12/25/23 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/25/23
Movie Monday

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1A
Little Tiff
Spat

5A
Soil deposited by flowing water
Silt

9A
Cozy stop for travelers
Inn

12A
Cleveland’s lake
Erie

13A
South American berry in smoothies
Acai

14A
Lookie-___ (nosy person)
Loo

15A
Zip ___ (address part like 90210)
Code

16A
Burial structure raided by Lara Croft
Tomb

17A
Close to the ground
Low

18A
2005 film with Morgan Freeman as a Wayne Enterprises employee: 2 wds.
Batman Begins

21A
Female counterpart of a rooster
Hen

22A
Astound
Stun

23A
Month before May: Abbr.
Apr

26A
Actress Long of Big Momma’s House
Nia

28A
Cut of pork that can be tender
Loin

31A
2007 film with Morgan Freeman as a terminally ill man on a wish-fulfilling trip: 3 wds.
The Bucket List

35A
Sit around sulking
Mope

36A
NPR journalist Shapiro
Ari

37A
Quiet down!
Shh

38A
Casual tops that might have a scoop neck or V-neck
Tees

41A
Response to a question: Abbr.
Ans

43A
2017 film with Morgan Freeman as a retiree who helps rob a bank: 3 wds.
Going In Style

48A
Night ___ (someone who stays up late)
Owl

49A
2009-2015 TV series with Jane Lynch as coach Sue Sylvester
Glee

50A
Cabbage variety with dark, crinkly leaves
Kale

52A
Busy hive dweller
Bee

53A
What did I ___ do to you?
Ever

54A
Little Women actress Watson
Emma

55A
Driver’s licenses, often: Abbr.
Ids

56A
Fathers
Dads

57A
Mark on a Dalmatian
Spot

1D
Fraction of a minute, for short
Sec

2D
No ___ (Piece of Cake)
Prob

3D
Ethiopian princess in a Verdi opera
Aida

4D
Dentist’s focus
Teeth

5D
Diabolical
Satanic

6D
Image you can click to launch a computer application
Icon

7D
Ewes’ youngsters
Lambs

8D
Dalai Lama’s homeland
Tibet

9D
State that elected Barack Obama to the Senate
Illinois

10D
12 hours from midnight
Noon

11D
___ as good a time as any
Nows

19D
What a server hands out at a restaurant
Menu

20D
Common seabird
Gull

23D
Device where you can check your bank balance: Abbr.
Atm

24D
Vietnamese soup often garnished with a lime wedge
Pho

25D
Snakes and turtles
Reptiles

27D
Gabriella Wilson, ___ H.E.R.
Aka

29D
Suffix that means somewhat
Ish

30D
To the ___ degree (maximally)
Nth

32D
____ there, done that
Been

33D
They’re used to wipe off chalkboards
Erasers

34D
Coloring for a car window
Tint

39D
___ on (urged into action)
Egged

40D
Raoul ___ (Bond villain played by Javier Bardem)
Silva

42D
Wanda with the 2023 stand-up comedy special I’m an Entertainer
Sykes

43D
Mongolian desert
Gobi

44D
Word that sounds like ode
Owed

45D
Require
Need

46D
Light fixture on an end table
Lamp

47D
Red Muppet
Elmo

51D
Chow down
Eat