8/27/19
Movie Monday
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1A
Taken by mouth, like pills
Oral
5A
Rumple, as hair
Muss
9A
Tic-tac-___
Toe
12A
Remote control’s silencing button
Mute
13A
Middle Eastern country whose capital is Muscat
Oman
14A
Female animal that sounds like a vowel
Ewe
15A
Low vocal range for a woman
Alto
16A
“Boston Legal” actress who stars with Dax Shepard on 32-Across: 2 wds.
Lake Bell
18A
Ketchup maker that claims “57 Varieties”
Heinz
20A
Smaller version of an ocean
Sea
21A
Part of a circle’s circumference
Arc
22A
___ League (group of highly regarded colleges)
Ivy
25A
___ Island (neighbor of Connecticut)
Rhode
29A
First-stringers’ squad: Hyph.
Ateam
31A
Taproom beverages
Ales
32A
2019 sitcom about a city couple who relocate to a Nebraska farm: 3 wds.
Bless This Mess
36A
Tree trunk’s “skin”
Bark
37A
“Modern Family” star Vergara
Sofia
38A
Damascus is its capital
Syria
40A
Word that can follow “spin” or “show”
Off
41A
Belonging to that guy
His
44A
“I don’t wanna”
Nah
46A
Steakhouse order, or blues musician Walker: Hyph.
T Bone
48A
“Jackie Brown” actress who costars as neighbor Constance on 32-Across: 2 wds.
Pamgrier
53A
“Christopher Robin” star McGregor
Ewan
54A
“Temptation Island” cable channel
USA
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
55A
Large black-and-white ocean mammal
Orca
56A
El ___ (weather phenomenon named for baby Jesus)
Nino
57A
Spend money
Pay
58A
___ Trees (alt-rock band with the 2011 hit “Everybody Talks”)
Neon
59A
Bucks and does
Deer
1D
Nebraska city where the College World Series is held
Omaha
2D
Straightedge for measuring
Ruler
3D
Space below a roof
Attic
4D
Ponce de ___ (Spanish explorer)
Leon
5D
Actress Gretchen of “Boardwalk Empire”
Mol
6D
Oscar and Emmy nominee Thurman
Uma
7D
Fancy store on New York’s Fifth Avenue
Saks
8D
Mocking smile
Sneer
9D
Golfer’s prop
Tee
10D
Night ___ (person who probably isn’t an early riser)
Owl
11D
Fish that’s not very wide
Eel
17D
___ Mama (tropical cocktail named for an island group)
Bahama
19D
Individual spots of acne
Zits
23D
Former armed service members, for short
Vets
24D
Web portal whose logo includes an exclamation point
Yahoo
26D
“Way to go!,” at a bullfight
Ole
27D
___ Moines, Iowa
Des
28D
Suffix for “priest” or “host”
Ess
29D
Making inquiries
Asking
30D
Offend a bit
Miff
32D
Pellet gun ammunition
BBs
33D
___ the groundwork
Lay
34D
Make a mistake
Err
35D
Pass through a strainer, like flour
Sift
39D
Yankees manager Boone
Aaron
41D
Comedian and talent show judge Mandel
Howie
42D
Nonsensical
Inane
43D
Mexican “mister”
Senor
45D
Opposite of fire
Hire
47D
What inflexible things don’t do
Bend
48D
___ tent (shelter for two campers)
Pup
49D
Tight ___ drum: 2 wds.
As A
50D
Second month with a one-syllable name
May
51D
Earth-conscious prefix
Eco
52D
Traveled faster than merely walking
Ran