9/6/21
Movie Monday
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1A
Alphabetical TV network
ABC
4A
Honey Bunches of ___ (Post breakfast cereal)
Oats
8A
Mystery author Paretsky
Sara
12A
Murmur softly
Coo
13A
Coalition of groups with a common interest
Bloc
14A
Prepare for the future
Plan
15A
“I just took a ___ test …” (lyric from Lizzo’s “Truth Hurts”)
DNA
16A
___ Romeo (Italian car)
Alfa
17A
Vice squad’s incursion
Raid
18A
2003 film in which Renée Zellweger plays a woman helping her friend save her farm: 2 wds.
Cold Mountain
21A
Beef or pork, say
Meat
22A
Period of 24 hours
Day
23A
Prima donna’s song
Aria
25A
“Shallow ___” (Gwyneth Paltrow comedy)
Hal
26A
“Mr. Blue Sky” band, for short
Elo
29A
2005 film in which Renée Zellweger plays the wife of an injured boxer trying to revive his career: 2 wds.
Cinderella Man
33A
Digit at the end of a foot
Toe
34A
Beleaguer
Vex
35A
Manage in spite of difficulties
Cope
36A
End of the fall semester, usually: Abbr.
Dec
37A
Disney with a record number of Oscars
Walt
39A
1996 film in which Renée Zellweger plays a single mom who falls for Tom Cruise’s title character: 2 wds.
Jerry Maguire
44A
Bird that symbolizes peace
Dove
45A
___ package (treats in the mail)
Care
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
46A
___ railway (way up a steep incline)
Cog
47A
Swedish home furnishings chain
Ikea
48A
Country singer/songwriter Loretta
Lynn
49A
“Heavens!,” in a text
OMG
50A
Make repairs to
Mend
51A
Middle ___ (where Saudi Arabia is)
East
52A
Prefix that suggests newness
Neo
1D
Angus Young’s rock band
ACDC
2D
Sonny who was married to Cher
Bono
3D
Underground place for extracting a fossil fuel: 2 wds.
Coal Mine
4D
44th US president
Obama
5D
Assign as someone’s share
Allot
6D
Soy product also called bean curd
Tofu
7D
Public disgrace such as Watergate
Scandal
8D
“Say it, don’t ___ it”
Spray
9D
Jai ___ (ball game)
A Lai
10D
Drizzle
Rain
11D
Come ___ go
And
19D
Completely exhausted
Dead
20D
Like a typical NBA player
Tall
23D
Perform dramatically
Act
24D
Kia car since 1999
Rio
25D
“Jonah ___” (Josh Brolin movie)
Hex
26D
Texter’s mood-expressing graphic
Emoticon
27D
Place to put a napkin
Lap
28D
Ace’s value, sometimes
One
30D
At any point
Ever
31D
Put glass or paper to a new use
Recycle
32D
Group that defends LGBTQ rights, among others: Abbr.
ACLU
36D
Anticipate with great trepidation
Dread
37D
Makes aware of coming danger
Warns
38D
Someone representing an author
Agent
39D
It gets laughs
Joke
40D
“I haven’t ___ begun to think about it”
Even
41D
Moore who’s a four-time WNBA champion with the Minnesota Lynx
Maya
42D
City with an ancient forum and colosseum
Rome
43D
Brand of frozen pancakes
Eggo
44D
Take a ___ view of (disapprove of)
Dim