2/7/22 Answer Crosswords With Friends

2/7/22
Movie Monday

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1A
US agency with Mars rovers: Abbr.
NASA

5A
Athletic brand named for a big cat
Puma

9A
Plastic container for Clorox
Jug

12A
Internet journal
Blog

13A
“The 355” actor Sebastian ___
Stan

14A
Lisa and Bart’s grandfather, on “The Simpsons”
Abe

15A
Classroom assistant
Aide

16A
Forceful tug
Yank

17A
50.4% of the world population
Men

18A
2006 comedy starring Jack Black as a monk who moonlights as a wrestler: 2 wds.
Nacho Libre

21A
Channel alongside a country road
Ditch

23A
Sleep stage featuring vivid dreams: Abbr.
Rem

24A
Desperate signal for help
Sos

25A
Point, as a camera
Aim

27A
Well-ventilated
Airy

31A
2008 comedy starring Jack Black as an actor forced to survive in a jungle: 2 wds.
Tropic Thunder

35A
Sheet of glass in a window
Pane

36A
Hoover or Oreck product, for short
Vac

37A
“___ Misérables” (Victor Hugo novel)
Les

38A
Keyboard key for exiting a program
ESC

41A
Smooth and aerodynamic
Sleek

43A
2001 comedy starring Jack Black as a man hypnotized to see people’s inner beauty: 2 wds.
Shallow Hal

47A
Tennis shot that takes several seconds to land
Lob

48A
“It leaves ___ to be desired”: 2 wds.
A lot

49A
Hairless
Bald

53A
Down with a bug, say
Ill

54A
Exploding star
Nova

55A
Turn ___ a new leaf
Over

56A
Kaitlin Olson’s role on “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”
Dee

57A
Nicholas Braun’s role on “Succession”
Greg

58A
Like clean, shiny linoleum floors
Waxy

1D
Steph Curry’s sports group: Abbr.
NBA

2D
Actress Larter of the “Resident Evil” films
Ali

3D
Rolled-up strip of lawn
Sod

4D
Actor’s deal maker
Agent

5D
Person who claims to read minds
Psychic

6D
Largest of the four-letter states, by size
Utah

7D
Impressive home
Manor

8D
Joint just above the foot
Ankle

9D
Side of a doorframe
Jamb

10D
Competitor of Lyft
Uber

11D
Basic unit of heredity
Gene

19D
Dark purple berry
Acai

20D
Somalia-born supermodel whose last name is Abdulmajid
Iman

21D
“___ the Explorer”
Dora

22D
“The shoe ___ the other foot”: 2 wds.
Is On

24D
Maker of Ceramic Oil Treatment for cars
STP

26D
“Siesta Key” cable channel
MTV

28D
Not doing anything
Idle

29D
Smell gross
Reek

30D
Many months: Abbr.
Yrs

32D
Banana part that gets thrown away
Peel

33D
Twitter topic that starts with a # symbol
Hashtag

34D
West Coast school in the Pac-12: Abbr.
UCLA

39D
Informal language
Slang

40D
“The ___ Purple” (Alice Walker novel)
Color

42D
Joint below the shoulder
Elbow

43D
Tried to steal third base, perhaps
Slid

44D
Middle of a donut
Hole

45D
Fit to do a job
Able

46D
Operated a loom
Wove

50D
Director DuVernay who co-created the CW show “Naomi”
Ava

51D
Supervillain Luthor
Lex

52D
Canada ___ (brand of ginger ale)
Dry