5/6/19
Movie Monday
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1A
In this day and ___ (currently)
Age
4A
Number on a bottle of sunscreen: Abbr.
SPF
7A
Weak like an elderly person
Frail
12A
Surface to ski on
Snow
13A
Nick the surface of
Mar
14A
Utensil for serving soup or punch
Ladle
15A
Real-life musician portrayed by Michael Douglas in 2013’s “Behind the Candelabra”
Liberace
17A
Seating option on an airplane
Aisle
18A
Dined
Ate
19A
Invited across the threshold: 2 wds.
Asked In
21A
Opposite of coolness in terms of temperature
Warmth
23A
Become crimson perhaps because of embarrassment: 2 wds.
Turn Red
27A
Take to court
Sue
28A
Dorsal or ventral part of a fish
Fin
29A
Tool to propel a boat with no motor or sails
Oar
30A
Real-life musician portrayed by Rami Malek in 2018’s “Bohemian Rhapsody”: 2 wds.
Freddie Mercury
35A
Slab of soap
Bar
36A
Hot Chelle ___ (rock band)
Rae
37A
Incomprehensibly long unit of geological history
Eon
38A
Black blob that a person might interpret in a psychological test
Ink Blot
41A
Canine slang term for a powerful person: 2 wds.
Big Dog
44A
Month for Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Abbr.
Jan
45A
“Captain’s ___ …” (start of many lines on “Star Trek”)
Log
46A
Color
Hue
47A
Black ___ (“The Avengers” heroine)
Widow
50A
Real-life musician portrayed by Kristen Stewart in 2010’s “The Runaways”: 2 wds.
Joan Jett
52A
Nut from an oak tree
Acorn
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
53A
Add-___ (enhancements)
Ons
54A
Mined rocks from which metal can be extracted
Ores
55A
Cruise ship’s “floors”
Decks
56A
“You ___ your boots!”
Bet
57D
Homer’s goody-goody neighbor
Ned
1D
___ Van Buren (“Law & Order” lieutenant played by S. Epatha Merkerson)
Anita
2D
Become excited and race around wildly perhaps: 2 wds.
Go Berserk
3D
Sheep that’s a she
Ewe
4D
Super ___ Bros. Ultimate (video game with Mario Pikachu and others)
Smash
5D
Fill a suitcase with vacation clothes say
Pack
6D
Leisure hours: 2 wds.
Free Time
7D
Pieces of ___ (what Jennifer Aniston’s waitress character wore in “Office Space”)
Flair
8D
“The Office” actor Wilson
Rainn
9D
Annoyances for TV viewers
Ads
10D
Unhealthy
Ill
11D
“Halt and Catch Fire” star Pace
Lee
12D
Side dish made of shredded cabbage
Slaw
16D
Gave four stars to perhaps
Rated
20D
___ buggy (coast vehicle)
Dune
22D
Rain-soaked dirt
Mud
24D
1994 Counting Crows song that begins “Step out the front door like a ghost”: 2 wds.
Round Here
25D
Commonly pierced body part
Ear
26D
Like martinis without much vermouth
Dry
28D
Amazing accomplishment
Feat
30D
2018 CBS crime drama starring Missy Peregrym
FBI
31D
Campaigned for political office
Ran
32D
Metal that is attracted to magnets
Iron
33D
Oversee a kingdom
Reign
34D
Minor part of a machine
Cog
39D
Single-named Icelandic musician
Bjork
40D
Grassy front yards
Lawns
41D
Be a braggart
Boast
42D
Deliberately exposed as a closeted person
Outed
43D
Obtains
Gets
45D
The ___ Ranger (Tonto’s friend)
Lone
47D
Lump of chewing tobacco
Wad
48D
Cover with frosting
Ice
49D
Physician for short
Doc
50D
Where many people are from 9 to 5
Job
51D
“Bad Times at the El Royale” actor Hamm
Jon