8/29/22
Movie Monday
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1A
Broadcasts on a podcast
Airs
5A
___ the wrong way (irritates)
Rubs
9A
Wild animal on California’s flag
Bear
13A
Release as an album or a ball
Drop
14A
Word before care or hygiene
Oral
15D
Jafar’s parrot in Aladdin
Iago
16A
Django Unchained actor who received the Chairman’s Award at the 2022 NAACP Image Awards: 3 wds.
Samuell Jackson
19A
___-racking (very stressful)
Nerve
20A
___-oop (basketball move)
Alley
21A
Post office worker’s call
Next
23D
Canoe-rowing tool
Oar
24A
With 37-Across A Madea Homecoming actor who received the Chairman’s Award at the 2010 NAACP Image Awards
Tyler
27A
Blowout victory
Romp
29A
Rushmore director Anderson
Wes
32A
Quack grass or crabgrass for example
Weed
33D
Phoenix’s NBA team
Suns
34A
Bird in the simile happy as a ___
Lark
35A
Mind your ___ business!
Own
36A
Purplish vegetable
Beet
37A
See 24-Across
Perry
38A
Off ___ good start: 2 wds.
To A
39A
City that hosts the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony
Oslo
41A
Personal top scores
Bests
43A
Subject of conversation
Topic
46A
The Last King of Scotland actor who received the Chairman’s Award at the 2014 NAACP Image Awards: 2 wds.
Forest Whitaker
50D
By an unknown author: Abbr.
Anon
51A
Animal’s den
Lair
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
52A
Nevada city close to the California border
Reno
53A
The latest happenings
News
54A
Split ___ (hair problems)
Ends
55D
Outcome of a Tinder chat perhaps
Date
1A
Interruptions during streaming
Ads
2A
Country whose name becomes another country if you change its last letter to Q
Iran
3A
Capital city built on seven hills
Rome
4A
Rejected disdainfully
Spurned
5A
Geneva-based luxury watch brand
Rolex
6D
www.duolingo.com is one: Abbr.
URL
7D
___ California (where Tijuana is)
Baja
8D
Races where skiers zigzag through gates
Slaloms
9D
Hells Angels member
Biker
10D
Not difficult
Easy
11D
That was a long time ___
Ago
12D
President Reagan’s youngest child
Ron
17D
Did I ___ tell you about the time …
Ever
18D
Show appreciation for the band
Clap
22D
Can’t argue with that
TRUE
24D
Lowest possible roll on a pair of dice
Two
25D
Evergreen tree known for its longevity
Yew
26D
Spy author Deighton
Len
28D
Hold ___ this for me: 2 wds.
Onto
29D
International conflict
War
30D
Be less than perfect
Err
31D
What a planetarium simulates on its ceiling
Sky
33D
City that’s home to football’s Seahawks
Seattle
34D
Spotted wildcat
Leopard
36D
Who an employee reports to
Boss
37D
Novel’s story line
Plot
38D
Typical Euphoria characters age-wise
Teens
40D
Mixes with a spoon
Stirs
41D
Facial feature that might be microbladed
Brow
42D
What the Ugly Duckling turns into
Swan
44D
Furniture store whose products often come with Allen wrenches
Ikea
45D
Euro fraction
Cent
46D
Enthusiast
Fan
47D
Half of 24-Down
One
48D
Stashed in a secret spot
Hid
49D
Eggs used by a sushi chef
Roe