2/17/20
Movie Monday
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1A
They play songs on the radio: Abbr.
DJs
4A
Word before fetched or flung
Far
7A
Fleet-footed
Fast
11A
Decompose
Rot
12A
World’s largest furniture retailer
Ikea
14A
Worked ___ a charm!
Like
15A
Evil ___ (type of magic spell)
Eye
16A
The Addams Family actor who played the villain Bison in the 1994 video-game movie Street Fighter: 2 wds.
Raul Julia
18A
Cards worth 1 or 11 in blackjack
Aces
20A
Try to find
Seek
21A
Help to arbitrate a dispute
Mediate
24A
Entice as the serpent did to Eve
Tempt
28A
Group of 144 items
Gross
30A
Instant coffee brand made by Starbucks
Via
31A
With 34-Across Speed actor who played the villain President Koopa in the 1993 video-game movie Super Mario Bros.
Dennis
34A
See 31-Across
Hopper
37A
Poison ___ (plant that can cause a rash)
Ivy
38A
Genre of Gemini Man and Ad Astra: Hyph.
Scifi
40A
Store that sponsors an annual Thanksgiving Day parade
Macys
43A
Disco ___ (1976 song with the lyric Burn baby burn)
Inferno
47A
Utah senator Romney
Mitt
49A
Thin as a ___
Rail
50A
The Mask actor who plays the villain Dr. Robotnik in the 2020 video-game movie Sonic the Hedgehog: 2 wds.
Jim Carrey
55A
CNN founder Turner
Ted
56A
What a light bulb represents when it’s above someone’s head in a comic strip
Idea
57A
3:10 to ___ (Russell Crowe movie)
Yuma
58A
The rocks to a bartender
Ice
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
59A
Jazz pianist Waller or rock singer Domino
Fats
60A
How’s it hangin’?
Sup
61A
… ___ the land of the free and the home of the brave
Oer
1D
Living the American ___
Dream
2D
Author James who wrote Ulysses
Joyce
3D
Knight’s trusty horse
Steed
4D
Christmas tree often
Fir
5D
Letters preceding an alias on a wanted poster
Aka
6D
Finds a new purpose for
Reuses
7D
One-in-a-million occurrence
Fluke
8D
Have a stomach bug perhaps
Ail
9D
Participate in a sport with cross-country and Alpine varieties
Ski
10D
Drink that may be herbal
Tea
13D
Alternative to lager or stout
Ale
17D
Spout in a hot tub
Jet
19D
What to do on the dotted line
Sign
22D
MSNBC host Melber
Ari
23D
Throw softly
Toss
25D
Award for the best athlete in a game: Abbr.
MVP
26D
American ___ (1999 teen comedy that launched a movie franchise)
Pie
27D
Black stuff whose smell might tell you a road’s being paved nearby
Tar
29D
Leg part that might get splints
Shin
31D
Turn down low as a light
Dim
32D
Deliver Us From ___ (2003 rom-com)
Eva
33D
Where Friends and Seinfeld were set: Abbr.
NYC
35D
Not currently drawing any electrical power
Off
36D
Place for a boat to dock
Pier
39D
___ fruit (limes and grapefruits for example)
Citrus
41D
Local workout centers: Abbr.
YMCAs
42D
Pop singer known for her face-obscuring wigs
Sia
44D
Numerical relationship
Ratio
45D
Nephew’s female equivalent
Niece
46D
___ than dirt (ancient)
Older
48D
Make a sincere effort
Try
50D
Peanut butter brand with Extra Crunchy and Natural Creamy varieties
Jif
51D
State that’s famous for its potatoes: Abbr.
Ida
52D
How I ___ Your Mother (Cobie Smulders sitcom)
Met
53D
Large bird that might be attacked by a dingo
Emu
54D
Shrill sound from a small dog
Yap