6/18/25
Movie Monday
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1A
Super ___ (political fundraiser): Abbr.
PAC
4A
“Clean up this ___!” (“Your room is a mess!”)
STY
7A
Five-pointed shapes
STARS
12A
“Who am ___ judge?”: 2 wds.
ITO
13A
Singer Rita who was featured on Iggy Azalea’s “Black Widow”
ORA
14A
Heartlessly mean
CRUEL
15A
Tic ___ (brand of breath mint)
TAC
16A
Regulation
LAW
17A
Numerical relationship
RATIO
18A
“Footloose” actor who played Dr. Sebastian Caine in “Hollow Man”
KEVINBACON
21A
Metal used in swords
STEEL
22A
Had a meal
ATE
23A
World Cup score
GOAL
24A
Photograph, for short
PIC
25A
Amounts in a medical IV: Abbr.
CCS
28A
“The Karate Kid” actress who played Linda McKay in “Hollow Man”
ELISABETHSHUE
32A
Texter’s chuckle
LOL
33A
John Steinbeck novel “Cannery ___”
ROW
34A
Deserve
EARN
35A
Environment-related prefix
ECO
36A
Celebrity chef ___ Oliver
JAMIE
38A
“The Goonies” actor who played Dr. Matt Kensington
JOSHBROLIN
41A
Remove the lather from
RINSE
42A
Kyle’s younger brother on “South Park”
IKE
43A
Moral wrong
SIN
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
46A
Table in a temple
ALTAR
47A
Miles ___ hour
PER
48A
Retail chain that’s “the place with the helpful hardware folks”
ACE
49A
Clever tactics
PLOYS
50A
Store sign abbreviation that means “founded”
EST
51A
Like clothes after washing and before drying
WET
1D
American ___ bull terrier (dog breed)
PIT
2D
“I’m ___ loss for words”: 2 wds.
ATA
3D
Bloody Mary or piña colada, for example
COCKTAIL
4D
Do a sudoku, for example
SOLVE
5D
Backpacker’s path
TRAIL
6D
Sign of boredom or exhaustion
YAWN
7D
Wound made by a kitten’s claw
SCRATCH
8D
Use transparent paper to draw the outline of
TRACE
9D
Vehicle at a dealership
AUTO
10D
Horse’s tether
REIN
11D
___-mo video
SLO
19D
Long, thin sea creatures
EELS
20D
___ and switch (unethical sales tactic)
BAIT
21D
“Star Wars” rebel Han
SOLO
23D
Hair-shaping goo
GEL
24D
Seat during a sermon
PEW
25D
Loud tool used to remove tree branches: 2 wds.
CHAINSAW
26D
Heal
CURE
27D
Political title for Tommy Tuberville: Abbr.
SEN
29D
Bow and arrow users
ARCHERS
30D
___ tube (nickname for TV)
BOOB
31D
Prefix for “circle” or “conductor”
SEMI
35D
Class writing assignment
ESSAY
36D
Practical ___ (pranks)
JOKES
37D
Vigilant
ALERT
38D
Former First Lady Biden
JILL
39D
Catch ___ (understand): 2 wds.
ONTO
40D
Ready to be harvested
RIPE
41D
Saweetie’s music genre
RAP
44D
Surface for a hockey game
ICE
45D
Barrier used to keep mosquitoes away
NET