4/13/26
Movie Monday
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1A
Sounds made by rams and ewes
BAAS
5A
New York team whose only Super Bowl win was in 1969
JETS
9A
Sound associated with Rice Krispies
POP
12A
Singer Langley with the recent #1 hit “Choosin’ Texas”
ELLA
13A
Neglect to mention
OMIT
14A
Actress Gabor or Green
EVA
15A
1993 movie where Val Kilmer played Doc Holliday
TOMBSTONE
17A
Clothing label that might include washing instructions
TAG
18A
Like bread that’s no longer fresh
STALE
19A
Left or right side of the forehead
TEMPLE
21A
“Desire Under the ___” (Eugene O’Neill play with trees in the title)
ELMS
24A
Author Child who created Jack Reacher
LEE
25A
“Mama ___ Crazy” (#1 hit for the Judds)
HES
28A
Cruel
MEAN
30A
Short note about an office policy
MEMO
33A
1995 movie where Val Kilmer played Bruce Wayne: 2 wds.
BATMAN FOREVER
36A
Cookie with a Cookie Dough variety
OREO
37A
Warriors guard Curry
SETH
38A
Actor O’Neill and singer Sheeran, for two
EDS
39A
Golf score that’s one worse than a birdie
PAR
41A
Gook in a chimney stack
SOOT
43A
Makes amends
ATONES
46A
“That’s the cost of ___ business”
DOING
50A
Dapper ___ (well-dressed man)
DAN
51A
2004 movie where Val Kilmer played Philip II of Macedon
ALEXANDER
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
54A
“___ hearing you correctly?”: 2 wds.
AM I
55A
10¢ piece
DIME
56A
“Can I ___ witness?”: 2 wds.
GET A
57A
Was introduced to
MET
58A
Potato, in slang
SPUD
59A
Cheeky response
SASS
1D
Gambles
BETS
2D
Very often: 2 wds.
A LOT
3D
___ mater (former university)
ALMA
4D
Black fur
SABLE
5D
Write hurriedly
JOT
6D
Type of music that’s far from perky
EMO
7D
Shading applied to car windows
TINT
8D
Romance author Danielle
STEEL
9D
Thing that especially irritates you: 2 wds.
PET PEEVE
10D
Mirror’s shape, sometimes
OVAL
11D
Sheet of paper in a magazine
PAGE
16D
Alabama city that was the setting of a 1965 march
SELMA
20D
“You’ve heard of Elf on the Shelf …,” for example
MEME
22D
___ Wearhouse (clothing store chain)
MENS
23D
Vaults
SAFES
25D
“House of the Dragon” cable channel
HBO
26D
Where one end of a Eustachian tube is
EAR
27D
“Hurry up!”: 3 wds.
STEP ON IT
29D
Say ___ (refuse): 2 wds.
NOTO
31D
“Chicago ___” (NBC drama series)
MED
32D
Surgery locations: Abbr.
ORS
34D
Sound of lament
MOAN
35D
“The Mary Tyler Moore Show” spin-off
RHODA
40D
Curls up with a good book
READS
42D
Firewood-gripping tools
TONGS
43D
Person in Eden
ADAM
44D
Make less wild
TAME
45D
Error that could be “Freudian”
SLIP
47D
Result of successful brainstorming
IDEA
48D
Items used for catching shrimp
NETS
49D
Mardi ___ (February or March celebration)
GRAS
52D
Large bird that eats pebbles
EMU
53D
___ out (crossed through)
XED