5/23/22
Movie Monday
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1A
___-Dixon Line
Mason
6A
Cereal mascot who appears with Crackle and Pop
Snap
10A
___ Grove California (city named after a type of deer)
Elk
13A
Houston baseball player
Astro
14A
Daylight saving ___
Time
15A
Mother’s boy
Son
16A
2004 biographical drama in which Leonardo DiCaprio plays Howard Hughes: 2 wds.
The Aviator
18A
___-op (before surgery)
Pre
19A
___ and haw (avoid making up one’s mind)
Hem
20A
Color of waves of grain in an American song
Amber
21A
Bubbling concoction in a witch’s cauldron
Brew
22A
Loose ___ goose: 2 wds.
As A
23A
Fencing weapon
Epee
25A
Cable channel that airs Wimbledon matches
ESPN
28A
Oh em ___! (longer form of a texter’s Wow!)
Gee
31A
Prop for a painter’s canvas
Easel
34A
2013 drama in which Leonardo DiCaprio plays a 1920s millionaire: 3 wds.
The Great Gatsby
37A
Singer Green who had the 2010 hit Forget You
Ceelo
38A
Black stuff used on flat roofs
Tar
39A
Part of a lung or brain
Lobe
40A
Door openers on a custodian’s ring
Keys
42A
___ gracefully (get older without trying to appear young)
Age
44A
Prejudice
Bias
46A
Student in a classroom
Pupil
49A
Where appendectomies take place: Abbr.
Ors
52A
Sphere
Orb
53A
2021 black comedy in which Leonardo DiCaprio plays an astronomy professor: 3 wds.
Don’t Look Up
55A
Park where visitors can view wild animals
Zoo
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
56A
Type of song in The Marriage of Figaro for example
Aria
57A
More achy
Sorer
58A
Yoko who’s won three Grammys
Ono
59D
Animals who might have ID chips implanted
Pets
60D
Protected from direct light by tall trees
Shady
1D
Trigonometry or geometry for example
Math
2D
1970s tennis legend Arthur
Ashe
3D
What you hold a flower by
Stem
4D
… ___ reasonable facsimile: 2 wds.
Or A
5D
Star bursts
Novas
6D
Pierce with a skewer
Stab
7D
Evening informally
Nite
8D
Love in Italy
Amore
9D
Beats ___ minute (electronic music term)
Per
10D
Coffee order served in a miniature cup
Espresso
11D
Stories passed down by folk
Lore
12D
The next thing I ___ … (And then …)
Knew
17D
Picture that you might hold in your mind
Image
21D
John Paul George or Ringo
Beatle
22D
A square has four right ones where the sides meet
Angles
24D
Pellet-shaped vegetable
Pea
25D
And the like: Abbr.
ETC
26D
___ Hate Me (Spike Lee movie)
She
27D
Face-hiding game that may get a baby laughing
Peekaboo
29D
Have lunch
Eat
30D
Info for someone picking up a friend from the airport: Abbr.
ETA
32D
Go down like floodwaters
Ebb
33D
Caustic cleanser ingredient
Lye
35D
Singer Rogers or Orbison
Roy
36D
Holy chalice sought by Sir Galahad
Grail
41D
Mushroom’s reproductive cell
Spore
43D
Cosmetic applied for shiny lips
Gloss
44D
Name of a classic TV clown
Bozo
45D
Curling ___ (hairstyling implement)
Iron
47D
Storage ___ (place to stash things)
Unit
48D
School groups for moms and dads: Abbr.
PTAS
49D
Traditional gumbo vegetable
Okra
50D
Felt remorse for
Rued
51D
Quite nimble
Spry
53D
Greet with a fist bump
Dap
54D
___ and aah (indicate amazement)
Ooh