8/5/19
Movie Monday
Are you stuck with the Crosswords With Friends Puzzle Today? Stuck No More. We offer complete solutions as well as “no spoiler” mode to give you that little extra push. Or simply use this cheat sheet to help you get the best and fastest completion time possible.
1A
Floor-cleaning tool often dunked in a bucket
Mop
4A
A ___ in the Pod (maternity clothes retail chain)
Pea
7A
“You had one ___!”
Job
10A
NPR reporter Shapiro
Ari
11A
Bar that connects wheels on a car
Axle
13A
“___: Pig in the City” (1998 movie)
Babe
14A
Record label that’s part of Sony Music
RCA
15A
Pieces of furniture with mattresses and box springs
Beds
16A
Last word of a prayer often
Amen
17A
“The Crown” actress who plays Hattie Shaw in the 2019 “The Fast and the Furious” spin-off “Hobbs & Shaw”: 2 wds.
Vanessa Kirby
20A
Nature Valley Baked ___ Bites (cereal)
Oat
21A
Liquid inside a ballpoint pen
Ink
22A
Company that makes Healthy Naturals pet food
Iams
24A
Run-___ (hip-hop trio)
DMC
25A
Someone who isn’t amateur anymore
Pro
28A
“Rampage” actor who plays Luke Hobbs in “Hobbs & Shaw”: 2 wds.
Dwayne Johnson
32A
“Mind your ___ business!”
Own
33A
Quick online notes: Abbr.
Ims
34A
They have irises and pupils
Eyes
35A
Folk singer DiFranco
Ani
36A
Apple computer
Mac
37A
“The Expendables” actor who plays Deckard Shaw in “Hobbs & Shaw”: 2 wds.
Jason Statham
43A
Composer Johann Sebastian ___
Bach
44A
Large flightless birds
Emus
45A
Nickname of a 1950s US president
Ike
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
46A
Initial bet in poker
Ante
47A
Former TV title role played by Tony Shalhoub
Monk
48A
US spy group headquartered in Langley VA: Abbr.
CIA
49A
Opposite of no
Yes
50A
One of the states of matter other than solid or liquid
Gas
51A
Show that has created such characters as Debbie Downer and Stuart Smalley: Abbr.
SNL
1D
Sportscaster ___ Albert
Marv
2D
Killer whale
Orca
3D
Person who was asked to “sing us a song tonight” in a Billy Joel hit: 2 wds.
Piano Man
4D
___ Blue Ribbon (beer brand)
Pabst
5D
People who aren’t together anymore
Exes
6D
Actor Alan of “M*A*S*H”
Alda
7D
Part of a door frame
Jamb
8D
Comply with
Obey
9D
“Triple Frontier” star Affleck
Ben
12D
___ Pie (ice cream dessert)
Eskimo
13D
“His ___ is worse than his bite”
Bark
18D
Idiot-proof
Easy
19D
Unit equal to 25.4 millimeters
Inch
22D
Words said during a marriage ceremony: 2 wds.
I Do
23D
“How cu-u-ute!”
Aww
24D
People who spin records in clubs: Abbr.
DJs
25D
They claim to be able to predict the future
Psychics
26D
___ v. Wade (historic court case)
Roe
27D
Light switches’ upper positions typically
Ons
29D
El ___ (weather pattern that causes intense storms)
Nino
30D
Rapper with the songs “Killshot” and “Lucky You”
Eminem
31D
Free of clutter
Neat
35D
Pioneering tennis player Arthur
Ashe
36D
Costume parts that cover faces
Masks
37D
“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” actress Krakowski
Jane
38D
Plays a part in a play
Acts
39D
Unhealthy air
Smog
40D
Fish sold by StarKist
Tuna
41D
Similar (to)
Akin
42D
“Enjoy your ___!” (comment from a waiter)
Meal
43D
Hudson ___ (Canadian body of water)
Bay