3/8/21
Movie Monday
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1A
Part of a shark that’s often seen first
Fin
4A
Avenues and boulevards: Abbr.
Rds
7A
Tool used to remove the center of a pineapple
Corer
12A
“Tarzan” animal
Ape
13A
Alley-___ (basketball move)
Oop
14A
Former First Lady Bush
Laura
15A
Subaru or Suzuki, say
Car
16A
Sticky stuff
Goo
17A
Chance to get a hit, in baseball: 2 wds.
At Bat
18A
“Dreamgirls” actor who plays Prince Akeem in “Coming 2 America”: 2 wds.
Eddie Murphy
21A
“The Addams Family” cousin
Itt
22A
Takes a load off
Sits
23A
German automaker with the slogan “The Future Is Everyone’s”
Opel
25A
Music genre related to goth
Emo
26A
Cheer from the audience at a bullfight
Ole
29A
With 32-Across, “Blade” actor who plays General Izzi in “Coming 2 America”
Wesley
32A
See 29-Across
Snipes
34A
Back muscle strengthened by pull-ups, for short
Lat
35A
Cleaning cloth that might be made from an old T-shirt
Rag
37A
“Four and twenty blackbirds baked in ___”: 2 wds.
A Pie
38A
Pro Football Hall of Famer Sayers who died in 2020
Gale
39A
Since a long time ___ (from way back)
Ago
40A
“Ghostbusters” actress who plays the mother of Prince Akeem’s son in “Coming 2 America”: 2 wds.
Leslie Jones
44A
2016 comedy movie starring Key & Peele
Keanu
46A
___ Worm (stuffed Playskool toy that lights up)
Glo
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
47A
___-tourism (Earth-friendly sightseeing)
Eco
48A
Opposite of outer
Inner
49A
Antlered animal also known as a wapiti
Elk
50A
Organization whose championship has been won 24 times by the Montreal Canadiens: Abbr.
NHL
51A
Poke gentle fun at
Tease
52A
“The Pioneer Woman” chef Drummond
Ree
53A
“This ___ shall pass”
Too
1D
Lose ___ (be shamed)
Face
2D
Tablet announced by Steve Jobs in 2010
iPad
3D
Dorky to the max
Nerdiest
4D
Name on the cover of many thesauruses
Roget
5D
Dr. ___ (Marvel supervillain)
Doom
6D
Person you’re married to
Spouse
7D
Guitarist Eric who sang “Layla”
Clapton
8D
Pledges spoken at swearing-in ceremonies
Oaths
9D
Sparkling red gem
Ruby
10D
Stat that a baseball pitcher wants to keep low: Abbr.
Era
11D
Small, long-tailed rodent
Rat
19D
“___ just have to do”
Itll
20D
Basketball net holders
Rims
23D
Type of bird that Pokémon’s Hoothoot is
Owl
24D
Vegetable whose name sounds like a letter of the alphabet
Pea
26D
The other player in a two-person game
Opponent
27D
Necklace often made from carnations or orchids
Lei
28D
Ending for “Taiwan” or “Vietnam”
Ese
30D
Duo with the 1988 song “Chains of Love”
Erasure
31D
“You folks,” in Mississippi
Yall
33D
Villain in “Othello”
Iago
36D
___ counter (radiation-measuring device)
Geiger
38D
Physical “blueprints” handed down from one’s parents
Genes
39D
“Can’t you take ___?” (“Lighten up!”): 2 wds.
A Joke
40D
“Archer” character voiced by Aisha Tyler
Lana
41D
Singer King or actress Fanning
Elle
42D
Repeat back word for word
Echo
43D
“Star Wars” character played by both Ford and Ehrenreich
Solo
44D
Drum ___ (set of percussion instruments)
Kit
45D
Ending for “acetyl” or “ethyl”
Ene