Frolics Crossword Clue
Looking for the answer to “Frolics” from the Washington Post Sunday crossword of July 27, 2025? It has 5 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.
Crossword answer
WASHINGTON POST SUNDAY, JULY 27, 2025
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ROMPS is the answer to “Frolics”. It means to play boisterously.
Hints
Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.
Hint 1 Meaning
To play boisterously.
Hint 2 Anagram
Its letters, scrambled: OSMRP.
Hint 3 Another clue
It has also been clued as “Easy-breezy victories”.
More clues from the Washington Post Sunday (July 27, 2025)
Across
- 1. She might pick up the tabby6 letters, starts with CCATMOM
- 7. "Raising Hope" actress Plimpton6 letters, starts with MMARTHA
- 13. Writes illegibly7 letters, starts with SSCRAWLS
- 20. Hold fast (to)6 letters, starts with AADHERE
- 21. Great responsibilities6 letters, starts with OONUSES
- 22. Ball carrier?7 letters, starts with TTOYSHOP
- 23. "___? Then you may have changed from park to reverse"13 letters, starts with SSWITCHEDGEARS
- 25. Basis for a complaint at a town hall meeting7 letters, starts with EEYESORE
- 26. Aids in walking5 letters, starts with CCANES
- 27. Aromatic chain3 letters, starts with LLEI
- 28. Network featuring the basketball analyst Monica McNutt4 letters, starts with EESPN
- 30. Source of David S. Pumpkins sketches3 letters, starts with SSNL
- 31. Noah's vessel3 letters, starts with AARK
- 32. "___? Then you might get in an accident if you don't wake up!"16 letters, starts with AASLEEPATTHEWHEEL
- 38. Pound divisions6 letters, starts with OOUNCES
- 41. Vezina Trophy org.3 letters, starts with NNHL
- 42. Riveter on 1940s posters5 letters, starts with RROSIE
- 43. Cone-shaped device6 letters, starts with FFUNNEL
- 45. Violet supporter4 letters, starts with SSTEM
- 46. Making an appearance in Hollywood, say8 letters, starts with OONSCREEN
- 50. "___, and your car will climb that barrier"14 letters, starts with DDRIVEUPTHEWALL
- 54. Australia Zoo resident5 letters, starts with KKOALA
- 55. Contributed to a pot5 letters, starts with AANTED
- 56. Bert who sang "If I Only Had the Nerve"4 letters, starts with LLAHR
- 57. "Isn't that something!"5 letters, starts with IILLBE
- 60. Bart Simpson's age3 letters, starts with TTEN
- 61. Drummer Carpenter5 letters, starts with IISAAC
- 63. "It's not gonna work"4 letters, starts with NNOPE
- 66. Style known for its geometric patterns7 letters, starts with AARTDECO
- 68. Be a bear, financially4 letters, starts with SSELL
- 71. "___, and your car will come to rest over that little coin"11 letters, starts with SSTOPONADIME
- 74. Treelike foes of the 5 Down at the Battle of Isengard4 letters, starts with EENTS
- 75. "Arms of a Woman" musician7 letters, starts with AAMOSLEE
- 77. Greatly impressed4 letters, starts with AAWED
- 78. Underlying theme5 letters, starts with MMOTIF
- 80. Cold and slick3 letters, starts with IICY
- 81. Hydrological refuge5 letters, starts with OOASIS
- 83. Odette's bird form, in a Tchaikovsky ballet4 letters, starts with SSWAN
- 85. Academy trainee5 letters, starts with CCADET
- 89. Closes in on5 letters, starts with NNEARS
- 91. "___, and you'll overshoot your destination by 5,280 feet"14 letters, starts with GGOTHEEXTRAMILE
- 95. Charitable giving program8 letters, starts with TTELETHON
- 98. Whacked plant4 letters, starts with WWEED
- 99. "Louisiana Real and Rustic" cookbook author Lagasse6 letters, starts with EEMERIL
- 100. Author Calvino with a name that's almost the same as a country5 letters, starts with IITALO
- 101. Anger's feeling in "Inside Out"3 letters, starts with IIRE
- 102. Least constrained6 letters, starts with FFREEST
- 104. "___, and you'll go left or right on that bit of foliage"16 letters, starts with TTURNOVERANEWLEAF
- 109. Money in Matsuyama3 letters, starts with YYEN
- 112. "From where I stand," online3 letters, starts with IIMO
- 113. Iowa city on the South Skunk River4 letters, starts with AAMES
- 114. Industrious insect3 letters, starts with AANT
- 115. EX90 automaker5 letters, starts with VVOLVO
- 117. Zohran who became the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City in 20257 letters, starts with MMAMDANI
- 120. "___? Then you should avoid that piece of silverware"13 letters, starts with FFORKINTHEROAD
- 125. Serengeti bounders7 letters, starts with IIMPALAS
- 126. One may be seen in the same park as a blue jay ... or the same ballpark as a Blue Jay6 letters, starts with OORIOLE
- 127. How many secret messages are written6 letters, starts with IINCODE
- 128. Permit to leave7 letters, starts with DDISMISS
- 129. Call again6 letters, starts with RREDIAL
- 130. Vampire-hunting items6 letters, starts with SSTAKES
Down
- 1. Co-conspirator in "Julius Caesar"5 letters, starts with CCASCA
- 2. Fight involving promotions5 letters, starts with AADWAR
- 3. Consider the situation9 letters, starts with TTHINKONIT
- 4. Dole, with "out"4 letters, starts with MMETE
- 5. Goblinlike foes of the 74 Across at the Battle of Isengard4 letters, starts with OORCS
- 6. Sound of indifference3 letters, starts with MMEH
- 7. Fashion show figures6 letters, starts with MMODELS
- 8. R&B singer Stone, or a Stones classic5 letters, starts with AANGIE
- 9. Have regrets about3 letters, starts with RRUE
- 10. Airport inspection org.3 letters, starts with TTSA
- 11. "Don't Let ___ Stay" (Nicola Sanders novel)3 letters, starts with HHER
- 12. Desirable quality5 letters, starts with AASSET
- 13. Former NBA star Marbury7 letters, starts with SSTEPHON
- 14. Demure affectation7 letters, starts with CCOYNESS
- 15. Deli bread choice3 letters, starts with RRYE
- 16. Hee-hawing creature3 letters, starts with AASS
- 17. "___ Line Is It Anyway?" (improv show)5 letters, starts with WWHOSE
- 18. 30 Across creator Michaels5 letters, starts with LLORNE
- 19. Sorcerer's casting5 letters, starts with SSPELL
- 24. Alternatively4 letters, starts with EELSE
- 29. Walk at a relaxed pace6 letters, starts with SSTROLL
- 32. Rights advocacy org.4 letters, starts with AACLU
- 33. Words on an online contest button8 letters, starts with EENTERNOW
- 34. "That was close!"4 letters, starts with PPHEW
- 35. ___ mater4 letters, starts with AALMA
- 36. Croquet hoop6 letters, starts with WWICKET
- 37. One saving the day4 letters, starts with HHERO
- 39. Presents to the public7 letters, starts with UUNVEILS
- 40. Food and diapers, for babies5 letters, starts with NNEEDS
- 43. Org. approving SSRIs and other medications3 letters, starts with FFDA
- 44. Coffeehouse container3 letters, starts with UURN
- 45. "Inside voices, please!"3 letters, starts with SSHH
- 47. Like lasagna, in many "Garfield" strips5 letters, starts with EEATEN
- 48. Pick, as a politician5 letters, starts with EELECT
- 49. iPods discontinued in 20175 letters, starts with NNANOS
- 51. Dinnertime dishes6 letters, starts with PPLATES
- 52. Soft-shell snack, maybe4 letters, starts with TTACO
- 53. Served up baloney?4 letters, starts with LLIED
- 58. "UpFront" host Marc ___ Hill6 letters, starts with LLAMONT
- 59. Maverick of "Maverick"4 letters, starts with BBRET
- 62. In a submarine, say4 letters, starts with AASEA
- 64. ___-hit wonder3 letters, starts with OONE
- 65. Thai stir-fried noodle dish8 letters, starts with PPADSEEEW
- 67. Harms the reputation of7 letters, starts with DDEFAMES
- 68. One who may be depicted with a halo in religious iconography5 letters, starts with SSAINT
- 69. "Our next guest ..." speaker5 letters, starts with EEMCEE
- 70. Trusty and true5 letters, starts with LLOYAL
- 72. El ___4 letters, starts with PPASO
- 73. Big-picture format4 letters, starts with IIMAX
- 76. Was defeated by6 letters, starts with LLOSTTO
- 79. Start of Caesar's boast, in English5 letters, starts with IICAME
- 82. Refuse to notice6 letters, starts with IIGNORE
- 84. Marry3 letters, starts with WWED
- 86. Expression of disgust9 letters, starts with DDIRTYLOOK
- 87. "Let the Right One In" vampire3 letters, starts with EELI
- 88. ___ Aviv3 letters, starts with TTEL
- 90. Dressage strap4 letters, starts with RREIN
- 92. One in a fraternal pair4 letters, starts with TTWIN
- 93. "Present," in a roll call4 letters, starts with HHERE
- 94. Subsurface ridge4 letters, starts with RREEF
- 96. Cigars named after Cuba's capital7 letters, starts with HHAVANAS
- 97. Winner of the 2022 College World Series, informally7 letters, starts with OOLEMISS
- 102. Herb with a flavor similar to licorice6 letters, starts with FFENNEL
- 103. "Round and Round" glam metal band4 letters, starts with RRATT
- 104. Like a human mouse5 letters, starts with TTIMID
- 105. Taste found in "sodium amides"5 letters, starts with UUMAMI
- 106. Frolics5 letters, starts with RROMPS
- 107. With respect to5 letters, starts with AASFOR
- 108. With 119 Down, boxing champ with a boxing champ father5 letters, starts with LLAILA
- 110. Cleverly dodge5 letters, starts with EEVADE
- 111. Network connections5 letters, starts with NNODES
- 115. Let off some steam4 letters, starts with VVENT
- 116. Black-and-white beast4 letters, starts with OORCA
- 118. Barrier by a reservoir3 letters, starts with DDAM
- 119. See 108 Down3 letters, starts with AALI
- 121. Valuable mineral source3 letters, starts with OORE
- 122. Divest (of)3 letters, starts with RRID
- 123. Fish with a Kohaku variety3 letters, starts with KKOI
- 124. "God Shuffled ___ Feet" (Crash Test Dummies album)3 letters, starts with HHIS
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Questions
What is the answer to “Frolics”?
ROMPS, 5 letters: to play boisterously.
When was “Frolics” last seen in a crossword?
In the Washington Post Sunday crossword of July 27, 2025.
How many letters does the answer have?
5 letters, starting with R.