5/3/21
Movie Monday
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1A
___ pressure (source of stress for young people)
Peer
5A
Rides sometimes hailed at hotels
Cabs
9A
Wild guess
Stab
13A
Sitting around doing nothing
Idle
14A
“How ___ you!” (“I am so offended!”)
Dare
15A
Batting ___ (place to practice hitting)
Cage
16A
“Crazy Rich Asians” actress who voices Raya’s enemy Namaari in “Raya and the Last Dragon”: 2 wds.
Gemma Chan
18A
Like ___ of bricks: 2 wds.
A Ton
19A
Person prone to prying
Snoop
20A
Part of a constellation
Star
22A
Rooms with big-screen TVs, perhaps
Dens
25A
Pixar clownfish whose teacher is Mr. Ray
Nemo
28A
“I’m on the ___ of my seat!”
Edge
31A
Away from each other
Apart
34A
Significant period for historians
Era
36A
“The Last Jedi” actress who voices Raya in “Raya and the Last Dragon”: 3 wds.
Kelly Marie Tran
39A
___ pop (music genre of Weezer and the Get Up Kids)
Emo
40A
Gold or titanium, for example
Metal
41A
Depend (on)
Rely
42A
Cartel that deals in oil: Abbr.
Opec
44A
Steady guy
Beau
46A
They wipe up stains in garages
Rags
49A
Company whose quacking mascot has been in TV ads since 1999
Aflac
53A
“Viva la ___” (2008 Coldplay hit)
Vida
56A
“The Farewell” actress who voices Sisu the dragon in “Raya and the Last Dragon”
Awkwafina
59A
State wildflower of Michigan and Louisiana
Iris
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
60A
Dragon’s underground hideout
Lair
61A
Young chaps
Lads
62A
Something that spreads through Twitter and Facebook, for example
Meme
63D
Hang around
Stay
64D
Great Lake whose main outlet is the Niagara River
Erie
1D
___ in blankets (meaty appetizers)
Pigs
2D
Garden where Eve wore fig leaves
Eden
3D
“The Not-Too-Late Show With ___” (talk show hosted by a Muppet)
Elmo
4D
Do a home makeover on
Remodel
5D
Government health agency with a Vaccine Schedules app: Abbr.
CDC
6D
Contented sound
Aah
7D
Garments worn under blouses
Bras
8D
Mailed away
Sent
9D
Frighten
Scare
10D
Design that might be on the biceps, for short
Tat
11D
“A long, long time ___ …” (start of the song “American Pie”)
Ago
12D
Big ___ (London landmark)
Ben
17D
King Louie or King Kong, for example
Ape
21D
Payment for a poker hand
Ante
23D
On a first-___ basis
Name
24D
Expectorated
Spat
26D
“This can’t be a ___ coincidence”
Mere
27D
Test with no writing involved
Oral
28D
Verb that sounds like “Eek!”
Eke
29D
Floor sample
Demo
30D
Yucky stuff
Glop
32D
Person from Baghdad or Beirut, typically
Arab
33D
Really peeve
Rile
35D
“___ advice for me?”
Any
37D
Community workout spot, for short
YMCA
38D
Chocolate ___ (candy in a Whitman’s Sampler)
Truffle
43D
Clear the contents of, as a laptop
Erase
45D
Top bond rating
AAA
47D
Cincinnati Ben-___ (NFL cheerleading squad)
Gals
48D
Slap, as a fly
Swat
50D
Person who spreads falsehoods
Liar
51D
Me, myself, ___: 2 wds.
And I
52D
Social worker’s assignment
Case
53D
Energy or pep
Vim
54D
Outrage
Ire
55D
Needing more light
Dim
57D
Maker of the Sorento SUV
Kia
58D
Wickedly funny
Wry