12/15/25
Movie Monday
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1A
North ____ Vegas, Nevada
LAS
4A
Membership charge
FEE
7A
Seasoning for popcorn
SALT
11A
“Sixth sense”: Abbr.
ESP
12A
Plant on a trellis
IVY
13A
“Plant on a trellis,” for one
CLUE
14A
Actress Vardalos
NIA
15A
Be dishonest
LIE
16A
Republican senator ____ Paul
RAND
17A
“Queer” actor who plays detective Benoit Blanc in the new movie “Wake Up Dead Man”: 2 wds.
DANIELCRAIG
20A
Ending for “bass” or “banjo”
IST
21A
That chap
HIM
22A
Precious stone that often looks milky white
OPAL
24A
“I have a ____ feeling about this …”
BAD
25A
“This is just gross!”
UGH
28A
“The Hurt Locker” actor who plays Dr. Nat Sharp in “Wake Up Dead Man”: 2 wds.
JEREMYRENNER
31A
Miserable
SAD
32A
New York Giants legend Mel
OTT
33A
Prepares to take a photo
AIMS
34A
____ La La” (Britney Spears song)
OOH
35A
Line that bends
ARC
36A
“All of Us Strangers” actor who plays author Lee Ross in “Wake Up Dead Man”: 2 wds.
ANDREWSCOTT
41A
Toboggan, for example
SLED
42A
Past tense of “is”
WAS
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
43A
Kanga’s kid, in children’s literature
ROO
44A
____ never work!
ITLL
45A
Coming-of-____ story
AGE
46A
Opposite of “oui” in France
NON
47A
In a relationship with multiple people, for short
POLY
48A
This film is not ____ rated
YET
49A
Chicago’s WNBA team
SKY
1D
____ a hand (help out)
LEND
2D
Where Laos and Lebanon are
ASIA
3D
Someone from Seville or Madrid, say
SPANIARD
4D
____ mignon (type of steak)
FILET
5D
Pernicious
EVIL
6D
Optometrist’s poster that begins with a giant letter E: 2 wds.
EYECHART
7D
“Begone with you!”
SCRAM
8D
Jai ____ (game whose court has three walls)
ALAI
9D
Organ in the chest cavity
LUNG
10D
“Chopped” host ____ Allen
TED
18D
The Valley ____ (nickname of Maui)
ISLE
19D
Roller coaster or Ferris wheel, for example
RIDE
22D
Citrus beverages: Abbr.
OJS
23D
Word that can go before “shooter” or “brained”
PEA
24D
What the text abbreviation “btw” stands for: 3 wds.
BYTHEWAY
25D
Mythical animals with a single horn
UNICORNS
26D
Ornamental stone
GEM
27D
“48 ____” (1982 Nick Nolte movie)
HRS
29D
Tie up at a dock
MOOR
30D
Certain DEA officer, for short
NARC
34D
In an unexpected manner
ODDLY
35D
Something valuable
ASSET
36D
Female vocal range
ALTO
37D
“Gimme a Break!” actress Carter
NELL
38D
Minimum ____ (the least an employee can be paid)
WAGE
39D
Captured
TOOK
40D
Retired pro skateboarder Hawk
TONY
41D
Brief taste of a beverage
SIP