2/1/21
Movie Monday
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1A
New Age musician and former “Entertainment Tonight” host John
Tesh
5A
Swindle
Con
8A
Alphabetically first group in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Abba
12A
“This is very amusing”: Hyph.
Haha
13A
Krieger of the US women’s national soccer team
Ali
14A
Homophone of “whale”
Wail
15A
“Don’t have ___, man!” (Bart Simpson line): 2 wds.
A Cow
16A
Rapper with the 2008 hit “Paper Planes”
Mia
17A
Puts into a mixing bowl that contains other ingredients
Adds
18A
2012 Marvel film starring 25-/35-Across as Captain America: 2 wds.
The Avengers
21A
“Letters From ___ Jima” (Clint Eastwood movie)
Iwo
22A
Last name for Gomez and Morticia
Addams
25A
With 35-Across, actor who played Ransom in the 2019 murder mystery “Knives Out”
Chris
28A
Medical school graduates: Abbr.
Drs
29A
Jill Biden, ___ Jacobs
Nee
30A
“That feels soooo gooood”
Aah
31A
“Don’t ___ fool!”: 2 wds.
Be A
32A
Permanent ink on the skin, for short
Tat
33A
Korean car manufacturer
Kia
34A
www.google.com, for one: Abbr.
URL
35A
See 25-Across
Evans
37A
Texas city that hosts the Sun Bowl: 2 wds.
El Paso
39A
Coloring for food or hair
Dye
40A
2013 science fiction film starring 25-/35-Across as revolutionary Curtis Everett
Snow Piercer
45A
Where humans first walked in 1969
Moon
47A
Pistachio or macadamia, say
Nut
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
48A
Something often discovered before the opening credits of “Law & Order”
Body
49A
Disrespectful
Rude
50A
Rub the wrong way
Irk
51A
Rest ___ (stopping place along the highway)
Area
52A
Band with the hits “The Best of Times” and “Babe”
Styx
53D
Historic period
Era
54D
Country music legend Loretta
Lynn
1D
“Be ___ as it may …”
That
2D
With ___ passing day (as time progresses)
Each
3D
Sandal or sneaker, for example
Shoe
4D
US state that is made up of a chain of islands
Hawaii
5D
Brief appearance in a movie
Cameo
6D
Actress Lena or actor Ken
Olin
7D
Falls located on the New York/Canada border
Niagara
8D
Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, or Tony
Award
9D
2003 Billy Bob Thornton movie that takes place around Christmas: 2 wds.
Bad Santa
10D
Make an offer at an auction
Bid
11D
Capone and Franken, for two
Als
19D
Beetles and Jettas, for short
VWs
20D
Magazine overseers: Abbr.
Eds
23D
Intend
Mean
24D
Firms up, like Jell-O
Sets
25D
Typical dessert at a wedding or birthday party
Cake
26D
“___ to the Chief” (presidential song)
Hail
27D
“Bohemian ___” (2018 film about Freddie Mercury)
Rhapsody
28D
The first US state: Abbr.
Del
31D
Fudgy chocolate treat
Brownie
34D
Troop-entertaining organization: Abbr.
USO
35D
Seeing ___ dog
Eye
36D
SAT section that contains analogies
Verbal
38D
Wing attached to a preexisting building
Annex
39D
Former Bears coach Mike
Ditka
41D
Homophone of “per”
Purr
42D
New Jersey senator Booker
Cory
43D
“I Dream of Jeannie” actress Barbara
Eden
44D
Actor Gosling who got his first break on “The Mickey Mouse Club”
Ryan
45D
“The Marvelous ___ Maisel”
Mrs
46D
Let the cat ___ of the bag
Out