12/23/24 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/23/24
Movie Monday

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1A
Numbers and information to be analyzed
DATA

5A
“__ for Cookie” (“Sesame Street” tune): 2 wds.
C IS

8A
Dove’s sound
COO

11A
Hertz Rent-___: Hyph.
A CAR

12A
Per unit, in slang: 2 wds.
A POP

14A
Like almost all prime numbers
ODD

15A
“Of ___ and Men” (John Steinbeck novel)
MICE

16A
Part of the rib cage, for example
BONE

17A
___ de Janeiro
RIO

18A
“Atlanta” actor who voices Simba in the new movie “Mufasa: The Lion King”: 2 wds.
DONALD GLOVER

21A
Irish red ___ (type of beer)
ALE

22A
The night before a big day
EVE

23A
Word paired with “neither”
NOR

26A
“I feel like I’m ___ crossroads”: 2 wds.
AT A

28A
“Don’t Go to Strangers” singer ___ Jones
ETTA

31A
Beyoncé’s daughter who voices Simba and Nala’s cub Kiara in “Mufasa: The Lion King”: 3 wds.
BLUE IVY CARTER

35A
Wrestler/actor John
CENA

36A
Call someone by the wrong name, for example
ERR

37A
Shade tree
ELM

38A
What Noah built
ARK

40A
“Yuck!”
ICK

42A
“Bros” actor who voices Timon in “Mufasa: The Lion King”: 2 wds.
BILLY EICHNER

48A
Flurry of activity
ADO

49A
Position in an ordered list
RANK

50A
Approximate shape of a watermelon
OVAL

52A
Two less than a dozen
TEN

53A
Skin problem treated with benzoyl peroxide
ACNE

54A
___ earner (worker)
WAGE

55A
Give in to gravity
SAG

56A
Spicy
HOT

57A
Very cozy
SNUG

1D
Three Gorges ___ (hydroelectric structure in China)
DAM

2D
Word that can follow “citric” or “nitric”
ACID

3D
___ Bell (fast-food chain)
TACO

4D
Chicago’s United Center, for one
ARENA

5D
Viewing option that preceded streaming: 2 wds.
CABLETV

6D
Music device released in 2001
IPOD

7D
Karaoke performance
SONG

8D
Sporty Chevrolet model since 1953
CORVETTE

9D
Dog in 2024’s “The Garfield Movie”
ODIE

10D
Smelly output
ODOR

17D
Brazilian soccer star of the past
PELE

19D
Jai ___ (ball game)
ALAI

20D
Mind ___ matter
OVER

23D
“Lopez vs Lopez” network
NBC

24D
Grand ___ Opry (Nashville venue)
OLE

25D
“Go on, get going!”: 2 wds.
RUN ALONG

27D
“Yes,” to a sea captain
AYE

29D
Number listed on a business card: Abbr.
TEL

30D
Slot machine’s lever
ARM

32D
“Goodbye ___” (2000 hit by the Chicks)
EARL

33D
British sport where you could bowl a wicked googly
CRICKET

34D
Gateway ___ (St. Louis attraction)
ARCH

39D
“Singles” actress Sedgwick
KYRA

41D
“As far as anyone ___ …”
KNOWS

42D
They’re swung by softball players
BATS

43D
Something that’s thought up
IDEA

44D
“To ___ his own”
EACH

45D
“I’m ___ hurry to leave”: 2 wds.
IN NO

46D
Actor Peters who’s set to star in “Tron: Ares”
EVAN

47D
Pasta sauce brand with Chunky and Old World Style lines
RAGU

51D
Lower limb
LEG