They Could Be Verse
◆◆ · By JeffsPuzzles · Published 2022-10-08T13:31:19.534Z
Constructor's Note
Each theme answer is a movie title revised to incorporate a poetic term hinted at by the poem in the clue. To help non-English majors along, I've given actors' or directors' names as well. The write-up on my JeffsPuzzles site, which I'll post on Sunday 10/9, explains the terms.
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ESPN investigative reporter Thompson (more generally, a nickname for Letitia)
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- 1AESPN investigative reporter Thompson (more generally, a nickname for Letitia)
- 5ASpread
- 10ACurrent-day alternative to 12 Down
- 13ABox lunch?
- 14A"The Rest Is ___" (Alex Ross book about 20th century music)
- 15AConst'l change killed by Phyllis Shlafly
- 16AHeed
- 17AShaq
- 18AGore follower?
- 19A*Two poets, one a slob, one neat/Share quarters 'bove a New York street (Think Oscar and Felix)
- 22AInfo characterized by "variety, volume, and velocity"
- 23ARing battle
- 26ASleek, for short
- 27A*In Oregon four bards search through the woods/Encounter junk man, leeches, even hoods/Discover body but to no avail/They'll get in trouble if they tell their tale (Think River Phoenix, Wil Wheaton, Kiefer Sutherland)
- 32A*With "The" and 36 and 43 Across: In Zubrowka a rich woman dies/Leaving all that she owns to Ralph Fiennes (Think Wes Anderson)
- 34AAverage
- 35APampering place
- 36ASee 32 Across
- 39AEqpt. to which "screen time" originally referred
- 42AThe "H" in HOF
- 43ASee 32 Across
- 48A*Unstressed humanity lived life so sure /Til plague killed many and transformed the rest/Save one brave man whose blood contained a cure/His sacrifice our poets oft have stressed (Think Will Smith)
- 52APoor, as an excuse
- 53AJail:clink::gaol:____
- 54AIdeal
- 56A*Takes place in Russia a cent'ry ago, tells of/Yuri and Lara, their love and the snow, makes us/Ask whether Tonya's their daughter - you know? nor do/I (Think Omar Sharif and Julie Christie)
- 61AExpress pleasure like a pup
- 63AWord before Whiz or -It in the grocery store
- 64AFashionable city?
- 65ADDE
- 66ABasic swimming stroke
- 67A"The ___ of my ___ is my friend"
- 68ASin/cos
- 69APrize
- 70AFormer Congolese President Mobutu ___ Seko
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- 1DBetter-versed in a STEM field
- 2DAcura model
- 3DUsed to be taller
- 4DAcura parent
- 5DWinter transport with tank-like treads
- 6DHawaiian concept of righteousness; also an MP3 alternative championed by Neil Young
- 7DPlace
- 8DStat
- 9DCheck for an echo, maybe
- 10DBones and boxes, e.g.
- 11DBeats by ___
- 12DOlder alternative to 10 Across
- 13DCarrier for Louisville Sluggers
- 20DDrying out woes
- 21DWane
- 24DJudge Judge's ABs
- 25DLiquid gossip?
- 28DSufficient and more
- 29DName Ere Elopment could be its backronym
- 30DSome food deliveries, for short
- 31DColl. of poems, often
- 33DKids' author whose name sounds like a kid's toy
- 37D"I'm afraid not, Angus"
- 38DIt usually precedes trig
- 39DFrank McCourt memoir
- 40DKind of vessel
- 41DIota
- 44DMost common mineral in Earth's mantle; its normally green color (hint hint) ecomes yellower in its gem form, Peridot
- 45DTreats cooked in leaves
- 46DIt's played using software that imitates other platforms, for short
- 47DSnicket of kid lit
- 49DItem generally graded on an A-D scale
- 50DHose attachment that's one letter off from a sign of attachment
- 51DExpert on health care for underserved communities, perhaps
- 55DWhat x might mean
- 57DMir letters
- 58DVia, informally
- 59D525,600 seconds, per "Rent"
- 60DRoss McDonald's Archer and Sesame Street's Zealand
- 61D"To ___" (quaint way of saying "for example")
- 62DAlias indicator