9/1/25
Movie Monday
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1A
Appliances that lower indoor temperatures: Abbr.
ACs
4A
Poses a question
ASKS
8A
Neo-soul singer ___ Scott
JILL
12A
Item that might say “WELCOME”
MAT
13A
Hit hard on the head
CONK
14A
Metropolitan ___ (broad definition of a city)
AREA
15A
“Eddington” director Aster
ARI
16A
“Nurse Jackie” star Falco
EDIE
17A
Wacky
ZANY
18A
“Divergent” actress who plays Yvonne in “Caught Stealing”: 2 wds.
ZOEKRAVITZ
21A
“My mind was somewhere ___”
ELSE
22A
“Peacemaker” star John
CENA
23A
Dessert that may be served à la mode
PIE
26A
Remote batteries
AAAS
28A
Pageant’s sparkly crown
TIARA
30A
With 33-Across, “Elvis” actor who plays Hank Thompson in “Caught Stealing”
AUSTIN
33A
See 30-Across
BUTLER
34A
Frock
DRESS
35A
Plays a kazoo
HUMS
36A
Material in a paternity test: Abbr.
DNA
37A
___ Cuisine (brand of frozen meals)
LEAN
39A
Yellow-furred dog of the comics
ODIE
43A
“If Beale Street Could Talk” actress who plays Roman in “Caught Stealing”: 2 wds.
REGINAKING
45A
Catch ___ Z’s (take a nap)
SOME
48A
Cheshire Cat’s feature, in Wonderland
GRIN
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
49A
Glass container for baby food
JAR
50A
Astronaut Shepard
ALAN
51A
Genesis paradise
EDEN
52A
In ___ fell swoop
ONE
53A
“Star Trek: The ___ Generation”
NEXT
54A
Prescribed amount of medicine
DOSE
55A
“Nothing but ***” (basketball boast)
NET
1D
Leave dazzled
AMAZE
2D
“The ___ Burnett Show” (1967-1978 TV series)
CAROL
3D
Pigpens
STIES
4D
Taiwanese laptop brand
ACER
5D
Aluminum container for a soft drink: 2 wds.
SODACAN
6D
Items for cutting food
KNIVES
7D
Ball of yarn
SKEIN
8D
Louis Armstrong’s music genre
JAZZ
9D
Savings plan that can be “traditional” or “rollover”: Abbr.
IRA
10D
Deighton who wrote espionage novels
LEN
11D
Get the ___ of the land
LAY
19D
British poet John who wrote “Ode to a Nightingale”
KEATS
20D
“Paper Moon” actress O’Neal
TATUM
23D
Buddy
PAL
24D
Only country that borders the United Kingdom: Abbr.
IRE
25D
Serving of corn
EAR
27D
Walkway to the altar
AISLE
29D
“There, there”: 2 wds.
ITSOK
30D
___ fuel to the fire
ADD
31D
Coffee container with a spigot
URN
32D
Poseidon’s domain
SEA
33D
Small rabbits
BUNNIES
35D
Crew cut or bob, for example
HAIRDO
38D
Urged (on)
EGGED
40D
French type of mustard
DIJON
41D
Nonsensical
INANE
42D
Wading bird of the Everglades
EGRET
43D
Money for the landlord
RENT
44D
“*** of Green Gables”
ANNE
45D
___ Antonio, Texas
SAN
46D
Cheer during a flamenco performance
OLE
47D
The Grinch’s dog
MAX