12/19/22
Movie Monday
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1A
Holy infant so tender and ___ (Silent Night lyrics)
Mild
5A
___ Bizkit (Fred Durst’s band)
Limp
9A
Top for a stockpot
Lid
12A
Ram in the zodiac
Aries
14A
The gem in the 2019 movie Uncut Gems
Opal
15A
Type of poem originally created in ancient Greece
Ode
16A
Guardians of the Galaxy actress who plays Neytiri in Avatar: The Way of Water: 2 wds.
Zoe Saldana
18A
Like a gas tank that’s close to empty
Low
19A
Pull the plug on
End
20A
___-haw! (shout from a rodeo competitor)
Yee
21A
Where Verona and Venice are
Italy
23A
Long-running CBS show that was set in Las Vegas
CSI
24A
Emmy-winning Red Table Talk cohost ___ Pinkett Smith
Jada
26A
European ___ (group of 27 nations)
Union
29A
Fifth note of the musical scale
Sol
30A
Nothing in Spanish
Nada
34A
Hacksaw Ridge actor who plays Jake Sully in Avatar: The Way of Water: 2 wds.
Sam Worthington
37A
Gregory Peck’s role in Moby Dick
Ahab
38A
It holds everything in a hamburger
Bun
39A
Pick by ballot
Elect
40A
War god who appears briefly in Thor: Love and Thunder
Odin
42A
Program file-name extension
Exe
43A
Japanese capital
Tokyo
46A
Sister ___ (2011-2012 Broadway musical)
Act
47A
What ocean waters do after high tide’s peak
Ebb
50A
Rock extracted from a mine
Ore
51A
NCIS: New Orleans actress who plays Neytiri’s mother Mo’at in Avatar: The Way of Water: 4 wds.
CCH Pounder
55A
One of Them Girls singer Brice
Lee
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
56A
___ your eyes peeled!
Keep
57A
Black-and-white animal at the National Zoo
Panda
58A
Miami Vice and Nash Bridges star Johnson
Don
59A
Mumford & ___ (folk rock group)
Sons
60A
Big Mouth Billy ___ (singing fish prop in an early-2000s fad)
Bass
1D
Puzzle on the back of a kids’ cereal box sometimes
Maze
2D
Appliance that releases steam
Iron
3D
Committed perjury
Lied
4D
___ Moines (state capital)
Des
5D
Mother ___ (major mine deposit)
Lode
6D
Type of beer made by Goose Island: Abbr.
Ipa
7D
The Old ___ (FX series starring Jeff Bridges)
Man
8D
Pattern for a lot of 1990s grunge wear
Plaid
9D
1970 Kinks hit song
Lola
10D
Hidden immunity ___ (Survivor item)
Idol
11D
___-eyed (naive and trusting)
Dewy
13D
Gives a thumbs-down: 2 wds.
Says No
17D
Neckwear at a luau
Lei
22D
Snarl of hair that a comb might undo
Tangle
23D
Dallas NFL athlete
Cowboy
24D
The Madden of Madden NFL video games
John
25D
MSNBC personality Velshi
Ali
26D
Born in the ___ (Bruce Springsteen hit)
USA
27D
Eh I don’t think so
Nah
28D
___ big fan of yours!: 2 wds.
Ima
29D
Amaze
Stun
31D
Had some food
Ate
32D
Back to the Future inventor familiarly
Doc
33D
Sugar-loving insect
Ant
35D
Baseball statistic that’s sometimes pronounced ribby: Abbr.
Rbi
36D
Not being served but first in line: 2 wds.
Next Up
41D
Lakeside structures
Docks
42D
The Name of the Rose author Umberto
Eco
43D
Tattled
Told
44D
Cookie that’s an available topping at TCBY shops
Oreo
45D
Peachy ___ (nifty)
Keen
46D
Programs on tablets
Apps
47D
Late Simpsons character Krabappel
Edna
48D
Furnishings used in sleep studies
Beds
49D
Lingerie items sold by Lizzo’s Yitty brand
Bras
52D
Boardroom VIP: Abbr.
CEO
53D
Egg-laying chicken
Hen
54D
Catch as a criminal
Nab