9/23/24 Answer Crosswords With Friends

9/23/24
Movie Monday

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1A
Trees with a slippery variety
Elms

5A
Redding who sang (Sittin on) The Dock of the Bay
Otis

9A
Mortarboard or beanie, for example
Cap

12A
Comment from a kitten
Meow

13A
Lymph ___ (immune system structure)
Node

14A
Be beholden to
Owe

15A
Foal’s mother
Mare

16A
Amphibian with bumpy skin
Toad

17A
Break the ____ (commit a crime)
Law

18A
Les Miserables actress who won an Oscar for her performance, despite only 15 minutes of Screen time: 2 wds.
Anne Hathaway

21A
Score that a golfer wants to break
Par

22A
Little Miss Muffet sat ___ tuffet …: 2 wds.
Ona

23A
Norma ____ (1979 movie)
Rae

26A
Tiny louse
Nit

28A
Place for a boxing match
Ring

32A
I, Tonya who won an Oscar for her performance, despite only 15 minutes and 37 seconds of screen time: 2 wds.
Allison Janney

36A
Hurt very badly
Maim

37A
___ Aviv, Israel
Tel

38A
Awards show recognition that might lead to a win, for short
Nom

39A
The whole ball of wax
All

42A
This time you’ve gone ___ far!
Too

44A
Vicky Cristina Barcelona actress who won an Oscar for her performance, despite only 14 minutes and 29 seconds of screen time: 2 wds.
Penelope Cruz

50A
Transmission that often came with a cover sheet
Fax

51A
Scarlett OHara’s home
Tara

52A
Effortlessness
Ease

53A
And just like that… actress Nicole ____ Parker
Ari

54A
Desktop computer made by Apple
Imac

55A
The WNBA team in Las Vegas
Aces

56A
Ping-Pong table divider
Net

57A
Something to ___ About (Bonnie Raitt song)
Talk

58A
Robin’s home
Nest

1D
Actress Corrin of Deadpool & Wolverine
Emma

2D
Have a slant
Lean

3D
September ____ (Neil Diamond hit)
Morn

4D
Win every game in a series
Sweep

5D
Canadian province where Toronto is
Ontario

6D
Sound from a plastic horn
Toot

7D
State between Washington and Montana
Idaho

8D
Honda Accord, for one
Sedan

9D
Alternative to ginger ale or root beer
Cola

10D
Don’t get carried ____
Away

11D
Place to pass a collection plate, in church
Pew

19D
____ Moleman (minor character on The Simpsons)
Hans

20D
Notify about impending danger
Warn

23D
Zodiac symbol between the fish and the bull
Ram

24D
Pie ___ mode: 2 wds.
A La

25D
____ Young Band (country group)
Eli

27D
Cause of a big bang: Abbr.
TNT

29D
Holiday ___ (hotel chain)
Inn

30D
Agent Smith’s adversary in The Matrix
Neo

31D
Place that hires personal trainers
Gym

33D
Model who was married to David Bowie
Iman

34D
Flying equipment worn on the back
Jetpack

35D
Ingredient in some sunburn remedies
Aloe

40D
____ ride (gambler’s phrase); 2 wds.
Let It

41D
Woolly South American mammal
Llama

43D
Huge body of water
Ocean

44D
Remove the peel from
Pare

45D
Interstate off-ramp
Exit

46D
Like some thermometers and exams
Oral

47D
Slow and steady wins the ____
Race

48D
Wields, as a tool
Uses

49D
Citrus peel in many recipes
Zest

50D
Air circulator in a convection oven
Fan