9/28/26
Movie Monday
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1A
“Coyote vs. ____” (Will Forte movie)
ACME
5A
“Abbott Elementary” actress Sheryl ____ Ralph
LEE
8A
Obligation
DUTY
12A
____-Raspberry (Ocean Spray flavor)
CRAN
13A
Radio host Glass
IRA
14A
Tibet’s continent
ASIA
15A
2019 crime film starring Jennifer Lopez
HUSTLERS
17A
Pull hard on
YANK
18A
Uncredited movie actor
EXTRA
19A
Window, middle, or aisle selection
SEAT
21A
Cowboy’s positive response
YUP
23A
“These aren’t the ____ you’re looking for” (“Star Wars” line)
DROIDS
27A
Lamb’s cry
BAA
30A
Minor quibble
NIT
32A
Beginning phase
ONSET
33A
2026 Netflix comedy about a CEO falling in love, starring Jennifer Lopez
OFFICEROMANCE
36A
Month for men’s college basketball “madness”
MARCH
37A
Like two peas ____ pod: 2 wds.
IN A
38A
Roadside rescue
TOW
39A
Stocks and bonds agent
BROKER
41A
List-ending abbreviation
ETC
43A
Think tank’s output
IDEA
45A
Annoyed
IRKED
49A
Murder-mystery board game
CLUE
52A
1997 snake-focused action film starring Jennifer Lopez
ANACONDA
54A
Current-blocking structures
DAMS
55A
“The Amanpour Hour” cable channel
CNN
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
56A
Member of a jury
PEER
57A
2017-2025 Shemar Moore series on CBS
S.W.A.T.
58A
“Yo!”
HEY
59A
Heaven-____ (miraculous)
SENT
1D
Dull pain
ACHE
2D
Heart of the matter
CRUX
3D
Sail support on a ship
MAST
4D
Contest form
ENTRY
5D
Little white ____ (fib)
LIE
6D
Messes up
ERRS
7D
Alleviated
EASED
8D
____ 500 (major NASCAR race)
DAYTONA
9D
One of the hosts of the 2026 World Cup: Abbr.
USA
10D
Metal in bronze and pewter
TIN
11D
Talk on and on and on
YAK
16D
Rolled out, like a new product
LAUNCHED
20D
Having a pleasant scent
AROMATIC
22D
Dessert that might include rhubarb or pecans
PIE
24D
“This ____ what I expected at all”
ISNT
25D
Art ____ (architectural style)
DECO
26D
Food often made in a slow cooker
STEW
27D
Zero-star movie
BOMB
28D
____ cry from (quite unlikely): 2 wds.
AFAR
29D
Jimi Hendrix hairdo
AFRO
31D
Prefix for “pod” or “lateral”
TRI
34D
Most repulsive
ICKIEST
35D
Hydrogen’s atomic number
ONE
40D
Get through to
REACH
46D
“On Bended ____” (1994 Boyz II Men hit)
CROPS
47D
Where humanity began, in the Bible
ANNE
48D
It’s aimed at a bull’s-eye
KNEE
49D
Some investments offered by banks: Abbr.
EDEN
50D
What the police are sworn to uphold
DART
51D
“Batman & Robin” actress Thurman
CDS
53D
“Don’t take ____ wooden nickels”
LAW