12/13/21
Movie Monday
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1A
“And another thing …,” in texts
Btw
4A
Muscles sometimes compared to a washboard
Abs
7A
“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” network
CBS
10A
United ___ Emirates (Middle Eastern nation)
Arab
12A
Type of skirt Carrie wears in the opening sequence of “Sex and the City”
Tutu
14A
DiCaprio, to friends and fans
Leo
15A
Actress who plays an English archaeologist in the 2021 film “The Dig”: 2 wds.
Lily James
17A
Actors O’Neill and Harris
Eds
18A
House made of ice or snow
Igloo
19A
“___ silly question …”: 2 wds.
Aska
21A
2017 action film in which 15-Across plays the girlfriend of Ansel Elgort’s character: 2 wds.
Baby Driver
26A
Swiss peak
Alp
29A
Main character in “The Matrix”
Neo
30A
“Scream” actress Campbell
Neve
31A
One of two parts of a tied shoelace bow
Loop
33A
“___ of Words” (new GSN game show)
Tug
35A
Dreary
Grim
36A
Great Lake bordering Cleveland
Erie
37A
Scrap of cloth
Rag
39A
___ Cooper (video game franchise featuring a raccoon)
Sly
40A
2015 movie version of a classic fairy tale, with 15-Across as the title character
Cinderella
44A
Sharp part of a fork
Tine
45A
Archie Bunker’s wife
Edith
49A
Coloring for Easter eggs
Dye
51A
2019 rom-com with 15-Across as the manager of the only person who remembers the Beatles
Yesterday
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
54A
Alternative to a boat paddle
Oar
55A
“___ and alack!” (old-timey exclamation)
Alas
56A
App with crowd-sourced reviews
Yelp
57A
Gives the nod to
Oks
58A
Soak (up), as gravy
Sop
59A
Perfect serve in tennis
Ace
1D
Indonesian tourist destination
Bali
2D
Course often taken before calculus, for short
Trig
3D
Surface to hang a picture on
Wall
4D
“It comes ___ price”: 2 wds.
At A
5D
Panhandler
Bum
6D
Stand in good ___ (come in handy)
Stead
7D
Butchers’ chopping tools
Cleavers
8D
“Make the ___” (item on a list of household chores)
Bed
9D
Brand of steel wool scouring pads
Sos
11D
Invitation letters indicating the lack of an open bar
BYOB
13D
Superpower that broke up in the early 1990s: Abbr.
USSR
16D
Actress Cusack of “Shameless”
Joan
20D
Double-decker checker on a checkerboard
King
22D
Wager
Bet
23D
“___ the One That I Want” (“Grease” song)
Youre
24D
Necessary ___ (something unpleasant that still needs to be done)
Evil
25D
Rat voiced by Patton Oswalt in “Ratatouille”
Remy
26D
Smart ___ (know-it-all)
Alec
27D
“Shark Tank” investor Greiner
Lori
28D
Helpful tips
Pointers
32D
Mani-___ (salon package deal)
Pedi
34D
___ pal (female friend)
Gal
38D
Musical series about a school choir
Glee
41D
One-named Irish singer
Enya
42D
Film spools
Reels
43D
“There wasn’t ___ eye in the house”: 2 wds.
A Dry
46D
Notion
Idea
47D
After-bath powder
Talc
48D
Excessive publicity
Hype
49D
Scooby-___ (mystery-solving dog)
Doo
50D
Bulky animal of Tibet
Yak
52D
___ Tomé and Príncipe (African nation)
Sao
53D
1/768 of a gallon: Abbr.
Tsp