10/17/22
Movie Monday
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1A
Word that may precede humbug
Bah
4A
Running shoe brand or a cougar
Puma
8A
Stand for Scrabble tiles
Rack
12A
Pale ___ (rhyming beverage)
Ale
13A
___ cry from (very unlike): 2 wds.
A Far
14A
Natural ingredient in some moisturizers
Aloe
15A
Pretty Little Liars actress Peeples
Nia
16A
Canvas handbag
Tote
17A
___-dong (doorbell sound)
Ding
18A
Person of Interest actress who plays Isis in Black Adam: 2 wds.
Sarah Shahi
21A
Go-Big Show cable channel
TBS
22A
Not one ___ (none at all)
Iota
25A
Nutrient in bread and pasta for short
Carb
27A
Drop It Like It’s Hot rapper Snoop ___
Dogg
30A
Salon polish brand with such colors as Princesses Rule! and Big Apple Red
Opi
32A
Hobbs & Shaw actor who plays Black Adam in Black Adam: 2 wds.
Dwayne Johnson
35A
Used a park bench
Sat
36A
As well
Also
37A
Egyptian snakes
ASPs
38A
Hairy Himalayan creature of myth
Yeti
40A
Number that shares a keyboard key with the exclamation point
One
41A
City on a Hill actor who plays Hawkman in Black Adam: 2 wds.
Aldi Shodge
47A
Rice ___ (brand of cereal)
Chex
50A
Monarch actress Friel
Anna
51A
Cry from a spectator at a bullfight
Ole
52A
Up to the job
Able
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
53A
Asterisk
Star
54A
Amusement
Fun
55A
Actors Holland and Hanks
Toms
56A
Optimist’s feeling
Hope
57A
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt cocreator Tina
Fey
1D
Forbids
Bans
2D
Actress Shawkat of FX’s The Old Man
Alia
3D
It’s typically 60 to 100 beats per minute: 2 wds.
Heart Rate
4D
Forest trails
Paths
5D
Weird things seen in the sky: Abbr.
UFOs
6D
Class where you might use a calculator
Math
7D
Region
Area
8D
Dashboard item that has knobs
Radio
9D
Comedian Wentworth who’s married to George Stephanopoulos
Ali
10D
Chili ___ carne
Con
11D
Beer barrel that’s tapped
Keg
19D
Dear ___ (newspaper advice column)
Abby
20D
___ Stakes Poker (TV series featuring card players)
High
23D
Produced quickly and without much effort: 2 wds.
Tossed Off
24D
Per individual item: 2 wds.
A Pop
25D
Recordings once sold at Tower Records stores: Abbr.
CDs
26D
How to Get ___ With Murder
Away
27D
Singer Lana ___ Rey
Del
28D
Pulpy beverages: Abbr.
Ojs
29D
Slimy gunk
Goo
31D
Live-___ (nannies with a bedroom at the employer’s home)
Ins
33D
It’s polished during a pedicure
Nail
34D
Prefix for technology and second
Nano
39D
Paycheck deductions that go to the government
Taxes
40D
Chicago airport that features a Yoga Room
Ohare
42D
Short-distance track event
Dash
43D
Fall ___ your lap (arrive as a pleasant surprise)
Into
44D
Sugar ___ peas
Snap
45D
Paste
Glue
46D
___ meeny miney moe …
Eeny
47D
Jaguar or leopard for example
Cat
48D
The White Lotus channel
HBO
49D
Tree that might be attacked by bark beetles
Elm