12/12/22
Movie Monday
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1A
Stanley ___ (hockey prize)
Cup
4A
Prepare potatoes by crushing them
Mash
8A
Went too fast when driving
Sped
12A
Santa ___ (city in California’s Orange County)
Ana
13A
Site for selling collectibles
Ebay
14A
Edible holder for a scoop of gelato perhaps
Cone
15A
Chomped down on
Bit
16A
Protein-rich vegan food product
Tofu
17A
Discourteous
Rude
18A
2012 superhero movie in which Mark Ruffalo plays Bruce Banner: 2 wds.
The Avengers
21A
Tavern beverage
Ale
22A
Mountain ___ (soda brand)
Dew
23A
Homophone of apse
Apps
26A
Gobble up
Eat
27A
Poli ___ (certain college major for short)
Sci
30A
2010 thriller in which Mark Ruffalo plays US Marshal Chuck Aule: 2 wds.
Shutter Island
34A
Ball ___ (basketball player who doesn’t pass to their teammates)
Hog
35A
Genetic molecule with one strand: Abbr.
RNA
36A
Has the rights to
Owns
37A
Cul-de-___ (street that may have a NO OUTLET sign)
Sac
38A
Sheeran and Helms for two
Eds
40A
2013 heist film in which Mark Ruffalo plays FBI agent Dylan Rhodes: 4 wds.
Now You See Me
45A
Last word in two Star Wars movie titles
Jedi
46A
___-dry (hang on a clothesline)
Drip
47A
Unpopular part of the Treasury Department: Abbr.
IRS
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
49A
Flower that’s related to the crocus
Iris
50A
Brand of toaster waffles
Eggo
51A
Body part used for kissing
Lip
52A
Pop! ___ the Weasel
Goes
53A
___ puller (tool for fixing surface damage to a car)
Dent
54A
___ West Florida (island that’s 95 miles from Cuba)
Key
1D
Vehicle that might drive you from the airport
Cab
2D
___ of time (second or minute for example)
Unit
3D
Lead down the garden ___ (deceive)
Path
4D
Chrome for example
Metal
5D
Higher than
Above
6D
Out of harm’s way
Safe
7D
South Korean automaker that produces the Sonata
Hyundai
8D
Carpentry fastener that’s tightened by turning
Screw
9D
Serve from a decanter
Pour
10D
Conclusions
Ends
11D
Early rapper Kool Moe ___
Dee
19D
Direction from New York to Spain
East
20D
Receives
Gets
23D
Residue in a fire pit
Ash
24D
Vietnamese soup with rice noodles and beef
Pho
25D
Breed often used as a companion dog
Pug
26D
Important time period
Era
27D
Witnessed
Saw
28D
Channel whose lead anchor from 1980 to 2001 was Bernard Shaw
CNN
29D
Picks out of a lineup for short
Ids
31D
Small tabletop attached to an airplane seat
Tray
32D
Converted into a secret message
Encoded
33D
Be checkmated in chess
Lose
37D
___ Miss (brand of cocoa)
Swiss
38D
Endorse as a digital contract: Hyph.
Esign
39D
Bus terminal
Depot
40D
He supposedly fiddled while Rome burned
Nero
41D
Dog on the cartoon series Garfield and Friends
Odie
42D
Strong desire
Urge
43D
Beverage in a dairy
Milk
44D
New York canal connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean
Erie
45D
Lively Irish dance
Jig
48D
CIA operative
Spy