Action movie staple that may come down to the wire? Crossword Clue

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Action movie staple that may come down to the wire? Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

ACTION (noun)
1. a military engagement
2. a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong
ACTION (verb)
1. institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
2. put in effect
MOVIE (noun)
1. a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement

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Across

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6. Toasty

10. Prepare to be photographed

14. Caravan creature

15. Opera song

16. Winged hooters

17. Rolled-r sound

18. Fancy Elizabethan collar

19. Hilarious person

20. Issue for a flying car?

23. NYC member of The Squad in Congress

24. Mouth-puckering

25. Like the stuff of legend

29. Moves sensuously

33. Bit of bad circulation?

36. Possess

37. Lend a hand

38. Seller of Sorentos and Souls

46. Buffet tray heater

47. Gifts of the gifted

48. The jig ___!

50. Cool-cucumber link

51. “Save your excuses!” (or an appropriate response to being handed 20-, 33- or 39-Across)

58. Sick burn

59. Ken’s predecessor on “Jeopardy!”

60. “Hello. My name is ___ Montoya...” (repeated “The Princess Bride” line)

61. Wicked

62. Cornflake Girl singer Amos

63. Flutes in military bands

64. Partner at a prom

65. “On the double!” in the operating room

66. Loses traction

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Down

1. Play divisions

2. Cover used during a rain delay

3. Female friend, en français

4. Pick up again

5. Words from a volunteer

6. Put on notice

7. Cut ___ (dance)

8. Breaks in relations

9. Family members, of a sort

10. Slow-cooked barbecue staple

11. Tot's scrape

12. Piggy bank opening

13. Educated guess (Abbr.)

21. Colorful frozen treat

22. Fanatical following

25. Edinburgh natives

26. Namely

27. Pound part

28. Air force?

30. Pentax rival

31. Austrian artist Gustav

32. Concrete foundations

34. In shape

35. Ready for publication

40. Kris ___ (Santa)

41. Technical sch.

42. Candies made with egg whites and nuts

43. Sir's counterpart

44. Programming statements activated when a condition isn’t met

45. One who can dig it, daddy-o

49. Cockpit worker

51. High-maintenance type

52. Getting the job done

53. Designer Wang

54. Way out

55. Old platter player

56. Like some wines and cheeses

57. Chuck

58. Last letter, in London

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