12/21/20 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/21/20
Movie Monday

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1A
“Just ___ water!” (phrase on some pancake mixes)
Add

4A
Home for a dolphin or octopus
Sea

7A
In and amongst
Amid

11A
“Let sleeping dogs ___”
Lie

12A
“___ be okay in the end” (“Don’t lose hope”)
Itll

13A
Term for a pop superstar like Rihanna or Madonna
Diva

14A
Abbreviation that ends many company names
Inc

15A
Unwanted animal in a china shop, in a saying
Bull

16A
Rickman who played Harry in “Love Actually”
Alan

17A
2006 neo-noir movie featuring Amy Ryan, Casey Affleck, and Michelle Monaghan: 3 wds.
Gone Baby Gone

20A
Flying saucer occupants: Abbr.
Ets

21A
Christmas ___ (the 24th of this month)
Eve

22A
Ski lift option shaped like a letter: Hyph.
T Bar

25A
Wearable souvenir from a concert
Tee

26A
Style of bitter beer that New Belgium’s Voodoo Ranger is: Abbr.
Ipa

29A
2015 Cold War drama featuring Amy Ryan, Tom Hanks, and Mark Rylance: 3 wds.
Bridge of Spies

33A
Grass that can be unrolled to make a lawn
Sod

34A
“The Talk” moderator Carrie ___ Inaba
Ann

35A
Illegally fixes, like the outcome of a sports match
Rigs

36A
___ part (tiny role in a movie)
Bit

37A
Nat ___ Wild (“Dr. K’s Exotic Animal ER” airer)
Geo

39A
2018 biographical drama featuring Amy Ryan, Steve Carell, and Timothée Chalamet: 2 wds.
Beautiful Boy

45A
“___ Brockovich” (Julia Roberts film)
Erin

46A
Decorate, like a Christmas tree
Trim

47A
Cascade dishwasher detergent capsule
Pod

49A
Shade of a limo’s windows
Tint

50A
Young blokes
Lads

51A
Have regrets about
Rue

52A
Plays a role
Acts

53D
Direction opposite WSW: Abbr.
Ene

54D
Units of distance for touchdown passes: Abbr.
Yds

1D
Boxer Muhammad portrayed in the upcoming film “One Night in Miami …”
Ali

2D
Small dent in a car door
Ding

3D
Art ___ (architectural style popular before WWII)
Deco

4D
Ticket parts
Stubs

5D
Fitzgerald known as “the Queen of Jazz”
Ella

6D
“Two ___ patties, special sauce …” (beginning of a jingle for McDonald’s Big Mac): Hyph.
All Beef

7D
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” for one
Adage

8D
“This Is Us” star Ventimiglia
Milo

9D
“The One and Only ___” (2020 Disney movie)
Ivan

10D
Great ___ (large dog breed)
Dane

12D
Skeptical response: 2 wds.
I Bet

18D
“___ alert!” (geekiness warning)
Nerd

19D
Fashion designer ___ Saint Laurent
Yves

22D
Channel that airs the late-night show “Conan”
TBS

23D
Frat dude’s pal
Bro

24D
Hearing ___ (device that raises the volume)
Aid

25D
Campbell’s Chicken Won ___ soup
Ton

26D
“The Godfather Part ___” (second sequel to a 1972 classic)
III

27D
Small game piece in Mastermind
Peg

28D
Beast of burden in the Bible
Ass

30D
Pace for a pony, like a gallop or trot
Gait

31D
Give a right (to)
Entitle

32D
“No ___ !” (“I got this!”)
Prob

36D
Short infield hits, in baseball
Bunts

37D
Tour group leader
Guide

38D
Shade trees
Elms

39D
Alpha follower
Beta

40D
Disney’s “Little Mermaid” prince
Eric

41D
“If it ___ broke, don’t fix it”
Aint

42D
Drescher who voiced Eunice in three “Hotel Transylvania” films
Fran

43D
Nashville’s Grand Ole ___
Opry

44D
“___ be surprised”
Youd

48D
___ Moines (home of Iowa’s Drake University)
Des