12/8/25
Movie Monday
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1A
What “three guys walk into,” in some jokes
BAR
4A
Compete
VIE
7A
Desirable attribute
ASSET
12A
Record label for Pink and SZA
RCA
13A
Reach the ___ of the line
END
14A
Blobby organism in a bio lab
AMOBA
15A
1997 film about a slave ship mutiny, with a John Williams score
AMISTAD
17A
1976 film about World War II in the Pacific, with a John Williams score
MIDWAY
18A
Magical being summoned from a lamp
GENIE
19A
Dogs’ high barks
YAPS
21A
“Science Guy” Bill
NYE
22A
Voting “yes,” as opposed to 49-Down
PRO
24A
Actress Rae of “American Fiction”
ISSA
26A
Group called when a car breaks down: Abbr.
AAA
29A
“Nobody Wants This” actor Brody
ADAM
31A
Eye part that might be green, blue, or brown
IRIS
35A
1993 film about a German industrialist saving Jews, with a John Williams score: 2 wds.
SCHINDLERSLIST
39A
“Please take a ___” (“You may stop standing”)
SEAT
40A
Revise before printing
EDIT
41A
31-day month
MAY
42A
Train in a boxing ring
SPAR
45A
___K (school for very young kids)
PRE
47A
Reddit Q&A session: Abbr.
AMA
50A
___ of God (unpreventable things like earthquakes)
ACTS
52A
Smokers’ residue
ASHES
56A
2005 film about a terrorist attack at the Olympics, with a John Williams score
MUNICH
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
58A
2012 film about a president’s fight to ban slavery, with a John Williams score
LINCOLN
60A
Large house, along with its grounds
ESTATE
61A
redcross.___
ORG
62A
One of football’s Manning brothers
ELI
63A
Lower leg areas where athletes might wear guards
SHINS
64A
Small, in Edinburgh
WEE
65A
Stopped standing
SAT
1D
Be boastful
BRAG
2D
Peak point
ACME
3D
Picnic-spoiling weather
RAIN
4D
Person who has served in the military
VETERAN
5D
Once ___ while: 2 wds.
INA
6D
Miniature whirlpool
EDDY
7D
Out of whack
AMISS
8D
Clump of grass to plant
SOD
9D
Stitched together
SEWN
10D
Internet auction site
EBAY
11D
Actor Diggs who joined Broadway’s “Moulin Rouge!” in July
TAYE
14D
Parts of sound systems at concerts
AMPS
16D
Drink a little at a time
SIP
20D
Got ready to shoot
AIMED
23D
Like every other whole number
ODD
25D
Need a sick day
AIL
26D
Horselike animal in Aesop’s Fables
ASS
27D
Get 100% on
ACE
28D
“Oh, now I see”
AHA
30D
Wide-awake and attentive
ALERT
32D
Edge of a drinking glass
RIM
33D
“This ___ test”: 2 wds.
ISA
34D
Hog’s home
STY
36D
“___ Wonderful Life”
ITS
37D
Tear into pieces
RIP
38D
Weird
STRANGE
43D
Treaties
PACTS
44D
Back or belly pain
ACHE
46D
Top-left computer key
ESC
47D
City where Iowa State University is
AMES
48D
“Go faster, huskies!”
MUSH
49D
Voting “no,” as opposed to 22-Across
ANITI
51D
Unhurried
SLOW
53D
Tools for turning soil in a garden
HOES
54D
Tuck’s golden retriever twin on “Paw Patrol”
ELLA
55D
Hissy fit
SNIT
57D
“Casino Royale” author Fleming
IAN
59D
Hot temper
IRE