5/8/23
Movie Monday
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1A
Kid who might throw a temper tantrum
Brat
5A
CPR expert: Abbr.
EMT
8A
Tool for cleaning a sticky floor
Mop
11A
Texas university that shares its name with a grain
Rice
12A
___ up (went kaboom)
Blew
13A
Colonial ___ (1607-1775 in US history)
Era
14A
Opposite of shut
Open
15A
Of the highest quality: Hyph.
Aone
16A
Kate & Leopold actress Ryan
Meg
17A
2017 movie in which Josh Gad voices a reborn canine: 3 wds.
A Dogs Purpose
20A
Baptism for example
Rite
21A
Kilometers ___ hour (car speed measurement in some countries)
Per
22A
Rocks at a bar
Ice
25A
___ Miz (long-running musical for short)
Les
26A
Takes a seat
Sits
29A
2015 fantasy movie about video games in which Josh Gad plays a gaming expert
Pixels
31A
2013 movie in which Josh Gad voices the snowman Olaf
Frozen
33A
Where North and South Korea are
Asia
34A
Sweet ___ (term of endearment)
Pea
35A
Long fish that can live more than 75 years
Eel
36A
Cable channel for fans of old films
TCM
38A
Type of speech impediment
Lisp
40A
2014 Zach Braff movie in which Josh Gad plays Braff’s character’s brother: 4 wds.
Wish I Was Here
45A
All Things Considered host Shapiro
Ari
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
46A
___ on one’s way (dismissed)
Sent
47A
Glowing review
Rave
49A
Illegally predetermine as a gambling game’s outcome
Rig
50A
Card that’s just above a deuce
Trey
51A
Included on an email reply: Abbr.
CCed
52A
Web portal that uses the search engine Bing
Msn
53A
Positive response
Yes
54A
His and ___
Hers
1D
My man!
Bro
2D
Talk show host Kelly
Ripa
3D
Got 100% on as an exam
Aced
4D
Type of saxophone that’s larger than the alto version
Tenor
5D
Skips a formal wedding
Elopes
6D
Posting in a restaurant window
Menu
7D
Pipsqueak
Twerp
8D
Learn by heart
Memorize
9D
Materials that get smelted
Ores
10D
It gets flipped in a magazine
Page
12D
Moistens as a turkey
Bastes
18D
Fish’s version of a lung
Gill
19D
Mexican money
Peso
22D
Style of craft beer that tends to be bitter: Abbr.
Ipa
23D
Opposite of trans
Cis
24D
It indicates the way out: 2 wds.
Exit Sign
27D
___-hee (giggly sound)
Tee
28D
NBC show whose 2023 guest hosts include Quinta Brunson: Abbr.
SNL
30D
They seem made for ___ other
Each
31D
Spunky
Feisty
32D
Skin irritation
Rash
34D
___ Trains and Automobiles (1987 Steve Martin movie)
Planes
37D
Filled with light fog
Misty
39D
Place for a bird to roost
Perch
40D
Happiness Is a ___ Gun (Beatles song)
Warm
41D
___ Allen (wife of the Flash in DC Comics)
Iris
42D
Had been
Were
43D
The Daytona 500 for one
Race
44D
Did you ___ wonder …
Ever
48D
Actor Helms and singer Sheeran
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