9/11/23
Movie Monday
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1A
Airline headquartered in Atlanta
Delta
6A
Tiny amounts of hair gel
Dabs
10A
Silent ___ (nickname for President Coolidge)
Cal
13A
Shining example
Ideal
14A
Actress Purnell who plays Jackie on Yellowjackets
Ella
15A
Boxer Laila
Ali
16A
2003 Jeff Bridges horse-racing film that costarred Tobey Maquire
Seabiscuit
18A
Sound a calf makes
Moo
19A
Channel that debuted in 1980 with a story about an assassination attempt on Vernon Jordan
Cnn
20A
They contain protons and electrons
Atoms
21A
French ____ (tennis tournament)
Open
22A
___ was saying …: 2 wds.
As I
23A
Source of solar energy
Sun
25A
Type of footwear for a hiker
Boot
28A
Capture, as a crook
Nab
31A
Magnificent meal
Feast
35A
1998 Jeff Bridges crime comedy that costarred John Goodman: 3 wds.
The Big Lebowski
38A
More tender to the touch
Sorer
39A
Word that can go before soup or shooter
Pea
40A
Neat as ___: 2 wds.
A Pin
41A
Stop being firm, like an old futon
Sag
43A
Like the soil during a drought
Dry
45A
Blind ____ (area that you can’t see)
Spot
48A
I surrender
Uncle
51A
Average ___ (typical guy)
Joe
54A
I do not like green eggs and ____!
Ham
55A
2009 Jeff Bridges music drama that costarred Maggie Gyllenhaal: 2 wds.
Crazy Heart
57A
___ never thought about that before
Ive
58A
Mountain wildcat
Puma
59A
Cropland measures
Acres
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
60A
What you sign contracts with
Pen
61A
Software buyer
User
62A
Fond of ordering others around
Bossy
1D
The D in CD-Rom
Disc
2D
Garden in Genesis
Eden
3D
Jack Sprat could no fat / His wife could eat no ___
Lean
4D
Computer key above Caps Lock
Tab
5D
Criminal’s pseudonym
Alias
6D
Art ___ (style of the 1920s and 1930s)
Deco
7D
Homecoming visitor, for short
Alum
8D
Euphoria
Bliss
9D
___ around doing nothing (idled)
Sat
10D
___ David Accords (1978 political agreements)
Camp
11D
Singer Blacc who was the Mushroom on season 4 of The Masked Singer
Aloe
12D
Animal that roars
Lion
17D
Attack, like a jellyfish
Sting
21D
Like a plane ticket that’s not round-trip: Hyph.
One Way
22D
If everything goes right: 2 wds.
At Best
24D
Surreal space sighting: Abbr.
UFO
25D
South Korean boy band whose seven members include Jin, V, and Suga
BTS
26D
So that’s how it is
Oho
27D
___ the ramparts we watched
Oer
29D
European mountain
Alp
30D
Black-and-yello insect
Bee
32D
Egyptian snake
Asp
33D
Enjoy snow-covered slopes
Ski
34D
Container for Altoids
Tin
36D
Part of a savings portfolio, sometimes: Abbr.
Ira
37D
Think ___ of (don’t respect)
Badly
42D
Hindu spiritual leaders
Gurus
44D
They tried to me go to ____ …(start of an Amy Winehouse song)
Rehab
45D
Vehicle with a captain and first mate
Ship
46D
Apply blacktop to
Pave
47D
Foreboding sign
Omen
49D
What you’re called
Name
50D
Drug ___ (federal drug policy overseer)
Czar
51D
Jelly containers
Jars
52D
Underground deposits
Ores
53D
Website for buying and selling handmade crafts
Etsy
55D
It does the basic tasks in a computer: Abbr.
Cpu
56D
___-warrior (environmental activist)
Eco