1/23/23 Answer Crosswords With Friends

1/23/23
Movie Monday

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1A
Money devices in many bodegas or mini-marts: Abbr.
ATMs

5A
Category or sort
Ilk

8A
___ Patrol (children’s show)
Paw

11A
Pass out playing cards
Deal

12A
Palomino’s pace
Gait

14A
I ___ to hand it to you …
Have

15A
Phantom Thread actor who played President Abraham Lincoln in a 2012 biographical drama: 2 wds.
Daniel Day Lewis

18A
Friendly address for a youngster
Kiddo

19A
Treats with contempt
Scorns

20A
They may clash when big stars get together
Egos

22A
Shape of a baseball or basketball
Orb

23A
With 36-Across The Grapes of Wrath actor who played a young Abraham Lincoln in a 1939 biographical drama
Henry

26A
Give a nudge to
Prod

28A
___ down (write hurriedly)
Jot

31A
___ Spunkmeyer (company that makes Banana Mini Muffins)
Otis

32A
Foghorn Leghorn for one
Toon

33A
Dorothy’s last name in The Wizard of Oz
Gale

34A
Spa substance for hair removal
Wax

35A
New England football team for short
Pats

36A
See 23-Across
Fonda

37A
Maker of Clic Stic pens
Bic

38A
Not fully closed
Ajar

40A
Baby grands and uprights for example
Pianos

43A
Brand that says natural spring water on the label
Evian

46A
The Ice Road actor who played a vampire-hunting Abraham Lincoln in a 2012 supernatural horror film: 2 wds.
Benjamin Walker

49A
Large whale with white eye patches
Orca

50A
Plant with spiky fleshy leaves that’s used in herbal medicine
Aloe

51A
Person who’s not a truth-teller
Liar

52A
Gee ya think?
Duh

53A
Bird with great binocular vision
Owl

54A
Insects that march in straight lines
Ants

1D
Toss into the mix
Add

2D
Termite-resistant tropical wood
Teak

3D
Nail technician’s service for short
Mani

4D
Mini-burgers
Sliders

5D
Arctic abode that might have a sealskin window
Igloo

6D
Wee ___ (young boy in Scotland)
Lad

7D
Cars such as Carnivals and Tellurides
Kias

8D
First piece moved in a game of chess usually
Pawn

9D
Rental car competitor of Hertz
Avis

10D
Fantastic Mr. Fox director Anderson
Wes

13D
Super-wealthy business mogul
Tycoon

14D
Cardamom or cinnamon for example
Herb

16D
Nervous and likely to snap
Edgy

17D
___ of the Dance (nickname for Michael Flatley)
Lord

21D
Smudge
Spot

23D
___ silly of me!
How

24D
When a jet is expected to hit the runway: Abbr.
ETA

25D
Give a thumbs-down to
Nix

27D
___ Diaz (Brooklyn Nine-Nine character)
Rosa

28D
Middle sister on The Brady Bunch
Jan

29D
The good ___ days
Old

30D
Drink that’s brewed in a pot
Tea

32D
Puget Sound city that shares an airport with Seattle
Tacoma

33D
Largest living primate
Gorilla

35D
___ colada (rum cocktail)
Pina

36D
Type of beans mentioned in The Silence of the Lambs
Fava

37D
___ Blast (Taco Bell drink)
Baja

39D
Topaz or ruby for example
Jewel

40D
South American country
Peru

41D
Unit used to measure rainfall
Inch

42D
Storage tower on a farm
Silo

44D
Closely related (to)
Akin

45D
Fastidious
Neat

46D
Beach ___ (bikini-ready physique)
Bod

47D
Apocalypse ___ (Marlon Brando movie)
Now

48D
Train lines: Abbr.
RRs