4/19/21
Movie Monday
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1A
Place also known as “the clink” or “the slammer”
Jail
5A
First, second, or third, on a baseball diamond
Base
9A
Diet soda that existed from 1963 to 2020
Tab
12A
Part of a roof where you might hang Christmas lights
Eave
13A
NHL player from Edmonton
Oiler
14A
Sports fan’s cheer that’s popular in Latin America
Ole
15A
2015 sci-fi film in which Jessica Chastain played a mission commander rescuing an astronaut: 2 wds.
The Martian
17A
Play hard to ___
Get
18A
Must repay
Owes
19A
Special movie format for “Godzilla vs. Kong”
iMax
21A
Disney film that includes the song “How Far I’ll Go”
Moana
24A
“Guilty” or “not guilty,” for example
Plea
26A
“Black-ish” network
ABC
27A
Lace again, as sneakers
Retie
30A
Feature in the middle of the face
Nose
34A
2012 thriller in which Jessica Chastain played a CIA analyst conducting a terrorist manhunt: 3 wds.
Zero Dark Thirty
37A
Features near the top of the face
Eyes
38A
Witherspoon of “Legally Blonde”
Reese
39A
What Marcie calls Peppermint Patty in “Peanuts”
Sir
40A
Homophone of “links”
Lynx
42A
Love, in Naples or Florence
Amore
44A
Monopoly token that’s an article of clothing
Shoe
46A
“The King ___” (classic musical): 2 wds.
Andi
48A
Greeting from a ghost
Boo
49A
2017 crime drama in which Jessica Chastain played a woman running an underground poker empire: 2 wds.
Mollys Game
55A
“Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of ___” (pirate’s chant)
Rum
56A
Use TurboTax to submit one’s taxes, perhaps: Hyph.
Efile
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
57A
Don’t include
Omit
58A
“Gorillas in the Mist” primate
Ape
59D
Old ___ (clothing store chain)
Navy
60D
Uses a barstool, say
Sits
1D
Aircraft flown by the Blue Angels
Jet
2D
Ooh and ___
Aah
3D
“___ said my piece”
Ive
4D
Liz’s last name on “30 Rock,” or a fruit
Lemon
5D
Drill attachments that come in a variety of sizes
Bits
6D
Actress Larter who plays a doctor on “The Rookie”
Ali
7D
Caspian or Caribbean, for example
Sea
8D
Actual name of “Coach” on “Cheers”
Ernie
9D
Roman garment worn at some frat parties
Toga
10D
“Bill & Ted Face the Music” star Winter
Alex
11D
Action in a casino
Bet
13D
Metal that hasn’t been refined
Ore
16D
Lifetime achievement ___
Award
20D
Fingernail treatment, for short
Mani
21D
Puzzle that a lab rat might solve
Maze
22D
Comply with
Obey
23D
Unit of area that’s equal to 4,840 square yards
Acre
24D
Bent position for a diver
Pike
25D
“___ Make a Deal” (game show hosted by Wayne Brady)
Lets
28D
Merit
Earn
29D
Type of dinosaur in “Toy Story”: 2 wds., abbr.
Trex
31D
Roughly: 2 wds.
Orso
32D
What you do with a spoon in a cup of coffee
Stir
33D
Charlotte Brontë book “Jane ___”
Eyre
35D
Scandinavian capital where Nobel Peace Prizes are bestowed
Oslo
36D
Coin toss alternative to “tails”
Heads
41D
Country next to Oman
Yemen
43D
Hip-hop trio with the top 10 hits “MotorSport” and “Walk It Talk It”
Migos
44D
“Chicken ___ for the Soul”
Soup
45D
Where you live
Home
46D
Supportive friend
Ally
47D
Bill famous for being a “Science Guy”
Nye
48D
Item whose size might be 34C or 36B
Bra
50D
Make a mountain out ___ molehill: 2 wds.
Of A
51D
Actress Tyler of “Armageddon”
Liv
52D
“What ___ missing here?”: 2 wds.
Am I
53D
Boston-area school that Benjamin Netanyahu graduated from: Abbr.
Mit
54D
Beings involved in a “close encounter”: Abbr.
Ets