11/5/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

11/5/25
Wayback Wednesday

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1A
Original
NEW

4A
Middle daughter on “The Brady Bunch”
JAN

7A
Female in a pig sty
SOW

10A
“So ___ heard”
IVE

11A
Lose brightness, in terms of colors
FADE

12A
“Everything is Awesome” singers Tegan and ___
SARA

13A
“Back to the Future” actress Thompson
LEA

14A
___ the Terrible (infamous Russian czar)
IVAN

15A
Pulls hard
TUGS

16A
With 22-Across, 1995 Rob Reiner movie starring Michael Douglas as the US’ commander in chief: 2 wds.
THEAMERICAN

19A
Despise
ABHOR

21A
“Well, ___ you thoughtful!”
ARENT

22A
See 16-Across
PRESIDENT

26A
Where cargo gets unloaded
PORT

27A
British pop singer Rita
ORA

28A
Advanced in years
AGED

32A
1986 Rob Reiner movie about four boys on a journey, starring River Phoenix: 3 wds.
STANDBYME

34A
Ronzoni product
PASTA

38A
“St. ___ Fire” (1985 movie)
ELMOS

39A
1992 Rob Reiner movie about a military trial, starring Tom Cruise: 4 wds.
AFEWGOODMEN

43A
Early James Bond foe: 2 wds., abbr.
DRNO

44A
Set of three
TRIO

45A
___ insult to injury
ADD

48A
Curtain holders
RODS

49A
A diskette image that indicates “save,” for example
ICON

50A
Seek legal damages
SUE

51A
Ending for “prophet” or “leopard”
ESS

52A
___ Fernando Valley (where Burbank, California, is)
SAN

53A
Approximate weight of a great white shark
TON

1D
Zero, to a soccer announcer
NIL

2D
Woman in Eden
EVE

3D
Newscast segment that includes forecasts
WEATHER

4D
Programming language named for coffee
JAVA

5D
Man in Eden
ADAM

6D
Former “Real Housewife” Leakes
NENE

7D
Soy ___ (condiment at Chinese restaurants)
SAUCE

8D
Musical instrument with pipes
ORGAN

9D
“I ___ expecting that!”
WASN’T

11D
Food Network star Guy
FIERI

12D
Mix together
STIR

17D
Restaurant worker who greets customers and seats them
HOST

18D
Rodent in the Chinese zodiac
RAT

19D
Words With Friends or Waze, for example
APP

20D
Term of affection for a male friend
BRO

23D
Polka ___ (part of a circle-themed design)
DOT

24D
Division of a timeline
ERA

25D
Indian flatbread
NAN

28D
“She’s not ___ to take your call now”
ABLE

29D
Simone Biles or Suni Lee, for example
GYMNAST

30D
Comedian Philips who has toured with “Weird Al” Yankovic
EMO

31D
___ Moines, Iowa
DES

32D
Drop down, as a tired person’s shoulders
SAG

33D
Malevolent spirit
DEMON

34D
Chaplain in the military
PADRE

35D
Some hairdos in the musical “Hair”
AFROS

36D
Mails out
SENDS

37D
Deuces, to card players
TWOS

40D
Major elevator company
OTIS

41D
The Vancouver Canucks’ mascot Fin, for example
ORCA

42D
Celine who had the highest-grossing concert residency of all time
DION

46D
One less than 44-Across
DUO

47D
Group of Cub Scouts
DEN