6/8/26
Movie Monday
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1A
TV alien of the 1980s
ALF
4A
Beanie or baseball cap, for example
HAT
7A
Have trouble saying “sassy” or “success,” for example
LISP
11A
Spooky sound from a specter
BOO
12A
“Way Too Early” anchor Vitali
ALI
13A
Comics dog with yellow fur and brown ears
ODIE
14A
___-Magnon (primitive human)
CRO
15A
Equipment for doing pull-up exercises
BAR
16A
Capital of Switzerland
BERN
17A
“Heads of State” actor who plays He-Man’s Man-at-Arms in “Masters of the Universe”: 2 wds.
IDRISELBA
20A
Animal that meows
CAT
21A
Cover a restaurant bill
PAY
22A
Elemental particle
ATOM
24A
___ and paste (editing combination)
CUT
25A
“The View” cohost Navarro
ANA
28A
“Riverdale” actress who plays Man-at-Arms’s daughter Teela in “Masters of the Universe”: 2 wds.
CAMILA MENDES
31A
Actress Mowry who has a twin sister, Tamera
TIA
32A
Web connection provider: Abbr.
ISP
33A
Tori with the new album “In Times of Dragons”
AMOS
34A
Fuel for a truck
GAS
35A
“___ being too hard on her?”: 2 wds.
AM I
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
36A
“Tron: Ares” actor who plays He-Man’s nemesis Skeletor in “Masters of the Universe”: 2 wds.
JARED LETO
39A
Much-adored celebrity
IDOL
41A
Even score
TIE
42A
Make an effort
TRY
44A
1,760 yards
MILE
45A
Gore-___ (waterproof fabric)
TEX
46A
Ending for “Canton”
ESE
47A
Nonhuman members of families
PETS
48A
When a Lyft driver is expected: Abbr.
ETA
49A
Actor Cheadle
DON
1D
First three letters
ABC
2D
Actress Loughlin or Petty
LORI
3D
Sleepy feeling after eating a lot: 2 wds.
FOOD COMA
4D
Regular practice
HABIT
5D
“Such a pity”
ALAS
6D
Device you might use to inflate a beach ball: 2 wds.
TIRE PUMP
7D
Place to check in at a hotel
LOBBY
8D
Mental flash
IDEA
9D
“Dear ___ or Madam …”
SIR
10D
Ballpoint, for example
PEN
18D
Oscar-winning actor Malek
RAMI
19D
After the deadline
LATE
22D
“That’s a tough ___ to follow”
ACT
23D
Mai ___ (mixed drink)
TAI
24D
Tape that goes in a boom box
CASSETTE
25D
Accepted to a university
ADMITTED
26D
Prefix meaning “new”
NEO
27D
Balaam’s ___ (animal in the Bible)
ASS
29D
Teller of fibs
LIAR
30D
Identify
NAME
34D
High winds
GALES
35D
Amazon’s virtual assistant
ALEXA
36D
Sudden feeling of shock
JOLT
37D
Go on a low-fat eating plan, perhaps
DIET
38D
Roughly: 2 wds.
OR SO
39D
Little demon
IMP
40D
Never-say-___ attitude
DIE
43D
Hankering
YEN