4/6/26
Movie Monday
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1A
Q&A session on Reddit: Abbr.
AMA
4A
Spaghetti, ziti, or macaroni
PASTA
9A
Three-time “Dancing With the Stars” winner Chmerkovskiy
VAL
12A
Hit very hard
BASH
14A
“Your Song” singer ___ John
ELTON
15A
Bird that lays large, green eggs
EMU
16A
2025 thriller starring Julianne Moore as the mother of a troubled daughter: 2 wds.
ECHOVALLEY
18A
Comic’s booking
GIG
19A
“___ Boots Are Made for Walkin'” (#1 hit for Nancy Sinatra)
THESE
20A
Father, in baby talk
DADA
22A
Long lock of hair
TRESS
26A
Insects that invade picnics
ANTS
29A
Path of a fly ball
ARC
32A
Events that draw customers to stores
SALES
34A
Device worn by a police informant
WIRE
35A
2021 musical featuring Julianne Moore as the title character’s mother: 3 wds.
DEAR EVAN HANSEN
38A
Throw down a challenge
DARE
39A
Come next
ENSUE
40A
Prescription drug, for short
MED
41A
Hunk of concrete or cheese
SLAB
42A
Canvas shelters for campers
TENTS
44A
Demigod in the “Moana” movies
MAUI
47A
Full of the latest info
NEWSY
51A
Singer Carly ___ Jepsen
RAE
53A
2014 film starring Julianne Moore as a mother slowly succumbing to Alzheimer’s disease: 2 wds.
STILL ALICE
57A
Require a doctor’s visit, perhaps
AIL
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
58A
Spine-chillingly creepy
EERIE
59A
Opposite of sharp, in music
FLAT
60A
“___ Miniver” (1942 film that won the Best Picture Oscar)
MRS
61D
Refine metal
SMELT
62D
Three: Prefix
TRI
1D
Assist in a burglary
ABET
2D
___ 1 (the speed of sound)
MACH
3D
Tennis great Arthur
ASHE
4D
Spherical vegetable in fried rice
PEA
5D
Total amount
ALL
6D
Busch Stadium’s city: Abbr.
STL
7D
Three-___ sloth (tree-dwelling mammal)
TOED
8D
“The Queen’s Gambit” star Taylor-Joy
ANYA
9D
Lifestyle that includes no animal products
VEGANISM
10D
“___ imagining things?”: 2 wds.
AM I
11D
Tote around
LUG
13D
Person who has their own talk show
HOST
17D
Section of a pop song
VERSE
21D
Daybreak
DAWN
23D
Edge of a roof
EAVE
24D
Bias
SLANT
25D
Taste, feel, or see
SENSE
27D
Diagram of a family’s descendants
TREE
28D
Button in a text-messaging app
SEND
29D
Tacks on
ADDS
30D
Not fake
REAL
31D
Chewy, brown candies
CARAMELS
33D
Give a wide berth to
SHUN
36D
McEntire who’s known as “the Queen of Country”
REBA
37D
Health insurer owned by CVS
AETNA
43D
___-help (type of nonfiction book)
SELF
45D
Employs
USES
46D
Something listed on an agenda
ITEM
48D
Chamberlain who once scored 100 points in a basketball game
WILT
49D
“The Lion King” villain
SCAR
50D
Mythical, hairy Himalayan creature
YETI
51D
Ewe’s mate
RAM
52D
“Love is in the ___”
AIR
54D
Wrath
IRE
55D
Rapper ___ Uzi Vert
LIL
56D
“___ the record show …”
LET