3/11/18
Sunday Funday
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1A
Chances, to a gambler
Odds
5A
What Rembrandt created
Art
8A
“Squawk Box” and “Power Lunch” cable channel
CNBC
12A
Large-scale disturbance of the peace
Riot
13A
Dessert with a flaky crust
Pie
14A
“Take this”
Here
15A
“Red Sparrow” actor Joel who claims “Australians do American accents well because we all watched American TV growing up”
Edgerton
17A
Improperly off base, in the military: Abbr.
AWOL
18A
Feel feverish, maybe
Ail
19A
Place to inject a flu shot
Arm
20A
Talk show host who recently hosted the Oscars for the second year in a row: 2 wds.
Jimmy Kimmel
25A
Quite a few
Many
26A
___ out a win (barely be victorious)
Eke
27A
___ out (crosses through)
Xes
29A
iPhone download
App
30A
1979 horror film starring Sigourney Weaver
Alien
32A
“Baby ___ Star” (Prince song from “Purple Rain”): 2 wds.
Im A
33A
Chrysler or Chevrolet offering
Car
34A
Squealer, to a mafioso
Rat
35A
Craig Ferguson or Ewan McGregor, by birth
Scot
36A
Socialite who now has two daughters under the age of 2 with husband James Rothschild: 2 wds.
Nicky Hilton
40A
Format that DVD replaced
VHS
41A
Government group that funds museums: Abbr.
NEA
42A
October’s birthstone
Opal
44A
Actress Melissa who, when asked what she’d tell her younger self, said “Just follow your heart”
McCarthy
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
49A
Grand Theft ___ (video game series)
Auto
50A
____ moment (when insight happens)
Aha
51A
Biggest of the brass instruments
Tuba
52A
“… with a banjo on my ____”
Knee
53A
____ Moines (capital of Iowa)
Des
54A
Cease
Stop
1D
Mineral sought by miners
Ore
2D
“Let’s not and say we ___”
Did
3D
Bone-burying pet
Dog
4D
Like a bathroom mirror after a hot shower
Steamy
5D
In an appropriate way
Aptly
6D
____ de Janeiro
Rio
7D
Number in two quintets
Ten
8D
“Third time’s the ___”
Charm
9D
Albuquerque’s state: 2 wds.
New Mexico
10D
Male friend, in slang
Bro
11D
Single frame of animation
Cel
16D
“Pacific ____” (2013 sci-fi film with an upcoming sequel)
Rim
19D
Hymn’s last word, often
Amen
20D
Nation where Sony is headquartered
Japan
21D
Where no one’s watching: 2 wds.
In Private
22D
Country singer Urban
Keith
23D
Singer Turner who was once married to Tina
Ike
24D
Iced tea garnish
Lemon
25D
Big ____ (fast-food burger)
Mac
28D
Occupied a chair
Sat
30D
Boats like one in Genesis
Arks
31D
“As I ___ Dying” (Faulkner novel)
Lay
35D
Gets under way
Starts
37D
Olympic snowboarding gold medalist ___ Kim
Chloe
38D
Ancient empire builders in South America
Incas
39D
“Back to the Future” actress Thompson
Lea
42D
Acorn-bearing tree
Oak
43D
Wordplay that’s said to be “the lowest form of humor”
Pun
44D
Enraged
Mad
45D
“Weekend Update” coanchor Michael
Che
46D
“King ___” (1978 novelty song by Steve Martin)
Tut
47D
Premium channel that won 10 Primetime Emmys in 2017
HBO
48D
“Shut yer ____!” (“Pipe down!”)
Yap