Letter-boxed
◆ · By Tim D · Published 2024-08-17T12:51:38.583Z
Cryptic crossword themed around Joe's Letterboxd account and movies in general. Wait, who’s Joe?
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Rodent in alley serving eats in Paris? Yes! (11)
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Across
- 1ARodent in alley serving eats in Paris? Yes! (11)
- 9AHovers around senior, they're at school the longest (9)
- 10AYou hear a deep laugh..."Hello" (5)
- 11AAdmit it: a new introspective French film? That’s metal (6)
- 12APirates nastily capturing a freeloader (8)
- 13AThor's setting a small trail up (6)
- 15ASteve of animated film? He didn’t get even. *Starts fight* (8)
- 20AWestern star’s natural drift trails away from the west (8)
- 21AIs baron without leadership, in retrospect, someone who acted batty? (6)
- 22AFlyer says, “Next in line: simple bagel order” (8)
- 24A“La La Land” tears returning for twist (6)
- 27ARepo Man has left someone miserable (5)
- 28ATennis finalist loses cool—water break leads to uneven triangle (9)
- 29AShut down Keaton’s successful film (11)
Down
- 1DFlamed again, literally no friend put "Bottoms" up on their Top 3 (5)
- 2DBack-to-back rain storms circle in first scenes of "The Way of Water” (3, 2, 1, 3)
- 3DKermit left without note for long, arduous journey (4)
- 4DInsane light house chief dead, mangled, in black and white (8)
- 5DThe Emperor once put up a mall (5)
- 6DNemo, Neon Genesis, Taken, Jumanji, Outsiders…it’s an emotional picture (5)
- 7DClown’s horrifying faces… It—It starts chatting (4)
- 8DSounds like Alfred’s actor is mistaken: “Psycho” without mist?? (4)
- 13DCut a ten minute finale (3)
- 14DHigh-bar ending of "Sawing a flipping bus in half!" left in (9)
- 16DFriend of Snow White? Act quirky to get title role in a Christmas film (6, 3)
- 17DReservoir found up river in Brazil (3)
- 18DJerk suddenly has reformed after introduction to wildly, wildly famous Doctor (8)
- 19DBathroom candle has one retired man fighting for revenge (4, 4)
- 22DAfter storm starts, Martians left on radio’s first response to whispers (4)
- 23D"Titanic" ending scrapped for second key island (5)
- 25DFifty creatures: no lions except the last new king (5)
- 26DStreaming service to move swiftly past obstacles, reorganizing and dropping average hits (4)