7/13/26
Movie Monday
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1A
Donated
GAVE
5A
Setting for a light switch
OFF
8A
New England ____ chowder
CLAM
12A
Tablet with Air, Pro, and Mini varieties
IPAD
13A
Villainous computer in ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’
HAL
14A
Fruit whose juice is used in guacamole
LIME
15A
Actress whose ‘The Theory of Everything’ character was married to brilliant astrophysicist Stephen Hawking: 2 wds.
FELICITY JONES
18A
Item fixed by a cobbler
SHOE
19A
Appliances that may be ‘wood-fired’
OVENS
20A
Lacking money
POOR
22A
‘See ya!’
BYE
23A
With 36-Across, actress whose ‘A Beautiful Mind’ character was married to brilliant mathematician John Nash
JENNIFER
26A
Tears to pieces
RIPS
30A
Shopkeeper on ‘The Simpsons’
APU
31A
Lengthy, involved tales
SAGAS
33A
____ water (liquid from a sink)
TAP
34A
____ Pro Shops (sporting goods chain)
BASS
36A
See 23-Across
CONNELLY
38A
Bowler or beret, for example
HAT
40A
Auto part that sounds like a figure skating jump
AXLE
41A
Shock jock Howard
STERN
44A
Just a hop, ____, and a jump
SKIP
46A
Actress whose ‘Maestro’ character was married to brilliant conductor Leonard Bernstein: 2 wds.
CAREY MULLIGAN
51A
Very dry, climate-wise
ARID
52A
Bird that lives in the Australian Outback
EMU
53A
____ Martin (brand of cognac)
REMY
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
54A
Catches some rays
TANS
55A
Male turkey
TOM
56A
I don’t know how ____ i can explain this
ELSE
1D
Animated response in a text conversation: Abbr.
GIF
2D
‘Take your stinking paws off me, you damn dirty ____!’ (Charlton Heston movie quote)
APE
3D
Actor Kilmer who died in 2025
VAL
4D
Inventor of the phonograph and the movie camera
EDISON
5D
State southeast of Michigan
OHIO
6D
Twist of ____ (unexpected turn of events)
FATE
7D
Household insect that buzzes
FLY
8D
Green marshmallow in a bowl of Lucky Charms
CLOVER
9D
Queue
LINE
10D
‘You said it!’
AMEN
11D
State of chaos
MESS
16D
Middle of the three Hemsworth brothers
CHRIS
17D
Glee
JOY
20D
Salt’s partner in hip-hop
PEPA
21D
Heavy burden
ONUS
22D
Source of dietary fiber
BRAN
23D
Sharp poke
JAB
24D
True statement
FACT
25D
Inflated sense of self
EGO
27D
‘____ have to do, I guess’
It’ll
28D
India ____ Ale (type of beer)
PALE
29D
Person with a code name
SPY
32D
SpongeBob’s pet Gary, for one
SNAIL
35D
Tatters
SHREDS
37D
Run out, like a magazine subscription
EXPIRE
39D
‘____ questions?’
ANY
43D
‘____ Brockovich’ (2000 movie)
ERIN
44D
Type of wrestling that’s the national sport of Japan
SUMO
45D
Supermodel Heidi who was once married to Seal
KLUM
47D
Got acquainted with
MET
48D
Hair-stiffening stuff
GEL
49D
Mornings: Abbr.
AMS
50D
Bill who’s known as ‘the Science Guy’
NYE