1/13/25
Movie Monday
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1A
Item with band and cup sizes sold in a lingerie department
BRA
4A
Silicon Valley field, for short
TECH
8A
Cryptogram
CODE
12A
Vast span of time
EON
13A
“Yeah, very humorous”: Hyph.
HAHA
14A
Bird seen on a Canadian dollar coin
LOON
15A
Boat that tows other boats
TUG
16A
Bullet point on a list
ITEM
17A
Big name in sport shirts
IZOD
18A
2007 movie that 2018’s “Bumblebee” was a prequel to
TRANSFORMERS
21A
Tattooist’s supply
INK
22A
Catch, as a criminal
NAB
23A
“Can I get an ___ up in here?” (RuPaul catchphrase)
AMEN
25A
Small missile in a pub game
DART
27A
Highest scholastic degree: Abbr.
PHD
30A
1968 movie that 2024’s “Apartment 7A” was a prequel to: 2 wds.
ROSEMARY’S BABY
33A
New England school that graduates a lot of computer science and engineering majors: Abbr.
MIT
34A
Opening payment from a poker player
ANTE
35A
___ vera (desert plant used in lotions)
ALOE
36A
Vote that’s in favor of a motion
AYE
37A
Former forensic drama set in Las Vegas
CSI
38A
2010 movie that 2015’s “Minions” was a prequel to: 2 wds.
DESPICABLE ME
44A
“Lupin” star ___ Sy
OMAR
45A
Best-selling cookie in the world
OREO
46A
“It’s the same ___ song”
OLD
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
48A
“The Irishman” actor Robert De ___
NIRO
49A
Liquids for frying food
OILS
50A
Indiana Pacers’ league: Abbr.
NBA
51A
Sebastian who played Donald Trump in 2024’s “The Apprentice”
STAN
52A
“Barbie” actress McKinnon
KATE
53A
Starchy orange vegetable
YAM
1D
Do some wagering
BET
2D
Wallop in a competition
ROUT
3D
Most enraged
ANGRIEST
4D
“Why didn’t I ___ of that!”
THINK
5D
Uber ___ (food-ordering service)
EATS
6D
Boss in a restaurant’s kitchen
CHEF
7D
Classic deli sandwich often served with Dijon mustard: 3 wds.
HAMON RYE
8D
Move up a mountain
CLIMB
9D
Seep slowly
OOZE
10D
Entrance that might be “revolving”
DOOR
11D
Discontinues
ENDS
19D
20th-century diarist ___ Frank
ANNE
20D
“Fiddlesticks!”
RATS
23D
Limb attached to the shoulder
ARM
24D
“Pardonnez-___!” (“Excuse me!” in French)
MOI
25D
Comedian who starred in “Good Luck Chuck”: 2 wds.
DANE COOK
26D
Museum pieces
ART
27D
Court-ordered allowance paid to a former nonmarital partner
PALIMONY
28D
Premium channel that aired “The Penguin”
HBO
29D
Concealer of gray hair
DYE
31D
“___ please be excused?”: 2 wds.
MAY I
32D
Bottom part of a statue
BASE
36D
Garment that could protect you from hot spatters when you fry bacon
APRON
37D
Within walking distance
CLOSE
38D
Educators at the University of Oxford
DONS
39D
Release, as radiation
EMIT
40D
“The Conners” actress Gilbert
SARA
41D
Opera singer’s solo
ARIA
42D
Accessory that has a buckle
BELT
43D
Idris of “The Suicide Squad”
ELBA
47D
Beaver’s construction
DAM