Crossword
ACROSS
1 Sound heard at the start of an MGM movie
5 Scoreboard fig.
8 Quarterback’s option
12 Poker payment
13 What people get stuck in
14 Et ___ (and others)
15 “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”
(2000) star Michelle
16 “You ___ here”
17 Citrus drink that’s been used by NASA
18 “___ ___ Baking Show”
21 “The Mask of Zorro”
(1998) star Banderas
22 Macaroni or spaghetti, for example
25 Eavesdrop
29 “Golden Girl” McClanahan
30 New Deal org.
31 Legal comedy “Trial & ___”
34 Well-groomed
36 “Gotham’s” Alfred Pennyworth portrayer:
Sean ___
40 Breakout role for Kristen Bell
45 Food thickener
46 Animal house
47 “Dallas” star Howard, who played Clayton Farlow
49 In the mail
50 Antiquity
51 River in Spain
52 Start of a conclusion
53 “Treasure Island” author’s inits.
54 Fresh talk
DOWN
1 Patricia Heaton’s former sitcom co-star Romano
2 Blood type, briefly 3 Suffix with origin 4 Toss in the microwave, as leftovers 5 “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” (2018) star Chris
6 Sports car engine 7 Back of the boat 8 “The Goldbergs” narrator Oswalt
9 Jai ___ (court game)
10 Confessions at confession
11 Sounds of regret
19 Baptist leader
20 “___ ___ for Innocent” (Sue Grafton novel)
22 Historic beginning 23 Gold: Prefix
24 Sun. speech 26 Need to pay 27 Reveal, in poetry 28 Islamabad’s country: Abbr.
32 Portugal’s second city
33 TV Chihuahua
34 Religious sch.
35 Former “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star NeNe
37 Classic TV series starring David Hasselhoff: “Knight ___”
38 Key part of the immune system
39 What wizards buy at Ollivanders, in the Harry Potter series
40 Flower holder
41 Bavarian river
42 Gave a buzz
43 First name in country music
44 Things to listen to on Sun.
48 Part of L.A.