12/16/24 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/16/24
Movie Monday

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1A
Bottled water brand with the slogan Earth’s Finest Water
Fiji

5A
Mistake corrected by a prrofreader
Typo

9A
Make stitches
Sew

12A
Garden described in Genesis
Eden

13A
___ out (completely exhausted)
Worn

14A
___ Thurman (2015 Fall Out Boy song)
Uma

15A
Plant that a gardener might remove)
Weed

16A
Vows exchanged by a bride and groom: 2 wds.
Idos

17A
What hot chocolate is often drunk from
Mug

18A
West Side Story actress who plays Kraven’s love interest, the priestess Calypso, in Kraven the Hunter: 2 wds.
Ariana Debose

21A
Boat that survived the biblical flood
Ark

22A
Dad on Rugrats
Stu

23A
____/Tuck (2003-2013 FX series)
Nip

26A
Group that reports to the Director of National Intelligence: Abbr.
Cia

28A
Sloping part of a water-ski jump
Ramp

32A
Gladiator II actor who plays Kraven’s half-brother, the Chameleon, in Kraven the Hunter: 2 wds.
Fred Hechinger

36A
Toy brand that makes Duplo brick sets for toddlers
Lego

37A
Give a hard pull
Tug

38A
Lookee here!
Oho

39A
Lowest possible roll in Monopoly
Two

42A
Weapon for Robin Hood
Bow

44A
Thor: Love and Thunder actor who plays Kraven’s father Nikolai in Kraven the Hunter: 2 wds.
Russell Crowe

50A
___ minimum (if not more): 2 wds.
At A

51A
Don’t Cry band named for a continent
Asia

52A
My bad!
Oops

54A
___ thai (noodle dish)
Pad

55A
Position once held by Mike Pence, for short
Veep

56A
Bathtub faucet problem
Drip

57A
Thar ____ blows!
She

58A
Tying up loose ___
Ends

59A
1978 Village People hit
YMCA

1D
Hardly any
Few

2D
I had no ____! (News to me!)
Idea

3D
Razz from the stands
Jeer

4D
Bollywood’s country
India

5D
Spongy, creme-filled Hostess snack cake
Twinkie

6D
Mentor in the Star Wars movies
Yoda

7D
Pokes with a sharp stick
Prods

8D
Initial stage
Onset

9D
Sport whose participants can weight more than 500 pounds
Sumo

10D
Australian birds that live in the plains
Emus

11D
Living ____ (level of pay that’s necessary for survival)
Wage

19D
Eyebrow’s shape
Arch

20D
Sick ____ (devastating insult)
Burn

23D
Group for the Jets and Jaquars: Abbr.
NFL

24D
Fury
Ire

25D
Game piece stuck into a cribbage board
Peg

27D
Talent-show performance
Act

29D
A long time ___ (not recently)
Ago

30D
I could take it or leave it
Meh

31D
Worker who’s not an amateur
Pro

33D
Symbols in a URL
Dots

34D
Decorative covers for car wheels
Hubcaps

35D
The Firebird composer Stravinsky
Igor

40D
Serve through traffic lanes
Weave

41D
Elizabeth of the Max drama Love & Death
Olsen

43D
Actor Harrelson
Woody

44D
Eminem performances
Raps

45D
It’s north of Arizona
Utah

46D
Singer of the Sweetest Taboo
Sade

47D
Told fibs
Lied

48D
What the early birds is said to catch
Worm

49D
Large-scale film
Epic

53D
Healthful vacation destination
Spa