12/14/20
Movie Monday
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1A
“… or ___!” (end of a bully’s demand)
Else
5A
___ Speaker (term of address for Nancy Pelosi)
Madam
10A
Dairy animal
Cow
13A
“Indiana Jones and the Temple of ___”
Doom
14A
The lesser of two ___
Evils
15A
Kick it ___ notch: 2 wds.
Up A
16A
1992 Clint Eastwood western for which Gene Hackman won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar
Unforgiven
18A
___ Wyatt (Adam Scott’s “Parks and Recreation” role)
Ben
19A
Fence “door”
Gate
20A
“On the Basis of ___” (2018 Ruth Bader Ginsburg biographical movie)
Sex
21A
Repair, as a torn seam
Mend
22A
Computer key: Abbr.
ESC
24A
“The Simpsons” character who runs the Kwik-E-Mart
Apu
26A
Intake areas at trauma centers: Abbr.
Ers
29A
“Lovecraft Country” channel
HBO
32A
“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” star Kemper
Ellie
36A
1967 Warren Beatty/Faye Dunaway heist movie in which Gene Hackman’s Buck Barrow joins a crime spree: 3 wds.
Bonnie and Clyde
40A
Jeered at an umpire who made a bad call
Booed
41A
Josh who voices Olaf in the “Frozen” movies
Gad
42A
Course that a newcomer to the US might take: Abbr.
ESL
43A
___-com (movie like “Crazy Rich Asians”)
Rom
45A
“Murder, ___ Wrote”
She
48A
Give a strong nudge to
Prod
51A
Shape of a rainbow
Arc
54A
Physical ___ (part of a medical checkup)
Exam
57A
Coldest temperature of the day
Low
58A
2001 Brad Pitt/Julia Roberts adventure comedy in which Gene Hackman plays a mobster: 2 wds.
The Mexican
61A
Poetic tribute
Ode
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
62A
Forget-___: Hyph.
Me Not
63A
Any musical group the same size as Destiny’s Child or TLC
Trio
64A
“Isle of Dogs” director Anderson
Wes
65D
Actor Jeremy who voiced Scar in 1994’s “The Lion King”
Irons
66D
Drop in the mail
Send
1D
End of an academic email address
Edu
2D
Emmy Award-winning actress Shelley of “Cheers”
Long
3D
Couch
Sofa
4D
Overact
Emote
5D
“Sleepless in Seattle” actress Ryan
Meg
6D
Budget Rent a Car’s sister company
Avis
7D
Jump in headfirst
Dive
8D
Amazon’s virtual assistant
Alexa
9D
ISP with a butterfly logo
MSN
10D
Solid shape whose sides are all squares
Cube
11D
___-and-shut case
Open
12D
What Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother casts a spell with
Wand
17D
Hi-___ monitor
Res
21D
___ over (think about for awhile)
Mull
23D
Michael ___ (“Weekend Update” cohost on “SNL”)
Che
25D
Chest muscle, for short
Pec
26D
___ and flow
Ebb
27D
Kanga’s joey, in the Winnie the Pooh movies
Roo
28D
Hostess ___ Balls (coconut-coated treats)
Sno
30D
Supermarket checkout’s paper or plastic thing
Bag
31D
Going out ___ limb: 2 wds.
On A
33D
Caustic cleaning chemical
Lye
34D
Picks from a police lineup, for short
IDs
35D
Slippery as an ___
Eel
37D
Geek
Nerd
38D
“What can ___ to help?”: 2 wds.
I Do
39D
Orthodontist’s degree: Abbr.
DDS
44D
“Real Time With Bill ___”
Maher
46D
Place a curse on
Hex
47D
Leaves the premises
Exits
48D
Clear the road after a winter storm
Plow
49D
Competed in a horse race
Rode
50D
Has debts
Owes
52D
Gambling city near Lake Tahoe
Reno
53D
“Let’s get going!”
Cmon
55D
Farmer’s land measure
Acre
56D
Primary
Main
58D
“I’ve heard enough,” in a text: Abbr.
TMI
59D
UFO crew: Abbr.
ETS
60D
Move your head to say “yes”
Nod