3/9/26
Movie Monday
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1A
Defendant’s statement of “guilty” or “not guilty”
PLEA
5A
Spring dance at a high school
PROM
9A
___ Ridge Boys (country group known for “Elvira”)
OAK
12A
Skewed viewpoint
BIAS
13A
Seized car, for short
REPO
14A
Winter driving hazard
ICE
15A
“Hamnet” actress who plays the title role in “The Bride!”: 2 wds.
JESSIEBUCKLEY
18A
Scornful smile
SNEER
19A
Tennis legend Arthur
ASHE
20A
Very young child
TOT
22A
“10 Things I Hate ___ You” (1999 movie)
ABOUT
26A
Nile snake
ASP
29A
Crosby, Stills, ___ & Young
NASH
32A
Eyebrow shape
ARCH
33A
“Vice” actor who plays Frankenstein’s monster in “The Bride!”: 2 wds.
CHRISTIANBALE
36A
Taylor Swift’s Eras ___
TOUR
37A
Prefix for “biotic” or “histamine”
ANTI
38A
Place, as a bet
LAY
39A
What comes from water thrown on hot rocks in a sauna
STEAM
41A
Poseidon’s domain
SEA
43A
Reggae great Peter
TOSH
46A
___-pie (sweetheart)
CUTIE
50A
“Nyad” actress who plays Dr. Euphronious in “The Bride!”: 2 wds
ANNETTEBENING
54A
Artificial color
DYE
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
55A
___ one’s hair out (was very upset)
TORE
56A
Duo plus one
TRIO
57A
Mountain ___ (brand of soft drink)
DEW
58A
Unlock
OPEN
59A
Segments of a Wimbledon match
SETS
1D
Kids’ sandwiches: Abbr.
PBJS
2D
Legal claim on a property
LIEN
3D
“At ___, soldier!”
EASE
4D
Desirable trait or skill
ASSET
5D
___-owned (used)
PRE
6D
Singer/actress McEntire
REBA
7D
“Mr. Holland’s ___” (Richard Dreyfuss movie)
OPUS
8D
Mix of coffee and chocolate
MOCHA
9D
Salad dressing ingredient
OIL
10D
Blackjack card with two values
ACE
11D
Shift or Tab, on a laptop
KEY
16D
Actor Jeremy who won an Oscar for “Reversal of Fortune”
IRONS
17D
Shish ___ (food with a skewer)
KEBAB
21D
“See ya!”: Hyph.
TA-TA
23D
Spoken rather than written
ORAL
24D
The Bruins’ school: Abbr.
UCLA
25D
“What were ___ thinking?”
THEY
26D
Plays a role in a movie
ACTS
27D
Goal attempt, in hockey
SHOT
28D
“The Great British Baking Show” judge Leith
PRUE
30D
Religious transgression
SIN
31D
“The 500 ___ of Bartholomew Cubbins” (Dr. Seuss book)
HATS
34D
Very angry
IRATE
35D
Dorothy, to Em
NIECE
40D
Words to live by
MOTTO
42D
Wives of uncles
AUNTS
44D
Obey a red light
STOP
45D
“Where do I go from ___?”
HERE
47D
Spare in a trunk
TIRE
48D
“Oh, put a sock ___!”: 2 wds.
INIT
49D
Swelled heads
EGOS
50D
Tack on
ADD
51D
“Science Guy” Bill
NYE
52D
___ Brunswick (Canadian province)
NEW
53D
London’s Big ___
BEN