11/23/20
Movie Monday
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1A
Two-time Academy Award nominee Driver
Adam
5A
___ to shreds (thoroughly destroys)
Rips
9A
Toasty
Warm
13A
Coin in Mexico City
Peso
14A
Actor Rickman who played Severus Snape
Alan
15A
Region
Area
16A
2018 Spike Lee movie starring 1-Across
Black K Klansman
19A
“___ Haw” (old TV variety show featuring country music)
Hee
20A
Prefix for “green” things
Eco
21A
Cunning, like a fox
Sly
22A
With 46-Across, 2017 heist film starring 1-Across
Logan
25A
Made quips
Joked
27A
Quite a commotion
Ado
28A
ID-checking group in an airport: Abbr.
TSA
30A
Fair-haired
Blond
33A
Aisle, middle, or window, on a plane
Seat
35A
City that’s home to a leaning tower
Pisa
37A
Over the long ___ (not short-term)
Haul
39A
Slip ‘N ___ (Wham-O toy)
Slide
41A
Barking sound
Arf
43A
Messenger ___ (type of genetic material): Abbr.
RNA
44A
Prefix before “scope” or “brewery”
Micro
46A
See 22-Across
Lucky
48A
Loudly display grief
Sob
51A
By means of
Via
52A
Pen ___ (writing correspondent)
Pal
53A
2019 zombie comedy movie starring 1-Across: 4 wds.
The Dead Don’t Die
59A
“I’ll be sure to take that ___ account”
Into
60A
Large animal in a pride
Lion
61A
Chess piece that moves horizontally and vertically but not diagonally
Rook
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
62A
Betty White’s character on “The Golden Girls”
Rose
63A
Company that makes TVs, cameras, and smartphones
Sony
64A
Skin breakout
Acne
1D
Message broadcast to police cars: Abbr.
APB
2D
Singer Lana ___ Rey
Del
3D
Happy ___ lark: 2 wds.
As A
4D
Chocolate-flavored coffee
Mocha
5D
Tool used for autumn lawn work
Rake
6D
Of that ___ (similar to that)
Ilk
7D
Type of diet that excludes grains and dairy
Paleo
8D
Convenient food counter: 2 wds.
Snack Bar
9D
Used to be
Was
10D
“The Right to Bare ___” (Larry the Cable Guy platinum album)
Arms
11D
Genuine
Real
12D
“Too ___ cooks spoil the broth”
Many
17D
Last name of Superman’s other identity
Kent
18D
“The First ___” (Christmas carol)
Noel
22D
“___ Finest” (Gabrielle Union series on Fox)
Las
23D
Verses that are dedicated to something or someone
Odes
24D
Overall objective
Goal
25D
___ alai (fast-moving game)
Jai
26D
Play-___ (modeling compound)
Doh
29D
Daily additions to a restaurant menu
Specials
31D
Drug ring buster
Narc
32D
Stuff a basketball through the hoop
Dunk
34D
“Edward Scissorhands” director Burton
Tim
36D
___ Paulo, Brazil
Sao
38D
___ the groundwork for
Lay
40D
Cheap tavern
Dive
42D
Custard dessert with caramel sauce
Flan
45D
Entertainment component in a car dashboard
Radio
47D
Prefix for “violet” or “marine”
Ultra
48D
Mix, like paint
Stir
49D
“This is terrible news!”: 2 wds.
Oh No
50D
They’re “placed” in casinos
Bets
52D
“My Little ___: Friendship Is Magic”
Pony
54D
Jane ___ (unidentified woman)
Doe
55D
Actor Cheadle of “House of Lies”
Don
56D
Physician, for short
Doc
57D
Lithium-___ battery
Ion
58D
___ out (get, but only barely)
Eke