6/29/26
Movie Monday
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1A
“The Simpsons” bartender with the last name Szyslak
MOE
4A
___ hour (30 minutes)
HALF
8A
“How funny!”: Hyph.
HAHA
12A
“Armageddon” actress Tyler
LIV
13A
Matinee ___ (old-timey movie stars)
IDOLS
15A
Brand of powdered cleanser
AJAX
16A
2010 psychological thriller about rival ballerinas: 2 wds.
BLACKSWAN
18A
Sneaker string
LACE
19A
Homophone of “queue”
CUE
20A
Figure skater Alysa who won two gold medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics
LIU
21A
Bothers
IRKS
22A
Hype up
TOUT
24A
App for booking lodging with local hosts
AIRBNB
26A
Important historical stretch
ERA
27A
North Pole toymaker
ELF
28A
“Spirit board” associated with the occult
OUIJA
32A
“V for Vendetta” actress who won an Oscar for playing ballerina Nina Sayers in 16-Across: 2 wds.
NATALIEPORTMAN
36A
Toboggans and luges, for example
SLEDS
37A
Alcohol in a piña colada
RUM
38A
Cherry’s center
PIT
39A
More tightly packed
DENSER
42A
French fashion magazine
ELLE
43A
Make mocking remarks to
JEER
46A
Home plate official, for short
UMP
47A
State to the west of Montana: Abbr.
IDA
48A
Wheel-to-wheel shaft
AXLE
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
49A
“That ’70s Show” actress who played ballerina Lily in 16-Across: 2 wds.
MILAKUNIS
51A
“I call ___!” (“It’s mine!”)
DIBS
54A
Point the finger at
BLAME
55A
Airport agency that operates body scanners: Abbr.
TSA
56A
Approximate landing predictions: Abbr.
ETAS
57A
One-named Celtic singer
ENYA
58A
Socially reserved
SHY
1D
Sports group for Marlins and Mariners: Abbr.
MLB
2D
Frying liquid
OIL
3D
Leave an unsafe area, as before a hurricane
EVACUATE
4D
Walk through the backcountry
HIKE
5D
Interruptions between levels of a mobile game, perhaps
ADS
6D
Scoundrel
LOWLIFE
7D
Showy style
FLAIR
8D
Flatfish caught in the North Atlantic
HALIBUT
9D
Slightly cracked open
AJAR
10D
Break into, as a smartphone
HACK
11D
Lumberjacks’ chopping tools
AXES
14D
Rudely ignore
SNUB
17D
Use a knife on
CUT
22D
Bills typically kept next to twenties in a cash register
TENS
23D
Spoken aloud
ORAL
24D
“Landman” actress Larter
ALI
25D
Behavioral standard
NORM
27D
“Do you need anything ___?”
ELSE
29D
Tooth replacements installed by a dentist
IMPLANTS
30D
Penitentiary
JAIL
31D
Poker buy-in
ANTE
33D
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, for the White House
ADDRESS
40D
Like a foot that’s asleep
NUMB
41D
Grin
SMILE
42D
www.stanford.___
EDU
43D
Precious green stone used in carvings
JADE
44D
Leave the stage
EXIT
45D
Idris of “Hobbs & Shaw”
ELBA
47D
Swedish chain with a blue-and-yellow logo
IKEA
50D
Senator Klobuchar of Minnesota
AMY
51D
Suffix meaning “somewhat”
ISH
52D
“You don’t ___!” (“Is that a fact?”)
SAY