11/26/18
Movie Monday
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1A
___ Bell (fast food chain)
Taco
5A
Opposite of first
Last
9A
Band whose albums include Document and Reckoning
Rem
12A
Oscar-winning actor Arkin
Alan
13A
Sound effect in a cavern
Echo
14A
Frozen water
Ice
15A
Annihilation actress who plays Bianca in Creed II: 2 wds.
Tessa Thompson
18A
___ Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995 movie)
Ace
19A
Muddy place for a pig
Sty
20A
Cartoonish cry of fright
Eek
21A
Moo ___ pork (Chinese menu item)
Shu
22A
Concealed
Hid
23A
___ Pérignon (champagne named for a Benedictine monk)
Dom
26A
Zodiac sign before Virgo
Leo
28A
Bill and ___ (talk lovingly)
Coo
30A
Chess pieces that start next to knights
Rooks
32A
Black Panther actor who plays Adonis Creed in Creed II: 3 wds.
Michael B Jordan
35A
Have ___ in both camps: 2 wds.
A Foot
36A
Be Cool Scooby-___! (2015-2018 cartoon series)
Doo
37A
Cutely shy
Coy
38A
Money used in Tokyo
Yen
39A
Settings on many hour-long medical dramas: Abbr.
ERs
41A
Uncle Sam’s country: Abbr.
USA
43A
Take to court
Sue
44A
Nursing ___ (garment that helps with breast-feeding)
Bra
45A
Sports bar screens: Abbr.
TVs
48A
The Expendables 3 actor who plays Ivan Drago in Creed II: 2 wds.
Dolph Lundgren
52A
It equals itself when multiplied by itself
One
53A
Capitol Hill assistant
Aide
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
54A
Otherworldly glow
Aura
55A
Just a ___ (small quantity)
Tad
56A
Having a lot to do
Busy
57A
Take a ___ of faith
Leap
1D
Cheerio!: Hyph.
Tata
2D
Match Game emcee Baldwin
Alec
3D
In ___ of emergency break glass
Case
4D
Come-___ (pickup lines)
Ons
5D
Vegetable that is the base for many salads
Lettuce
6D
___ Breaky Heart (Billy Ray Cyrus song)
Achy
7D
Billions cable channel for short
Sho
8D
Actress Marisa who plays Aunt May in various Marvel movies
Tomei
9D
Jeopardy
Risk
10D
Prefix for logical or sphere
Eco
11D
The best-laid schemes of mice and ___ …
Men
16D
Charcoal grill residue
Ash
17D
Pitcher Martínez who won the Cy Young Award in 1997 1999 and 2000
Pedro
21D
NYC area that contains many lofts
Soho
22D
Rail-riding vagabond
Hobo
23D
Extinct bird with a silly-sounding name
Dodo
24D
Fine by me
Okay
25D
ISP that launched in 1995
MSN
26D
A matter of ___ and death
Life
27D
Janet Yellen and Ben Bernanke’s field: Abbr.
Econ
29D
Former carmaker that produced the Achieva for short
Olds
31D
Large animal gradually being phased out of SeaWorld shows
Orca
32D
Month with the shortest name
May
33D
Completely devoured: 2 wds.
Ate Up
34D
1980s band with such hits as Open Arms and Faithfully
Journey
40D
Detox center
Rehab
42D
Bummed out
Sad
43D
Sleigh
Sled
44D
Baby blossoms
Buds
45D
Opposite of false
TRUE
46D
Wedding gown designer Wang
Vera
47D
Start of a football play
Snap
48D
Small round mark
Dot
49D
May I place you ___ brief hold? (customer service rep’s question): 2 wds.
On A
50D
Lucy who plays Master Viper in the Kung Fu Panda movies
Liu
51D
Cowboy’s term for a woman
Gal