11/9/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

11/9/25
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1A
Golf course’s standard score
PAR

4A
Kid who likes to play pranks
IMP

7A
“Chicago ___” (S. Epatha Merkerson series)
MED

10A
Its largest city is Huntsville: Abbr.
ALA

11A
Misery
WOE

12A
Type of road that “Q” is in the title of a Broadway musical: Abbr.
AVE

13A
“The Last of Us” actor who has worn the viral, pro-trans “Protect the Dolls” T-shirt: 2 wds.
PEDROPASCAL

16A
Operatic solo
ARIA

17A
Word that can go before “lift” or “pants”
SKI

18A
Halts
STOPS

20A
Ready to hit, in baseball: 2 wds.
ATBAT

25A
Swedish furniture giant
IKEA

28A
Capitol Hill assistant
AIDE

29A
“Michael Clayton” actress who has worn a “Protect the Dolls” T-shirt: 2 wds.
TILDASWINTON

33A
___ eye (sinister look)
EVIL

34A
Shelter for campers
TENT

35A
Annual cable sports awards
ESPYS

37A
Shipping container
CRATE

41A
“Pokémon” protagonist Ketchum
ASH

44A
Previously owned
USED

45A
“The Traitors” host who has worn a “Protect the Dolls” T-shirt: 2 wds.
ALANCUMMING

49A
“___ hold of yourself!”
GET

50A
Actress Wong
ALI

51A
John ___ (unknown man)
DOE

52A
Tribute in verse form
ODE

53A
“The Neighborhood” star Greenfield
MAX

54A
Where ambulances take trauma patients: Abbr.
ERS

1A
The Mamas and the ___ (“California Dreamin'” group)
PAPAS

2A
Smartphone notification
ALERT

3A
AM/FM device
RADIO

4A
“Sands of ___ Jima” (John Wayne movie)
IWO

5D
Custodian’s cleaning tools
MOPS

6D
Pikes ___ (Colorado mountain)
PEAK

7D
Gay character on “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”
MAC

8D
“The Golden Compass” actress Green
EVA

9D
Actor Benicio ___ Toro
DEL

14D
With quickness
RAPIDLY

15D
Singer of the 2014 single “Chandelier”
SIA

19D
Music genre related to rocksteady and reggae
SKA

21D
Toddler’s fit
TANTRUM

22D
Part of a comedy routine
BIT

23D
William Shakespeare’s “Much ___ About Nothing”
ADO

24D
Card that might be beaten by a jack
TEN

26D
Superlative ending
EST

27D
Knock the socks off
AWE

29D
Peg in a golf bag
TEE

30D
Fluid hookups in hospitals: Abbr.
IVS

31D
___ service (empty talk)
LIP

32D
Business magazine with a “Best Workplaces” list
INC

36D
The “S” in “UCSF” and “UCSD”
SAN

38D
Comment from the stage to the audience
ASIDE

39D
Voice above baritone
TENOR

40D
Rough around the ___ (unsophisticated)
EDGES

42D
Rip-off
SCAM

43D
Polynesian dance that tells a story
HULA

45D
Long, long ___ (way back when)
AGO

46D
___ Zeppelin (rock band)
LED

47D
Homophone of “eight”
ATE

48D
Mingle
MIX