8/10/20
Movie Monday
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1A
The seven of diamonds, for example
Card
5A
“Braveheart” star Gibson
Mel
8A
“Skyfall” and “Someone Like You” singer
Adele
13A
Cosmetics brand whose name sounds like 25-Down
Olay
14A
Wrath
Ire
15A
Rich ore deposits
Lodes
16A
“Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a ___” (“Gone With the Wind” line)
Damn
17A
Ignited
Lit
18A
Gold bar
Ingot
19A
2000 adventure film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood: 2 wds.
Space Cowboys
22A
Sylvester Stallone’s nickname
Sly
23A
What we breathe
Air
24A
Large artery that comes from the heart’s left ventricle
Aorta
27A
___ capita personal income
Per
29A
Pioneering ISP
AOL
32A
1971 thriller directed by and starring Clint Eastwood: 4 wds.
Play Misty For Me
36A
Office supply item that might be felt-tip or ballpoint
Pen
37A
Cul-de-___ (dead end)
Sac
38A
Video game sidekick who wears a green cap
Luigi
39A
Feel ill
Ail
41A
Settle down on a sofa
Sit
42A
1983 Dirty Harry movie directed by and starring Clint Eastwood: 2 wds.
Sudden Impact
48A
“I’ll take care of it!”: 2 wds.
Cando
49A
Praiseful poem
Ode
50A
Attire
Garb
52A
Dentist’s tool
Drill
53A
The Caribbean, for example
Sea
54A
New York canal that was completed in 1825
Erie
55A
Fills to excess
Sates
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
56D
Corn serving
Ear
57D
Feature of a leopard’s coat
Spot
1D
Common food fish
Cod
2D
How Dumbledore would say “That’s too bad”
Alas
3D
Wheelchair-friendly entrance to a building
Ramp
4D
The CW prime-time soap opera about the Carringtons
Dynasty
5D
“Wrecking Ball” singer Cyrus
Miley
6D
Guitar great Clapton
Eric
7D
“Blade Runner 2049” actor Jared
Leto
8D
Suspect’s “I couldn’t have done it!” story
Alibi
9D
One who gives blood
Donor
10D
Wired on caffeine, perhaps
Edgy
11D
Many August births, astrologically
Leos
12D
Approximate attendance figure: Abbr.
Est
20D
Happy as a ___
Clam
21D
On guard
Wary
24D
Smartphone program
App
25D
Common cheer used by Spanish speakers
Ole
26D
Participated in a footrace
Ran
27D
Commercial about the dangers of vaping or bullying, for example: Abbr.
PSA
28D
And so forth: Abbr.
ETC
29D
MSNBC host Melber
Ari
30D
2010 #1 hit for Usher and will.i.am
OMG
31D
Floral neckwear that has plastic versions available at many party supply stores
Lei
33D
Typical setting for a season of “Survivor”
Isle
34D
Fix up and resell for a profit
Flip
35D
Interruptions in electrical power
Outages
39D
Throw into confusion
Addle
40D
Adam Lambert and Phillip Phillips were two
Idols
41D
Lipstick smudge
Smear
42D
Bareilles who released the 2019 album “Amidst the Chaos”
Sara
43D
Condo division
Unit
44D
Pinocchio’s most notable feature
Nose
45D
“I’ve got an ___!” (“I know what might work!”)
Idea
46D
Fish in a koi pond
Carp
47D
Group with one less member than a quartet
Trio
48D
Music items largely overshadowed by digital purchases: Abbr.
CDs
51D
Put $50 on the result of a horse race, for example
Bet