signed into law the creation of the Departments of Energy and Education: 2 wds.
JIMMYCARTER

41A
Fanatical captain in “Moby-Dick”
AHAB

42A
Healers’ group: Abbr.
AMA

43A
Particle that isn’t neutral
ION

45A
Learn by ___ (memorize)
ROTE

46A
Former baseball pitcher Lincecum
TIM

47A
Hoops group: Abbr.
NBA

48A
Practice some punches
SPAR

49D
Sheeran and Asner, for two
EDS

50D
“___ off my back!”
GET

1D
Music style that originated in Jamaica
SKA

2D
Bluesman B.B. ___
KING

3D
Obscene
INDECENT

4D
“___ Maguire” (Tom Cruise movie)
JERRY

5D
Very eager
AGOG

6D
Precede: 2 wds.
GOBEFORE

7D
Group of Native Americans
TRIBE

8D
Electronics brand for streaming
ROKU

9D
Animals closely related to humans
APES

10D
“Uh-huh”
YEAH

18D
Large member of the dolphin family
ORCA

19D
Stopped dozing
WOKE

22D
Rainbow’s path
ARC

23D
Bathroom, in England
LOO

24D
Person who promotes a cause
ADVOCATE

25D
Having the same opinion
AGREEING

26D
Communist leader of the mid-20th century
MAO

27D
___ and outs
INS

29D
Title for Gaga or Godiva
LADY

30D
Border on
ABUT

34D
Comedian Ruffin who appears on “Late Night With Seth Meyers”
AMBER

35D
Packs tightly, as into a subway car
CRAMS

36D
Peanut butter containers
JARS

37D
Restaurant chain that offers breakfast all day
IHOP

38D
___ Hari (World War I spy)
MATA

39D
Surrounded by
AMID

40D
Garment worn after a bath
ROBE

44D
DC baseball player, for short
NAT