7/19/21
Movie Monday
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1A
Color of many wines
Red
4A
Opposite of that
This
8A
Rain ___ (baseball game interruption)
Delay
13A
Give the ___ (fire from a job)
Axe
14A
Chocolate-and-caramel candy in a recurring McDonald’s McFlurry flavor
Rolo
15A
Paycheck upgrade
Raise
16A
“Black Panther” actor who played boxer Donnie Creed in 2015’s “Creed”: 3 wds.
Michael B Jordan
19A
Walk with pounding steps
Stomp
20A
Toyota Sequoia, for one: Abbr.
Suv
21A
List posted on the side of a food truck
Menu
24A
Dweebs
Geeks
28A
Spousal ___ (savings option for married people): Abbr.
IRA
31A
Mineral that some think helps with cold symptoms
Zinc
33A
Disposable cleaner in a diaper bag
Wipe
35A
“Lincoln” actor who played boxer Danny Flynn in 1997’s “The Boxer”: 2 wds., hyph.
Daniel Day Lewis
39A
In ___ (well-coordinated)
Sync
40A
Bruise or scrape, to a toddler
Owie
41A
“Monsters, ___” (Pixar movie)
Inc
42A
Tries to find
Seeks
45A
Unwanted email
Spam
47A
Snapchat, for one
App
49A
They’re inserted into clarinets
Reeds
53A
“Nightcrawler” actor who played boxer Billy Hope in 2015’s “Southpaw”: 2 wds.
Jake Gyllenhaal
59A
Musical production with sopranos and tenors
Opera
60A
Suffix for “billion” or “zillion”
Aire
61A
___-Magnon man
Cro
62A
Got rolling
Began
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
63A
Brainy person, stereotypically
Nerd
64A
Chop down, as trees
Hew
1A
Football team that plays at SoFi Stadium near Los Angeles
Rams
2A
Word on a lighted sign in a movie theater
Exit
3D
Art ___ (style of the Empire State Building)
Deco
4D
Circus swing installed high above a net
Trapeze
5D
Tool a gardener might use when weeding
Hoe
6D
___-advised (not a good idea)
Ill
7D
Breaks down in tears
Sobs
8D
Operated a school bus, say
Drove
9D
Elephant’s floppy body part
Ear
10D
Top for a peanut butter jar
Lid
11D
Flat ___ pancake: 2 wds.
As A
12D
Japanese currency
Yen
17D
“Let me think …”
Hmm
18D
Bleach container
Jug
22D
Zilch
Nil
23D
Spreadsheet program’s “go back” command
Undo
25D
Female watched by a shepherd
Ewe
26D
Nickname for a resident of New Zealand
Kiwi
27D
Go in circles, like a roulette wheel
Spin
28D
Age verification cards: Abbr.
Ids
29D
Tampa Bay’s pro baseball team
Rays
30D
Hathaway of the 2021 HBO Max movie “Locked Down”
Anne
32D
Crows’ cries
Caws
34D
Computer key pressed when your browser freezes
ESC
36D
Cubes that cool lemonade
Ice
37D
Shrill cry from a puppy
Yip
38D
Gathered knowledge
Learned
43D
Elena of the US Supreme Court
Kagan
44D
Person who might write a coded message
Spy
46D
“That’s not very impressive”
Meh
48D
Blueprint
Plan
50D
“To ___ his own”
Each
51D
Have the courage
Dare
52D
Like dial-up, in contrast to DSL
Slow
53D
Monster.com listing
Job
54D
“The Flash” villain Gorilla Grodd, for one
Ape
55D
Big dispenser of beer
Keg
56D
Stretch of time studied by historians
Era
57D
“Alternative fact”
Lie
58D
Screw up
Err