12/29/25
Movie Monday
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1A
Feline
CAT
4A
“Well, obviously!”
DUH
7A
News ___ (major media company)
CORP
11A
“Yuck!”
UGH
12A
Numero ___
UNO
13A
Its capital is Columbus
OHIO
14A
Snake related to the anaconda
BOA
15A
Extended family
KIN
16A
Fly ___ a rage
INTO
17A
“The Daily Show” anchor (Grammy host 2021-2025)
TREVORNOAH
20A
Biggest city in Norway
OSLO
22A
Primus front man Claypool
LES
23A
Friends
PALS
24A
First name of Marvel’s Invisible Woman
SUE
25A
Once around a racetrack
LAP
28A
“Moon River” singer (Grammy host 1971-1977)
ANDYWILLIAMS
31A
“Titanic” actor DiCaprio, familiarly
LEO
32A
Outback bird
EMU
33A
Changes the color of
DYES
34A
“A Nightmare on ___ Street”
ELM
35A
Pre-Easter period
LENT
36A
“Calypso” singer (Grammy host 1978-79, 82-85)
JOHNDENVER
41A
Bone-dry, like the Sahara
ARID
42A
Marsupial that isn’t short, for short
ROO
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
43A
Of the same ___ (similar)
ILK
46A
Construct
MAKE
47A
“Hostel” director Roth
ELI
48A
“The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” actress Long
NIA
49A
Downhill winter vehicle
SLED
50A
___ joke (groaner from a father)
DAD
51A
Belly
GUT
1D
Baby bear
CUB
2D
Back when
AGO
3D
Farmer Hoggett to his pig, in “Babe”
THATLLDO
4D
Prestigious school in North Carolina
DUKE
5D
4-Down, for one: Abbr.
UNIV
6D
Hawaii’s capital city
HONOLULU
7D
Pennies and quarters, for example
COINS
8D
“This can’t be good!”
OHNO
9D
Actress Wilson who’s married to Tom Hanks
RITA
10D
Christopher Robin’s bear, for short
POOH
18D
Flushed, like cheeks
ROSY
19D
Fishing rod attachment
REEL
20D
White gemstone with rainbow glints
OPAL
21D
Not crazy
SANE
24D
Slowly bubbled on a stovetop
SIMMERED
25D
Putting on multiple sweaters and jackets, say
LAYERING
26D
“Preach!”
AMEN
27D
Discreet sound meaning “Hey, you!”
PSST
29D
Join with a blowtorch
WELD
30D
Monty Python comedian Eric
IDLE
34D
Terminated
ENDED
36D
Traffic tie-ups
JAMS
37D
Taken by mouth
ORAL
38D
Walk along a trail
HIKE
39D
The Big Easy, for short
NOLA
40D
“___ where prohibited by law”
VOID
44D
“Rosemead” star Lucy
LIU
45D
Comic actress Dennings
KAT