8/21/23
Movie Monday
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1A
Shot in the ___ (pick-me-up)
Arm
4A
Minor spats
Tiffs
9A
Simply amazed
Awed
13A
Garland gift in Hawaii
Lei
14A
Ahead by a single point: 2 wds.
One Up
15A
The Twilight ___: Breaking Dawn
Saga
16A
Pulp Fiction actor who received an honorary Oscar in 2021: 3 wds.
Samuell Jackson
19A
Make the first bid in a game of bridge
Open
20A
Hard Knock Wife comedian Wong
Ali
21A
Animals that are part of the family
Pets
22A
Crow’s call
Caw
24A
The Marquis de ___
Sade
25A
Green shampoo brand
Prell
28A
Tufted capuchin monkey in Aladdin
Abu
30A
Playfulness
Fun
33A
Gaslight actress who received an honorary Oscar in 2013: 2 wds.
Angela Lansbury
37A
Wiggle like a puppy’s tail
Wag
38A
Divider in a game of badminton
Net
39A
Actress Bailey who plays Ariel in 2023’s The Little Mermaid
Halle
40A
Lil Nas X hit Old ___ Road
Town
43A
Ink-filled writing implement
Pen
44A
Citrus garnish for a cocktail
Lime
45A
Cable channel that airs the drama series The Idol
HBO
47A
Birth month for most Geminis and some Cancers
June
51A
The Great White Hope actor who received an honorary Oscar in 2011: 3 wds.
James Earl Jones
54A
Double convection appliance
Oven
55A
Mechanism for slowing or stopping
Brake
56A
Devilish little kid
Imp
57A
Watering holes
Bars
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
58A
Made a start
Began
59A
Barbie or Ken doll for example
Toy
1D
Furthermore
Also
2D
Gather up the harvest
Reap
3D
Street performer who uses no sound
Mime
4D
Padded part of a ballerina’s shoe
Toe
5D
Relative by marriage: Hyph.
Inlaw
6D
Plummeted
Fell
7D
Apple variety or a mountain in Japan
Fuji
8D
Rest-and-relaxation resort
Spa
9D
Made a request
Asked
10D
Like someone who throws away perfectly good food
Wasteful
11D
Swelled heads
Egos
12D
Castellaneta who voices Homer Simpson
Dan
17D
Your father’s brother
Uncle
18D
Expert in tax preparation: Abbr.
CPA
23D
___ You Need Is Love (Beatles song)
All
24D
Symbol on the flags of Argentina and the Philippines
Sun
25D
What a dog might shake hands with
Paw
26D
Single-stranded genetic material: Abbr.
RNA
27D
Breakfast chef’s equivalent of a stopwatch: 2 wds.
Egg Timer
28D
Beer type with pale and cream varieties
Ale
29D
The only flying mammal
Bat
31D
Web address: Abbr.
URL
32D
Bill known as the Science Guy
Nye
34D
Longtime advice columnist Landers
Ann
35D
Steady as ___ goes
She
36D
Musical instrument mentioned in the song Oh! Susanna
Banjo
41D
Signs of things to come
Omens
42D
Craven who directed the first four Scream movies
Wes
43D
Lively dance music played on an accordion
Polka
44D
Hot stuff from a volcano
Lava
45D
Tortoise’s opponent in a fictional race
Hare
46D
Gloat
Brag
48D
Meter or mile for example
Unit
49D
Dory’s clownfish friend in two movies
Nemo
50D
Award with such categories as Best International Athlete and Best Team
Espy
51D
Career
Job
52D
___ and flow (tidal movements)
Ebb
53D
MSNBC’s Inside With ___ Psaki
Jen