12/28/20
Movie Monday
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1A
Mexican monetary unit
Peso
5A
Stand-up comic’s rubber chicken, for example
Prop
9A
Suffer after a spin class, say
Ache
13A
Decorates, as a gingerbread man
Ices
14A
___ and seek
Hide
15A
Problem for a plunger
Clog
16A
2013 animated “cave family” movie with a 2020 sequel subtitled “A New Age”: 2 wds.
The Croods
18A
Ladder foothold
Rung
19A
NBC’s morning news program
Today
20A
Flashing lights used in discos and haunted houses
Strobes
22A
Enjoy a book
Read
25A
Cry uncontrollably
Sob
26A
Establishment where you’d hear soothing music
Spa
29A
Member of the US House: Abbr.
Rep
31A
“American Gods” actor Schreiber
Pablo
35A
“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” actress who voices Dawn in the “cave family” sequel: 3 wds.
Kelly Marie Tran
39A
Arctic shelter made of snow
Igloo
40A
“The Last Airbender” actor Patel
Dev
41A
Organization that approves toothpastes: Abbr.
Ada
42A
Subtract’s opposite
Add
44A
___ moss (type of fertilizer)
Peat
47A
Majestic trumpet call
Fanfare
51A
Wooden platforms on the shores of a lake
Docks
55A
“Ah, it makes sense now”: 2 wds.
I See
56A
“La La Land” actress who voices daughter Eep in the “cave family” sequel: 2 wds.
Emma Stone
59A
“Pants on fire” individual
Liar
60A
Thailand’s former name
Siam
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
61A
Very much: 2 wds.
A lot
62A
Has dinner
Eats
63D
Individual part of a recipe
Step
64D
“Yellow” or “chocolate” dogs, for short
Labs
1D
Brad of “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
Pitt
2D
Amazon’s smart speaker
Echo
3D
Parakeet’s meal
Seed
4D
Academy Award statuette
Oscar
5D
Vietnamese soup
Pho
6D
___ Grande (southwestern river)
Rio
7D
Lottery commission’s calculations
Odds
8D
Mice and termites, to homeowners
Pests
9D
Agile performer in a circus
Acrobat
10D
Wood or iron, to a golfer
Club
11D
Whet, as the blade of an axe
Hone
12D
Main ingredients in a frittata
Eggs
17D
Canadian whisky
Rye
21D
What you need to play double Dutch
Rope
23D
Body part attached just below Mr. Potato Head’s ear
Arm
24D
No longer living
Dead
26D
Compete in a slalom event, for example
Ski
27D
A square ___ in a round hole
Peg
28D
Every single thing
All
30D
Get ready to perform surgery
Prep
32D
Supportive undergarment
Bra
33D
Lard ___ Donuts (bakery on “The Simpsons”)
Lad
34D
Swear ___ stack of Bibles: 2 wds.
On A
36D
Leather slip-on shoes
Loafers
37D
“Star Wars” character that “Weird Al” Yankovic used to parody the song “Lola”
Yoda
38D
“___ got a bad feeling about this”
Ive
43D
Put on clothes
Dress
45D
They may appear in free versions of apps
Ads
46D
100% complete
Total
47D
Tool for a woodworker or manicurist
File
48D
China’s continent
Asia
49D
Tidy
Neat
50D
Give off, as radiation
Emit
52D
World of Coca-___ (Atlanta tourist attraction)
Cola
53D
Round handle on a desk drawer
Knob
54D
Full collections
Sets
57D
Actress Whitman of “Good Girls”
Mae
58D
Electronic item at a rock concert
Amp