2/27/23
Movie Monday
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1A
Papa’s wife
Mama
5A
Here ___ nothing!
Goes
9A
___ League school
Ivy
12A
Puts fondant on top of
Ices
13A
1996 movie for which Frances McDormand won her first Oscar
Fargo
14A
Tell a fib
Lie
15A
Wall Street actor who costars in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania: 2 wds.
Michael Douglas
18A
Abbreviation at the end of some company names
Inc
19A
Looney Tunes skunk ___ Le Pew
Pepe
20A
___ talk (halftime speech)
Pep
21A
Reflexively take a breath in surprise
Gasp
23A
Cost an ___ and a leg
Arm
25A
Big brand of pasta sauce
Ragu
28A
With 37-Across Our Idiot Brother actor who stars in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Paul
30A
End of a pencil that corrects writing mistakes
Eraser
32A
Standards of perfection
Ideals
35A
Country music singer Willie
Nelson
36A
___ Beach South Carolina (tourist destination)
Myrtle
37A
See 28-Across
Rudd
38A
South American country from which Paddington Bear came
Peru
39A
Female deer
Doe
41A
___ upwards (rise rapidly)
Soar
44A
Comedian Wong
Ali
46A
All bark and no ___
Bite
48A
Maude and The Golden Girls actress McClanahan
Rue
50A
Lovecraft Country actor who costars in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania: 2 wds.
Jonathan Majors
54A
Is there anything more to tell me?
And
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
55A
In the Bedroom Oscar nominee Marisa
Tomei
56A
I need this right away!: Abbr.
Asap
57A
Yellowstone actor Bentley
Wes
58A
52 weeks
Year
59A
Count (on)
Rely
1D
Rogers of Bosch: Legacy
Mimi
2D
Serving perfectly in tennis
Acing
3D
Destination for Muslim pilgrimages
Mecca
4D
Residue tapped off a cigar
Ash
5D
Rhyming term for a female bestie: 2 wds.
Gal Pal
6D
I want this courtroom calmed down now!
Order
7D
Inflated self-opinion for a diva perhaps
Ego
8D
Dinner course that might be ladled out
Soup
9D
Nah not for me: 2 wds.
Ill Pass
10D
Through to a traveler
Via
11D
___ indeed!
Yes
13D
Charge assessed for a transaction
Fee
16D
Fill with disgust and dismay
Appall
17D
TV personality Rivera with a thick mustache
Geraldo
22D
Implement for flipping pancakes
Spatula
24D
Drop-down ___ (list on a computer)
Menu
26D
Former car maker of the Metro and Prizm
Geo
27D
Catering container for hot tea or iced tea
Urn
29D
I could get ___ to this!
Used
31D
Body of water that Moses parted: 2 wds.
Red Sea
32D
Young trickster
Imp
33D
Colorful liquid used around Easter
Dye
34D
Gofer’s tasks
Errands
37D
Rob who directed This is Spinal Tap
Reiner
40D
President who appeared on Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Obama
42D
Come up smelling like ___: 2 wds.
Arose
43D
In the countryside
Rural
45D
___-bitty (very small)
Itty
47D
Stop telling me all those gory details!: Abbr.
Tmi
49D
Award such as Best Breakthrough Athlete
Espy
50D
Glass ___ (boxer’s weak spot)
Jaw
51D
We’re number ___!
One
52D
Tool for breaking up clods
Hoe
53D
Honey container
Jar