8/4/25
Movie Monday
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1A
Green Day and Pink Floyd, for two
BANDS
6A
“Is ___ your final answer?”
THAT
10A
Dangerous substance in cigarettes
TAR
13A
Criminal organization in “GoodFellas”
MAFIA
14A
Usain who is known as “the fastest man alive”
BOLT
15A
“Isle of Dogs” voice performer Yoko
ONO
16A
Real-life animator and film producer played by Tom Hanks in “Saving Mr. Banks”: 2 wds
WALTDISNEY
18A
Cable channel that aired “Jersey Shore”
MTV
19A
Face card’s value in blackjack
TEN
20A
Celestial event in which the sun is blocked
ECLIPSE
22A
Judo studio
DOJO
25A
Retired quarterback Cutler
JAY
27A
Cathode-___ tube
RAY
28A
“Beverly Hills Cop ___” (1994 movie)
III
29A
Mother
MOM
30A
King in a Shakespeare tragedy
LEAR
32A
Wood used to make archery bows
ELM
33A
Knitted headgear that might be worn on the slopes: 2 wds
SKICAP
35A
Term for a baby fox, or a set of tools
KIT
38A
Highway division
LANE
40A
“A shining new ___ is tiptoeing nearer” (lyric from “Be Prepared” in “The Lion King”)
ERA
41A
It may lead to a cocky attitude
EGO
42A
“That’s a riot!,” in a text
LOL
43A
Piggish person
HOG
44A
Bird very similar to a raven
CROW
45A
Pasta squares produced by Chef Boyardee
RAVIOLI
48A
When an Uber should get to its destination: Abbr.
ETA
50A
“I can’t believe I ___ the whole thing!”
ATE
51A
Real-life newspaper editor played by Tom Hanks in “The Post”: 2 wds
BENBRADLEE
56A
“Do not open ___ Christmas”
TIL
57A
Burst ___ the scene
ONTO
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
58A
Abounds (with)
TEEMS
59A
NBC comedy show broadcast from 30 Rock: Abbr.
SNL
60A
Not difficult
EASY
61A
Bend down low
STOOP
1D
German automaker that competes with Mercedes-Benz
BMW
2D
Small battery size
AAA
3D
Organization for the Las Vegas Raiders: Abbr.
NFL
4D
“What she said”
DITTO
5D
Singer best known for “Smooth Operator”
SADE
6D
“Stupid Pet Tricks” cable channel
TBS
7D
Bees’ sweet product
HONEY
8D
Father on the TLC reality show “The Baldwins”
ALEC
9D
“bye 4 now!,” in an instant message
TTYL
10D
Real-life talent manager and “Colonel” played by Tom Hanks in “Elvis”: 2 wds
TOMPARKER
11D
Nervously impatient
ANTSY
12D
Roam around
ROVE
17D
Humorous remark that will only be understood by a few people: Hyph
IN-JOKE
21D
Gershwin who wrote the lyrics to “I Got Rhythm”
IRA
22D
“No Time to ___” (the most recent James Bond film)
DIE
23D
Liquid that spews out in a gusher
OIL
24D
Real-life astronaut played by Tom Hanks in “Apollo 13”: 2 wds
JIMLOVELL
26D
“What ___ doing here?”: 2 wds
AMI
29D
Web portal whose search engine is Bing
MSN
30D
___-than-life (like someone with a big personality)
LARGER
31D
Ecological watchdog organization: Abbr.
EPA
34D
Business head: Abbr.
CEO
36D
“Did ___ too far?”: 2 wds
IGO
37D
Service for a broken-down car
TOW
39D
Mahershala of “Moonlight”
ALI
42D
Language of “carpe diem” and “mea culpa”
LATIN
43D
Helpful suggestions
HINTS
44D
Space ___ (airheaded person)
CADET
45D
“Dang it!”
RATS
46D
Double-reed instrument typically made from African blackwood
OBOE
47D
“Game of Thrones” actress Headey
LENA
49D
Images applied with needles, for short
TATS
52D
What the color blue represents at a gender reveal party
BOY
53D
Name of the current pope
LEO
54D
Genre sometimes used to describe Billie Eilish’s music
EMO
55D
Power that clairvoyants claim to have: Abbr.
ESP