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Movie Monday
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1A
Native American tribe known for the Snake Dance
HOPI
5A
Animal that might run through a maze…
RAT
8A
Signature of a graffiti artist
TAG
11A
Homecoming attendee, for short
ALUM
12A
Mother of Cain, Abel, and Seth
EVE
13A
Disney monkey who appears in “Kingdom Hearts”
ABU
14A
“The Menu” star… in “28 Years Later”: 2 wds.
RALPHFIENNES
17A
Having a high-strung personality: 2 wds.
TYPEA
18A
___ as a bug in a rug
SNUG
19A
Illuminated
LIT
21A
Kind of animal that Hobbes is
TIGER
25A
Emergency room “drips”: Abbr.
IVS
28A
“Based on a ___ story”
TRUE
31A
Take ___ day as it comes
EACH
32A
“Oppenheimer” star… in “28 Years Later”: 2 wds.
CILLIANMURPHY
35A
Online auction site
EBAY
36A
Mopey expression
POUT
37A
Naval distress transmission
SOS
38A
Actress Messing of “Will & Grace”
DEBRA
40A
Addition result
SUM
42A
Isolated tropical spot
ISLE
45A
Wheelchair-friendly alternatives to stairs
RAMPS
49A
“Sinners” costar… in “28 Years Later”: 2 wds.
JACKOCONNELL
52A
Santa ___ winds
ANA
53A
A towel might hang on one
ROD
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
54A
Cookie that’s an ingredient in “dirt cake”
OREO
55A
Zero, in a World Cup match
NIL
56A
Finale
END
57A
Collect in the fields
REAP
1D
“___ to Heart” (Peacock talk show)
HART
2D
Big name in skin care
OLAY
3D
Stuff strained from orange juice
PULP
4D
Drive forward
IMPEL
5D
Person who calls sports penalties, for short
REF
6D
Competitor of Hertz
AVIS
7D
___ Choice Awards (former annual honors)
TEEN
8D
Sharper in flavor
TANGIER
9D
Vigoda who played Sal Tessio in “The Godfather”
ABE
10D
“Gloomy” fellow
GUS
15D
Caribbean neighbor of the Dominican Republic
HAITI
16D
Almond or pecan, for example
NUT
20D
“Shut your ___!” (“Hush up!”)
TRAP
22D
Breaks in continuity
GAPS
23D
Possible result of microphone feedback
ECHO
24D
“Our Flag Means Death” star ___ Darby
RHYS
25D
Like summertime tea, often
ICED
26D
Vague feeling
VIBE
27D
Flat chunk of stone
SLAB
29D
“___, dos, tres …”
UNO
30D
Tall birds of the Outback
EMUS
33D
Relating to the words of a song
LYRICAL
34D
Motorist’s doubling-back maneuver: Hyph.
UTURN
39D
“I thought you’d never ___!”
ASK
41D
Lordly estate
MANOR
43D
Legends passed down by storytellers
LORE
44D
Business school subject: Abbr.
ECON
46D
“It’s nothing, a ___ trifle”
MERE
47D
It’s entered during an arraignment
PLEA
48D
Food for swine
SLOP
49D
1980s “SNL” comedian Hooks
JAN
50D
Darth Vader’s nickname as a boy
ANI
51D
Bizarre
ODD