9/19/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

9/19/25
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1A
Promos that pop up on screens
ADS

4A
Wearing sneakers, say
SHOD

8A
Morocco native, typically
ARAB

12A
Peach’s center
PIT

13A
Structure that houses bees
HIVE

14A
Intelligent
SMART

15A
Group that performs for the troops: Abbr.
USO

16A
Imaginative thought
IDEA

17A
Duncan ____ (brand of cake mixes)
HINES

18A
Duke forward who was drafted #1 overall by the Dallas Mavericks in 2025: 2 wds.
COOPERFLAGG

21A
Private conversations on Discord, say: Abbr.
DMS

22A
“____ dos, tres…”
UNO

23A
Out of harm’s way
SAFE

25A
Indigenous people of New Zealand
MAORI

28A
“Now I understand!”
AHA

31A
Duke forward who was drafted #1 overall by the New Orleans Pelicans in 2019: 2 wds.
ZIONWILLIAMSON

34A
Opposite of departure: Abbr.
ARR

35A
Detested
HATED

36A
Kids’ observation game with a rhyming name: 2 wds.
ISPY

37A
Sound of impact
BAM

38A
22-Across, in English
ONE

39A
Duke guard who was drafted #1 overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2011: 2 wds.
KYRIEIRVING

44A
Steep rock face
CLIFF

46A
Geometry calculation
AREA

47A
Gratuity for a delivery person
TIP

49A
Dances often performed in grass skirts
HULAS

50A
Ski resort in Colorado
VAIL

51A
New Year’s ____ (December 31)
EVE

52A
Lab assistant in “Young Frankenstein”
IGOR

53A
Terminates
ENDS

54A
Droplets on a lawn in the morning
DEW

1D
South Asian character on “The Simpsons”
APU

2D
Blu-ray item
DISC

3D
Represented: 2 wds.
STOODFOR

4D
Sends by UPS or FedEx
SHIPS

5D
Keep out of sight
HIDE

6D
“____ my dead body!”
OVER

7D
Unable to hear
DEAF

8D
Buddy, in Spanish
AMIGO

9D
Used a doorbell
RANG

10D
“My lips ____ sealed”
ARE

11D
“Life Goes On” boy band
BTS

14D
Country singer Twain
SHANIA

19D
Eerie sign of future events
OMEN

20D
Shocking, like some gruesome details
LURID

23D
Singer with the top 10 hits “Snooze” and “Saturn”
SZA

24D
Show on TV
AIR

25D
Home of the NFL’s Dolphins
MIAMI

26D
Bottom-row key on a PC
ALT

27D
Word yelled at a bullfight
OLÉ

28D
Granted permission
ASSENTED

29D
Move like a bunny
HOP

30D
Whichever
ANY

32D
Harbor structures where cargo is unloaded
WHARFS

33D
Small type of Oreo or iPad
MINI

37D
To a major extent: 2 wds.
BYFAR

38D
Flattened circles
OVALS

39D
Metric weight, for short
KILO

40D
House part where a gutter is mounted
EAVE

41D
Country once known as Persia
IRAN

42D
“Sharknado” actress Tara
REID

43D
Make a donation
GIVE

44D
Ho ____ Minh City, Vietnam
CHI

45D
Tote around
LUG

48D
Seating in a cathedral
PEW