10/31/22
Movie Monday
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1A
South American snake that’s not as big as an anaconda
Boa
4A
Cause to chuckle
Amuse
9A
Auctioneer’s request
Bid
12A
The world’s biggest cinema chain
AMC
13A
Clear up as a misty windshield
Defog
14A
Woman exiled from Eden
Eve
15A
Everything Everywhere All at Once actor who voices Father Bests in Key & Peele’s animated movie Wendell & Wild: 2 wds.
James Hong
17A
Body part that blinks and winks
Eye
18A
Domain
Area
19A
Pronto! on a memo: Abbr.
Asap
21A
Marathon participant for example
Racer
25A
London-based TV network
BBC
27A
Longtime CBS drama that costarred Jorja Fox
CSI
30A
___ Baby (In a Minute rapper)
Lil
31A
Freeze over as an airplane’s wings: 2 wds.
Ice Up
33A
9-1-1 actress who voices Sister Helley in Wendell & Wild: 2 wds.
Angela Bassett
36A
Like good kite-flying weather
Windy
37A
Great horned ___ (bird that mostly eats mammals)
Owl
38A
Spherical vegetable in a samosa
Pea
39A
Animal that sleeps in a sty
Pig
40A
Tasting like cotton candy
Sweet
42A
Exam that might be standardized
Test
44A
Four and twenty blackbirds baked in ___: 2 wds.
A Pie
48A
Mai ___ (rum drink)
Tai
50A
This Is Us actress who voices Kat Elliot in Wendell & Wild: 2 wds.
Lyric Ross
54A
Prefix for logical or system
Eco
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
55A
Historic San Antonio landmark
Alamo
56A
Worker in the sales department for short
Rep
57A
Family room
Den
58A
Musical pace such as andante or adagio
Tempo
59A
The U.S. and the Holocaust documentarian Burns
Ken
1D
___ California (Mexican peninsula)
Baja
2D
Actor Sharif of Funny Girl
Omar
3D
Summit
Acme
4D
Paid product promos
Ads
5D
I’ve heard better
Meh
6D
Flying saucer: Abbr.
UFO
7D
Submarine-detecting technology
Sonar
8D
Quiche ingredients sold by the dozen
Eggs
9D
Sound from the Road Runner in cartoons: 2 wds.
Beep Beep
10D
___ League (group of prestigious Eastern schools)
Ivy
11D
American Gangster actress Ruby
Dee
16D
Corn serving
Ear
20D
Beginning reader’s lessons
ABCs
22D
___ McBeal (title character who was played by Calista Flockhart)
Ally
23D
Government group that publishes a World Factbook: Abbr.
Cia
24D
Body part that some macaroni resembles
Elbow
26D
Adorable
Cute
27D
Crow’s call
Caw
28D
Short quick cutting motion
Snip
29D
It’s turned with a car key
Ignition
31D
Minorca or Capri for example
Isle
32D
Group involved in back-to-school night: Abbr.
PTA
34D
Sharp side of a razor blade
Edge
35D
___-inspiring (stunning)
Awe
40D
Out of ___ (no longer fashionable)
Style
41D
The ___ Heel State (nickname for North Carolina)
Tar
43D
Venetian blind strip
Slat
45D
Word that can go before bellies or chop
Pork
46D
That explanation makes things clear: 2 wds.
I See
47D
Channel for armchair quarterbacks
ESPN
48D
Nickname of Senator Rafael Cruz
Ted
49D
Hardware store chain that calls itself the helpful place
Ace
51D
Animal that represents Aries
Ram
52D
Devious little devil
Imp
53D
Homophone of coup
Coo