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◆ · By Sam Brody · Published 2023-12-26T19:22:08.729Z

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Can you guess the title of the (fictional) film based on the answers to the starred clues? (4, 5)
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  • kurtalert 🤓7:08 · 2023-12-26T22:12:44.196Z
    Never heard of this movie - just got the answer from the JA / IL and "prison caper" clues!
    • Sam Brody constructor · 2023-12-27T00:04:14.456Z
      That's the idea. It's not a real movie :)
    • Sendhil Revuluri 🤓4:17 · 2023-12-27T00:38:59.337Z
      Clever!
      • Jim23809 8:10 · 2023-12-27T17:47:55.335Z
        The description of fictional film was a bit tough to process, but eventually I got it.
        Play today's daily mini crossword
        1A
        Coin that's slang for a 10-year sentence
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        Across
        1. 1A
          Coin that's slang for a 10-year sentence
        2. 5A
          Dwarf planet between Mars and Jupiter, named for the latter's sister
        3. 10A
          Consume
        4. 13A
          Hot spot
        5. 14A
          Memoir by singer Turner
        6. 15A
          Package in a field
        7. 16A
          * Carpentry discard, converted by 26A into a makeshift lock-pick
        8. 18A
          Grows old
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          Broadcasting
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          Pond greenery
        11. 21A
          Suffix with "bi" and "tri", but not "uni"
        12. 22A
          Writer's point
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          Biden is known for it
        14. 26A
          * "The Good Place" actress, star of this prison caper
        15. 31A
          Line on a graph
        16. 32A
          One-of-a-kind card game
        17. 33A
          One shouldering a heavy weight
        18. 37A
          Came out on top
        19. 38A
          This puzzle, for the upcoming film
        20. 41A
          One in a hole?
        21. 42A
          Contemptuous
        22. 44A
          Part of the postal code?
        23. 45A
          Racecourse shape
        24. 46A
          * Utility closet item, upended by 26A to reach the air duct
        25. 50A
          Ingredient featured heavily in 70's American cuisine
        26. 53A
          Hit by Elvis Costello
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          Gulf of ___
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          University sports org.
        29. 58A
          Scalar opposite of "ultra"
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          Ice in the drink
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          * Scented flower extract, used by 26A to confuse the tracking dogs
        32. 65A
          Mythical ship
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          Fall bloomer
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          Teeming
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          Indigo, say
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          Excelled
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          Home free
        Down
        1. 1D
          Cobra Kai, for one
        2. 2D
          John in Russia
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          Lottery prefix
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          Metaphorical motivators
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          El __
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          Locale where 15D has been mined for centuries
        7. 7D
          Mideast moolah
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          Secret weapon for Nazi Germany
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          Low bow of respect
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          ___ beaver
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          Wise guy?
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          Easily irked
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          Volcanic rock
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          Tribe for which a lake and canal are named
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          Obscure, as faces in a photo
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          Story teller
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          ___ of life: rescue tools
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          Part of a neural network
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          Prefix with bar or bus
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          Actress de Armas
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          Slammer
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          Molten 15D, for example
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          Healthy palm produce
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          Advice from a bear
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          Source of sustenance
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          John in Britain
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          Goofs
        28. 43D
          Character released from captivity in a 2012 Tarantino film
        29. 45D
          Warm up acts
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          Some sewer-dwelling turtles
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          Ransom payment specification
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          Penultimate Hebrew letter
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          Rot
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          Abrasive element on some boards
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          One way to live
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          Regarding
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          Religious assent
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          Important tool for government accountability: Abbr.
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          Variation (on)
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          Sheltered
        41. 64D
          Rage
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