10/21/19
Movie Monday
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1A
___-blooded (like all mammals)
Warm
5A
Opposite of flow in terms of the tide
Ebb
8A
Composer who is part of the Three B’s with Beethoven and Brahms
Bach
12A
Fake name used by a secret agent
Alias
14A
3-D medical scan: Abbr.
MRI
15A
Reign over as a royal kingdom
Rule
16A
Kelly Clarkson’s ___ U Been Gone
Since
17A
Stark raving ___
Mad
18A
Lamar who once played for the Lakers
Odom
19A
Woman nominated for a Best Director Oscar for 2017’s Lady Bird: 2 wds.
Greta Gerwig
22A
Frame-by-frame replay effect: Hyph.
Slomo
23A
Homophone of none
Nun
24A
Blown away feeling
Awe
25A
___ humbug! (A Christmas Carol exclamation)
Bah
28A
Nook in a house where a decorative object might be displayed
Niche
32A
Woman who won the Best Director Oscar for 2009’s The Hurt Locker: 2 wds.
Kathryn Bigelow
36A
Totally confused like a lost sailor: 2 wds.
At Sea
37A
Homer Simpson’s Oops!
Doh
38A
But I heard him exclaim ___ he drove out of sight … (A Visit From St. Nicholas line)
Ere
39A
Agency handling tax returns: Abbr.
IRS
41A
Body part like a liver or kidney
Organ
44A
Woman nominated for a Best Director Oscar for 1993’s The Piano: 2 wds.
Jane Campion
48A
Pixar film about Miguel in the Land of the Dead
Coco
49A
We ___ the Champions (Queen song)
Are
50A
Steps taken by duelers before a duel
Paces
53A
South American country in the Andes mountains
Peru
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
54A
Nickname of actor DiCaprio and soccer star Messi
Leo
55A
Eat soup noisily
Slurp
56A
Deli breads that may have caraway seeds
Ryes
57A
Foot that’s covered in fur
Paw
58A
___ tuned!
Stay
1D
Now where ___ I?
Was
2D
Always Be My Maybe actress/cowriter Wong
Ali
3D
Small curls of hair
Ringlets
4D
Prefix for economics or biotics
Macro
5D
Rachel’s daughter on Friends
Emma
6D
Talk boastfully
Brag
7D
Former vice president who’s campaigning for the presidential nomination
Biden
8D
Girl Scout of the youngest level
Brownie
9D
German car manufacturer with a four-ring logo
Audi
10D
Clunky shoe traditionally made of wood
Clog
11D
___ in (surround on all sides in battle)
Hem
13D
Come across as
Seem
20D
Kate’s husband on This Is Us
Toby
21D
Ladder step you stand on
Rung
22D
Smack with a newspaper as a pesky fly
Swat
24D
Letters before a fake name
Aka
26D
Bad ___ Boujee (Migos song)
And
27D
Channel airing Issa Rae’s Insecure
HBO
29D
Having a well-groomed traditional appearance: Hyph.
Clean Cut
30D
Prominent feature of a unicorn
Horn
31D
Female guarded by a shepherd
Ewe
33D
Shockingly evil
Heinous
34D
Almost never seen
Rare
35D
Chain that offers a Chicken & Waffles breakfast
IHOP
40D
Where dandruff develops
Scalp
42D
Tears apart at the seams
Rips
43D
Nets on each end of a soccer field or hockey rink
Goals
44D
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot actress ___ Lauren Adams
Joey
45D
43 560 square feet
Acre
46D
Local ___ network (what the computer term LAN stands for)
Area
47D
Kitten’s cry
Meow
48D
Lifesaving chest compression technique: Abbr.
CPR
51D
Grunge ___ (period when Nirvana and Pearl Jam hit it big)
Era
52D
Agent who might use binoculars and hidden cameras
Spy