12/30/24 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/30/24
Movie Monday

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1A
Sends a duplicate email to: Abbr.
CCS

4A
Provides music at dance clubs
DJS

7A
Audio comeback
ECHO

11A
Flowery necklace of Hawaii
LEI

12A
Fossil fuel mined in West Virginia
COAL

13A
The ___ Parsons Project (British rock band)
ALAN

14A
Actress who played Amanda Waller in DC’s “Green Lantern” and Ramonda in Marvel’s “Black Panther”: 2 wds.
ANGELA BASSETT

17A
Black-and-white animal that’s a symbol of China
PANDA

18A
Alcoholic beverage sold in cases
BEER

19A
“Bad Teacher” star Cameron
DIAZ

22A
Story that might clear a suspect
ALIBI

25A
Actor who played Commissioner Gordon in DC’s “Justice League” and J. Jonah Jameson in Marvel’s “Spider-Man”: 3 wds.
J.K. SIMMONS

29A
What a cow chews
CUD

30A
“___ upon a time …” (fairy tale opening)
ONCE

31A
Outrage
IRE

32A
Leafy green vegetable in some smoothies
KALE

33A
Nat ___ Wild (cable channel)
GEO

34A
Actor who played Bloodsport in DC’s “The Suicide Squad” and Heimdall in Marvel’s “Thor”: 2 wds.
IDRIS ELBA

36A
Maker of iComfort mattresses
SERTA

38A
“Come ___, the water’s fine!”: 2 wds.
ON IN

39A
Single sheet from a book
PAGE

41A
Mockingly provoke
TAUNT

45A
Actor who played the wizard Shazam in DC’s “Shazam!” and Korath in Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy”: 2 wds.
DJIMON HOUNSOU

49A
Soothing lotion additive
ALOE

50A
App offering restaurant reviews
YELP

51A
West ___ (furniture store owned by Williams-Sonoma)
ELM

52A
Slips into, as a robe
DONS

53A
As well as
AND

54A
Prosecutors in courtrooms: Abbr.
DAS

1D
Noisily show approval
CLAP

2D
“Ricky Stanicky” star John
CENA

3D
Put one’s name to, as a contract
SIGN

4D
___ bad job (perform poorly): 2 wds.
DO A

5D
Slang term for a vaccination
JAB

6D
Thick, flat piece of stone
SLAB

7D
Support for an artist’s canvas
EASEL

8D
___ collar (priest’s neckpiece)
CLERICAL

9D
Article of clothing sold by a milliner
HAT

10D
Canadian province where the national capital is: Abbr.
ONT

12D
Say without proof
CLAIM

15D
“Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F” star Murphy
EDDIE

16D
Sail the seven ___
SEAS

20D
At the center of
AMID

21D
Fictional swordsman who draws Z’s with his blade
ZORRO

23D
Light socket insert
BULB

24D
Notion
IDEA

25D
Runs at a moderate pace
JOGS

26D
Joint of the lower body
KNEE

27D
Zodiac animal with a stinger
SCORPIO

28D
“No,” in Germany
NEIN

32D
Longtime “SNL” performer Thompson
KENAN

34D
Schemer in Shakespeare’s “Othello”
IAGO

35D
Abs-strengthening exercise: Hyph.
SIT UP

37D
Makes less wild
TAMES

40D
Single-named Irish singer who lives in a castle
ENYA

42D
Secondhand
USED

43D
Nickname for the city that hosts Mardi Gras
NOLA

44D
Antacid with a Chewy Bites line
TUMS

45D
Homer Simpson, to Bart Simpson
DAD

46D
“Hustlers” costar, familiarly: 2 wds.
JLO

47D
Egg layer in a coop
HEN

48D
As ___ as the hills
OLD