1/22/24
Movie Monday
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1A
Jai ___ (ball game)
A Lai
5A
Parts of a sentence: Abbr.
Wds
8A
Rapid
Fast
12A
Animated dog voiced by John Travolta
Bolt
13A
Alley-___!
Oop
14A
Peruvian from centuries ago
Inca
15A
Very gullible people
Saps
16A
Largest land animal in Australia for short
Roo
17A
___ in the back (betray)
Stab
18A
1997 rom-com starring Salma Hayek as a woman who marries her one-night stand: 3 wds.
Fools Rush In
21A
Take home after taxes
Net
22A
Where to see clouds
Sky
23A
1999 Kevin Smith movie with Salma Hayek as a Muse named Serendipity
Dogma
26A
The Dead ___ Scrolls
Sea
27A
___ minimum (no less than): 2 wds.
At A
30A
Jon Arbuckle’s mutt
Odie
31A
Our situation is desperate!
Sos
32A
Think about the future
Plan
33A
Number of years in a decade
Ten
34A
Australian swimmer Thorpe
Ian
35A
2002 biopic starring Salma Hayek as a Mexican artist
Frida
36A
Fun ___ games
And
37A
Actress Graynor of Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
Ari
38A
2011 animated movie with Salma Hayek as the voice of Kitty Softpaws: 3 wds.
Puss In Boots
43A
Delivered as a text
Sent
44A
___ story (unfortunate tale)
Sob
45A
CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute cohost Kelly
Ripa
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
47A
Two socks for example
Pair
48A
Casual collarless shirt
Tee
49D
Be swarming (with)
Teem
50D
Palo ___ (Silicon Valley city where HP is based)
Alto
51D
Cunning in character
Sly
52D
The Wizard of ___ (punnily titled series that was Alex Trebek’s first US game show)
Odds
1D
Muscles often mentioned on the cover of Men’s Health magazine
Abs
2D
Meat ___ (Bat Out of Hell musician)
Loaf
3D
Maker of T-Bonz dog treats
Alpo
4D
I’m treating everyone!: 3 wds.
Its On Me
5D
___ Cooks in America (reality series)
Worst
6D
Garage ___ opener
Door
7D
Husbands and wives
Spouses
8D
Suspicious-seeming
Fishy
9D
Against: Prefix
Anti
10D
Skim through quickly
Scan
11D
What Ctrl-T often opens in a browser
Tab
19D
Broadway star Michele
Lea
20D
Jamaican music style
Ska
23D
Period or decimal say
Dot
24D
19th-century poem perhaps
Ode
25D
Sloe ___ fizz (cocktail)
Gin
26D
Like father like ___
Son
27D
Leave the World Behind actor Mahershala
Ali
28D
Minuscule amount
Tad
29D
Actress de Armas who was nominated for an Oscar for Blonde
Ana
31D
People who enjoy causing pain
Sadists
32D
Earlier than: 2 wds.
Prior To
34D
Write-___ (some votes)
Ins
35D
To and ___ (back and forth)
Fro
36D
Houston MLB player
Astro
37D
Downton ___
Abbey
38D
Ring like a bell
Peal
39D
___ cost (price per item in a bulk purchase)
Unit
40D
Oasis guitarist Gallagher
Noel
41D
Bound in rope
Tied
42D
Triggered a cop’s radar perhaps
Sped
43D
Place for pampering
Spa
46D
Breakfast periods: Abbr.
Ams