11/18/24
Movie Monday
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1A
Part of a flower that goes into a vase
Stem
5A
____ Grand Las Vegas (casino)
MGM
8A
Michael of Weekend Update
Che
11A
South ___ (country where Squid Game is set)
Korea
13A
That’s just how things _____
Are
14A
Not that concerned with rules
Lax
15A
Numbers important to wine snobs
Years
16A
Gadot who plays Wonder Woman
Gal
17A
Female sheep
Ewe
18A
The Avengers actor who stars in the holiday action movie Red One: 2 wds.
Chris Evans
21A
____-Lay (big name in corn chips)
Frito
23A
Person’s equal
Peer
24A
Bitter enemy
Foe
25A
Not new
Old
27A
Aladdin bird named after a Shakespeare character
Iago
30A
Black Adam actor who stars in Red One: 2 wds.
Dwayne Johnson
34A
Alan whose most recent movie is Marriage Story
Alda
35A
Whatever you ____
Say
36A
Cards that confirms who you are: Abbr.
Ids
37A
Really bugs
Irks
40A
Gets all better
Heals
42A
Cheaper by the Dozen actress who plays Mrs. Claus in Red One: 2 wds.
Bonnie Hunt
45A
Rage
Ire
46A
Item pushed into the ground by a golfer
Tee
47A
Artery that originates at the heart’s left ventricle
Aorta
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
51A
Survival expert Stroud who cohosts PBS’s Wild Harvest
Les
52A
Organ that contains a retina and lens
Eye
53A
Hacks star Jean who hosted the first episode of this season of SNL
Smart
54A
___ Lobos (La Bamba band)
Los
55A
Glum
Sad
56A
Megalopolis actor LaBeouf
Shia
1D
WNBA team from Chicago
Sky
2D
Peep-____ shoes
Toe
3D
Historic period
Era
4D
Thakn you, in French
Merci
5D
Biblical trio who brought gifts
Magi
6D
Hold in the hand
Grasp
7D
Battle royale
Melee
8D
Big name in acne treatment
Clearasil
9D
Actress Goldie who’s the mother of actor Oliver Hudson
Hawn
10D
Former spouses
Exes
12D
Actor Kutcher
Ashton
19D
Part in a movie
Role
20D
Passageway for blood cells
Vein
21D
Birds used as livestock
Fowl
22D
State of being fully prepared
Readiness
24D
Government watchdog over medicines: Abbr.
FDA
26D
Spins vinyl records at a club
Djs
28D
Zeus and Odin, for two
Gods
29D
Slip-____ (shoes without laces)
Ons
31D
Knitter’s string
Yarn
32D
Honolulu’s island
Oahu
33D
Some villainous animal in The Lion King
Hyenas
38D
Flying toys that originated in ancient China
Kites
39D
Bye!: 2 wds.
See Ya
41D
Particles that get smashed in accelerators
Atoms
42D
Former president Clinton
Bill
43D
Cookie used to decorate IHOP’s Scary Face Pancakes
Oreo
44D
Follow, as rules and regulations
Heed
48D
Cheerleader’s shout
Rah
49D
Prefix indicating three
Tri
50D
Arrive ___ decision: 2 wds.
At A