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Military Comedy Movies

◆ · By John Cowlishaw · Published 2024-11-10T14:42:31.694Z

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  • John Cowlishaw constructor · 2024-11-10T14:43:26.768Z
    In honor of Veterans Day, here is a lighter touch on the military.
    • BMW 🤓4:48 · 2024-11-11T16:36:13.769Z
      Thanks for the enjoyable puzzle! You might want to re-word the 44A clue for accuracy?
      • John Cowlishaw constructor · 2024-11-12T02:03:08.791Z
        Ahh, you're right. Should have been "Winner of five Emmys for the TV version of the movie in 8 Down"
      • Puzzled in CNY 🤓7:55 · 2024-11-12T14:07:47.351Z
        Good one!
        • Ruby 5:35 · 2024-11-13T03:36:39.668Z
          i see what you did with that 37A clue...! nice :)
          • John Cowlishaw constructor · 2024-11-14T17:53:17.460Z
            It was a favorite phrase of my father's.
          Play today's daily mini crossword
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          Fireplace fuel
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          Across
          1. 1A
            Fireplace fuel
          2. 5A
            It supports a flower
          3. 9A
            One of 150 in the Old Testament
          4. 14A
            Related
          5. 15A
            "Today" co-host ___ Kotb
          6. 16A
            "With this ring ___ ___ wed"
          7. 17A
            *Henry Fonda chafes at his limited role on a WWII supply ship.
          8. 19A
            Brockovich and Burnett
          9. 20A
            Naughty
          10. 21A
            Amtrak and Union Pacific (abbr)
          11. 22A
            ___ Alger, who wrote 19th century novels about rags to riches boys
          12. 24A
            Cheap pseudo-Russian vodka
          13. 26A
            Coffee dispenser
          14. 27A
            Soviet newspaper
          15. 30A
            Vitally important
          16. 35A
            Covered with reddish oxidation product of iron
          17. 36A
            Hall of Fame football coach Ewbank
          18. 37A
            "Duck soup!"
          19. 38A
            United ___ Emirates
          20. 39A
            Harbor protector
          21. 40A
            Dishonest person
          22. 41A
            Copenhagen native
          23. 42A
            Twilights, poetically
          24. 43A
            Frozen dome-shaped dessert; also Alan Turing's code-breaking machine
          25. 44A
            Winner of five Emmys for the movie in 8 Down
          26. 46A
            9th grade political science course
          27. 47A
            Mo. in the middle of summer
          28. 48A
            Scott Joplin's "___ Leaf Rag"
          29. 50A
            What an umbrella does for rain, a ___ does for sun.
          30. 54A
            "Shame on you!"
          31. 55A
            ___ mode or ___ king
          32. 58A
            Homecoming attendees
          33. 59A
            Protein building block
          34. 62A
            Diameter halves
          35. 63A
            Japanese wrestling
          36. 64A
            Bundle of cotton
          37. 65A
            Pigs
          38. 66A
            Slow-cooked meal of meat and vegetables
          39. 67A
            Poses for an artist
          Down
          1. 1D
            Baby sheep
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            Gumbo vegetable
          3. 3D
            Encircle with a belt
          4. 4D
            ___-cone
          5. 5D
            Mount Everest guide
          6. 6D
            Trunk of the body
          7. 7D
            Savannah summer hrs.
          8. 8D
            *Robert Altman's "Korean war" film film about medical personnel that really satirizes Vietnam
          9. 9D
            Capital of South Dakota
          10. 10D
            *An unhinged American general orders a nuclear attack on the Soviet Union in "Dr. ___"
          11. 11D
            In baseball, "A walk is as good as ___ ___"
          12. 12D
            German filmmaker Riefenstahl
          13. 13D
            Pre-Columbian prefix with America
          14. 18D
            Adrien ___ in Roman Polanski's war drama The Pianist, won the Academy Award for Best Actor at age 29, becoming the youngest actor to win in that category
          15. 23D
            In by 9, ___ ___ 5, same day dry-cleaning service
          16. 24D
            *A Jewish-American princess, Goldie Hawn, thinks her enlistment will be like a vacation.
          17. 25D
            *Radio funny man Robin Williams is sent to bring a little comedy back into the lives of the soldiers, in "Good Morning, ___."
          18. 27D
            "The Devil Wears ___"
          19. 28D
            Opposite of urban
          20. 29D
            Hatha yoga posture
          21. 31D
            Butterfly catchers
          22. 32D
            Sam ___, American director of the "Spider-Man" trilogy
          23. 33D
            As easy ___ ___
          24. 34D
            Ancient harplike instruments
          25. 36D
            Marijuana
          26. 39D
            Jiggly dessert
          27. 43D
            *In "Sgt. ___," Steve Martin runs the motor pool at Fort Baxter, which he exploits for scamming. (Based on the Phil Silvers TV show)
          28. 45D
            Someone from Brisbane, Sydney, or Melbourne
          29. 46D
            His book, "The Two Cultures," described the split between those in the sciences and the humanities.
          30. 49D
            "Once upon ___ ..."
          31. 50D
            Golf scores to shoot for
          32. 51D
            "There oughta be ___ ___!"
          33. 52D
            Fashion designer Gernreich
          34. 53D
            Scottish girl
          35. 55D
            Brazilian berry
          36. 56D
            Jaunty tune
          37. 57D
            Fruity drinks
          38. 60D
            Mongrel (var.)
          39. 61D
            Six-pack muscles
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