11/8/21
Movie Monday
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1A
Period of 12 months
Year
5A
Common Christmas tree
Fir
8A
Naomi who won the 2021 Australian Open
Osaka
13A
Gender of harts and stags
Male
14A
“___ done my best”
Ive
15A
Huckleberry ___ (cartoon dog)
Hound
16A
Baby’s napping place
Crib
17A
License plate
Tag
18A
___ one’s time (is patient)
Bides
19A
“Maleficent” actress who plays an Eternal named Thena in “Eternals”: 2 wds.
Angelina Jolie
22A
Comic-___ (big annual gathering in San Diego)
Con
23A
Kids’ gifts at Christmas, often
Toys
24A
Radio ___ (mall store chain)
Shack
27A
Greek letter that rhymes with beta
ETA
28A
Court romantically
Woo
31A
“Silicon Valley” actor who plays an Eternal named Kingo in “Eternals”: 2 wds.
Kumail Ninjiani
35A
“___ all in your head”
Its
36A
What-___ (hypothetical questions)
Ifs
37A
Devil’s opposite
Angel
38A
Approximately: 2 wds.
Orso
40A
Longoria who costarred in “Desperate Housewives”
Eva
41A
“Game of Thrones” actor who plays an Eternal named Ikaris in “Eternals”: 2 wds.
Richard Madden
47A
“You do the ___ pokey and you turn yourself around …”
Hokey
48A
Corn on the ___
Cob
49A
Cornstarch brand that’s also the title of a 2012 film that won the Best Picture Oscar
Argo
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
50A
1980s TV group featuring Mr. T and George Peppard: Hyph.
A Team
51A
“New Year’s ___” (2011 rom-com)
Eve
52A
Zigs and ___ (doesn’t go straight)
Zags
53A
Classic 1953 western starring Alan Ladd
Shane
54A
Color on a roulette wheel
Red
55A
Website for handcrafted goods
Etsy
1D
Community exercise location, for short
YMCA
2D
Bring in, as a paycheck
Earn
3D
Comic persona of Sacha Baron Cohen: 2 wds.
Alig
4D
Hannah Waddingham’s role on “Ted Lasso”
Rebecca
5D
Conform with the group: 2 wds.
Fit In
6D
“Terrible” Russian czar
Ivan
7D
Yachting events
Regattas
8D
Excited cry: 2 wds.
Oh Boy
9D
Dirties with mud
Soils
10D
Car company that makes the TT sports car
Audi
11D
Body part you’d dandle a baby on
Knee
12D
Banners on some websites
Ads
20D
Marvel god played by Tom Hiddleston
Loki
21D
Comedy legend Rivers
Joan
24D
Go down the mountainside at Aspen, say
Ski
25D
Pizza ___ (fast food chain)
Hut
26D
Mornings: Abbr.
Ams
27D
Tough guy on a hockey rink
Enforcer
28D
“___ the Dog” (1997 Dustin Hoffman movie)
Wag
29D
Seven divided by seven
One
30D
Saudi Arabia produces a lot of it
Oil
32D
___ Marie Presley
Lisa
33D
Coffee, in slang
Java
34D
Feeling mentally foggy: 3 wds.
In A Daze
38D
Vast blue expanse
Ocean
39D
Have identical ending sounds
Rhyme
40D
Put into a dangerous place, such as a reporter into a war zone
Embed
41D
Rocker David Lee ___
Roth
42D
Worldwide furniture chain
Ikea
43D
Ice cream bar brand named for a bird
Dove
44D
“Gosh darn it!”
Drat
45D
Food items that are often sold in dozens
Eggs
46D
Prying
Nosy
47D
Possesses
Has