9/29/25
Movie Monday
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1A
Find a sum
ADD
4A
It won the Oscar for Best Picture the year after “The Artist”
ARGO
8A
Cries like a baby
BAWLS
13A
“Dude!”
BRO
14A
Money that could be “floated”
LOAN
15A
Look forward to
AWAIT
16A
Where Los Angeles is: Abbr.
CAL
17A
Kick out of office
OUST
18A
“Magic Mike’s Last Dance” actress Hayek
SALMA
19A
“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” star who played a co-CEO of Research in Motion in 2023’s “BlackBerry”: 2 wds.
GLENNHOWERT
22A
Was at the front of the pack
LED
23A
“___ mean a lot to me”
ITD
24A
First human in the Bible
ADAM
27A
Where to dig for coal or gold
MINE
29A
___ & Perrins (brand of sauces)
LEA
32A
“A Real Pain” star who played the CEO of Facebook in 2010’s “The Social Network”: 2 wds.
JESSEEISENBERG
36A
Darth Vader’s boyhood nickname
ANI
37A
Group that’s the subject of “bracketology”: Abbr.
NCAA
38A
Fiend in a fairy tale
OGRE
39A
“…___ if ___ say so myself”: 2 wds.
IDO
40A
Took a load off
SAT
42A
“That ’70s Show” star who played the CEO of Apple in 2013’s “Jobs”: 2 wds.
ASHTONKUTCHER
49A
More down in the dumps
BLUER
50A
Hairstyle that a pick might be stuck in
AFRO
51A
Dance style performed with metal shoe attachments
TAP
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
53A
Soothing ointments for the skin
BALMS
54A
Film ___ (dark movie genre)
NOIR
55A
Go downhill on snow
SKI
56A
Bring a laugh to
AMUSE
57A
Sports channel owned by Disney
ESPN
58A
So far
YET
1D
TV network that debuted years after CBS and NBC
ABC
2D
“RuPaul’s ___ Race”
DRAG
3D
Barbie or Ken, for example
DOLL
4D
Unaccompanied
ALONE
5D
Circular
ROUND
6D
Very deep cut
GASH
7D
Moving ___ bigger and better things: 2 wds.
ONTO
8D
Foundation of the decimal system: 2 wds.
BASETEN
9D
The Caldecott Medal of children’s literature, for one
AWARD
10D
Filmmaker Disney
WALT
11D
Car hired for prom night
LIMO
12D
Retired basketball coach Van Gundy
STAN
20D
Trees with a “Dutch” variety
ELMS
21D
Alcohol often paired with pasta
WINE
24D
“The Knife” actress ___ Naomi King
AJA
25D
Gambling ___ (place for illegal games)
DEN
26D
“Just ___ thought!”: 2 wds.
ASI
27D
Actress Farrow
MIA
28D
“Yes, Virginia, there ___ Santa Claus”: 2 wds.
ISA
29D
Stage of a journey
LEG
30D
Screw up
ERR
31D
Get on in years
AGE
33D
Sign, as the reverse side of a check
ENDORSE
34D
Supply-and-demand subject: Abbr.
ECON
35D
Not just one or the other
BOTH
39D
Things on a shopping list
ITEMS
40D
Word that can follow “landing” or “comic”
STRIP
41D
Nut from an oak tree
ACORN
42D
“Take a Chance on Me” band
ABBA
43D
Grand ___ (four-RBI hit)
SLAM
44D
“The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” streaming service
HULU
45D
“Citizen ___” (classic Orson Welles movie)
KANE
46D
Flying saucers: Abbr.
UFOS
47D
Site that sells crafts
ETSY
48D
Leaf-collecting tool
RAKE
52D
Center of an avocado
PIT