9/26/22
Movie Monday
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1A
Tiny blossoms
Buds
5A
No-good guy
Cad
8A
Greedily take
Grab
12A
Atlantic or Pacific for example
Ocean
14A
Get productivity out of
Use
15A
Where Waikiki is
Oahu
16A
San Antonio tourist attraction
Alamo
17A
Ad-___ (improvised comment)
Lib
18A
Smartphone image that can be tapped
Icon
19A
Actor who played Hercule Poirot in the 1974 film Murder on the Orient Express: 2 wds.
Albert Finney
22A
Comedian Wong
Ali
23A
You’re it! game
Tag
24A
___ Lanka (Asian nation)
Sri
27A
Cat ___ Hot Tin Roof: 2 wds.
On A
30A
Fizzy drinks
Sodas
34A
Actor who played Hercule Poirot in 2017’s Murder on the Orient Express and 2022’s Death on the Nile: 2 wds.
Kenneth Branagh
38A
___ tube (tire part)
Inner
39A
Zodiac animal with a mane
Leo
40A
Tarzan’s son
Boy
41A
Drink very slowly
Sip
43A
State tree of Iowa
Oak
46A
Actor who played Hercule Poirot in the 1978 film Death on the Nile: 2 wds.
Peter Ustinov
52A
Flagrant ___ (basketball term)
Foul
53A
Eureka!
Aha
54A
The sky’s the ___!
Limit
56A
Handed-down stories
Lore
57A
Mmm mmm good!
Yum
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
58A
Embarrassing public display
Scene
59A
Vehicles that supposedly create crop circles: Abbr.
UFOs
60A
___ Will Be Loved (Maroon 5 hit)
She
61A
___-slapper (very funny joke)
Knee
1D
Feathery accessory worn around the neck
Boa
2D
Campus near Bel Air: Abbr.
UCLA
3D
Work at a blackjack table
Deal
4D
Brazilian carnival dance
Samba
5D
Fanatical group of followers
Cult
6D
Yeah right!: 2 wds.
As If
7D
Credit’s opposite
Debit
8D
Sixteen ___ Seventeen (The Sound of Music song): 2 wds.
Going On
9D
Marathon for example
Race
10D
Shout to an approaching ship
Ahoy
11D
Hot dog bread
Bun
13D
Christmas carol
Noel
20D
Laugh-fest
Riot
21D
Interplanetary exploration organization: Abbr.
NASA
24D
Head down the slopes
Ski
25D
Kylo ___ (Star Wars: The Last Jedi villain)
Ren
26D
Traveler’s stopping place
Inn
28D
Group with the Blues and the Blue Jackets: Abbr.
NHL
29D
President Lincoln familiarly
Abe
31D
Apply very lightly with the fingers
Dab
32D
In years past
Ago
33D
Camera-___ (not fond of being photographed)
Shy
35D
Gets warm and cozy
Nestles
36D
New York canal
Erie
37D
Anchor for a bush
Root
42D
Speaks to God
Prays
44D
Is sick
Ails
45D
New York NBA player
Knick
46D
Sound effect for a magical disappearance
Poof
47D
Currency of France
Euro
48D
Nope: Hyph.
Uhuh
49D
It’s the ___ old story
Same
50D
Warning of a future event
Omen
51D
Wisteria or kudzu for example
Vine
52D
Reason for an annual winter vaccination
Flu
55D
___-hee (giggly sound)
Tee