3/28/22
Movie Monday
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1A
Bowling alley assignment
Lane
5A
“The Great British Bake ___”
Off
8A
“Mighty Aphrodite” actress Sorvino
Mira
12A
Country ruled by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Iran
13A
Zilch
Nil
14A
Poems written as tributes
Odes
15A
“Ocean’s 8” actress who plays a novelist kidnapped in the jungle in “The Lost City”: 2 wds.
Sandra Bullock
18A
“Sounds ___ right” (“I’d say so”)
About
19A
Male suitor
Beau
20A
Genuine
Real
23A
Fast food chain with roast beef sandwiches
Arbys
26A
Ending for “head” or “back”
Ache
29A
Eagle’s bill
Beak
31A
Golf ball propper-upper
Tee
32A
With 34-Across, “Moneyball” actor who plays a rescuer of the novelist in “The Lost City”
Brad
33A
Forbid officially
Ban
34A
See 32-Across
Lake
35A
Uneaten part of an ear of corn
Cob
36A
Direction from Boston to Rome
East
37A
___ Redding Museum (attraction in Macon, Georgia)
Otis
38A
Whirls around and around
Spins
40A
___ legs (what a horse kicks with)
Hind
42A
Toys that whirl around and around
Tops
44A
Luxury brand from Honda
Acura
48A
“Magic Mike” actor who plays the novelist’s cover model trying to rescue her in “The Lost City”: 2 wds.
Channing Tatum
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
52A
Convertible or sedan, for example
Auto
53A
Bathroom, in London
Loo
54A
Mall event for bargain hunters
Sale
55A
Disorganized jumble
Mess
56D
Like the numbers 3, 7, and 21
Odd
57D
Every now and ___
Then
1D
“This Is Life With ___ Ling” (CNN series)
Lisa
2D
Saudi or Yemeni, typically
Arab
3D
Prefix meaning “one billionth”
Nano
4D
Suffered patiently
Endured
5D
Go out ___ limb: 2 wds.
On A
6D
Minor lie
Fib
7D
Blunder
Flub
8D
Back tooth used for chewing
Molar
9D
“Seems unlikely”: 3 wds.
I Doubt It
10D
“Parks and ___” (former NBC sitcom, for short)
Rec
11D
Pose a question to
Ask
16D
Path for a traveler: Abbr.
Rte
17D
Someone giving confidential information to a reporter
Leak
21D
Swedish band whose songs are performed in “Mamma Mia!”
Abba
22D
Dog walker’s strap
Leash
24D
Himalayan creature of legend
Yeti
25D
Items bundled and sold together
Sets
26D
Kindergarten reading basics
ABCs
27D
Trim off, as a photo’s edges
Crop
28D
Natural environments of plants or animals
Habitats
30D
___-anxiety medications
Anti
34D
Online audio series such as “Stuff You Should Know”
Pod Cast
36D
“Sunday Night Baseball” channel
ESPN
39D
Unacceptable behaviors: Hyph.
Nonos
41D
___ Geo (“Brain Games” channel)
Nat
43D
Round tower on a farm
Silo
45D
State that comes alphabetically between Texas and Vermont
Utah
46D
Issue a judgment from the bench
Rule
47D
Last word when saying grace
Amen
48D
Video recorder, for short
Cam
49D
Shade of color
Hue
50D
Move your head in agreement
Nod
51D
Divine being
God