Film that may have inspired "Sharknado" Crossword Clue

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FILM (verb)
1. make a film or photograph of something
2. record in film
FILM (noun)
1. a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
2. a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things
INSPIRED (adjective)
1. being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods

More NYT Crossword (11/3/2025) Answers

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1. Fizzy pop

5. Eve's mate

13. "Jurassic Park" beast, for short

14. Yawning, say

16. Land on the Tigris and Euphrates

17. *PIN, e.g.

19. Restaurant handout

20. Tennis star Osaka

21. Pint-size

23. Pioneering computer engineer Lovelace

24. Fleming who was the original host of "Jeopardy!"

26. Stray feline

28. Skull

32. AMC's "Better Call ___"

33. Guffaw, in internet lingo

34. Abruptly call off one's plans

37. Gooey goody

40. *Overly eager personal injury lawyer, derisively

44. Shade of purple

45. "I suppose so"

46. ___ Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin

47. More than a snack

49. Clairol product

52. *Gangster a.k.a. Scarface

56. "As I see it," to texters

57. August birth sign, for the most part

58. Give a talking-to

60. Dispense carefully

64. Red-hot flow

66. Morning waker-upper

68. French with

69. Gotta run!

70. Recording studio effect

71. Gender-specific possessive

72. Word made up of the four main compass points

73. Aussie critters

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1. Slang for a huge fan

2. Large toothed whale

3. Roaring Twenties style, informally

4. Guitarist, in slang

5. Six-pack muscles

6. Physicians, for short

7. Enticing scent

8. Olympics reward

9. Singer Morrison of The Doors

10. *Warning sign that might be seen on a chain-link fence

11. Stand-up comic Sykes

12. Diddly-___

15. Secluded valleys

18. Apple's digital assistant

22. Line for Lassie

25. Oom-pah band instrument

27. Arizona city or Native American tribe

28. Happy as a ___

29. Egg-shaped tomato

30. *Record art space

31. Oodles

35. Rocks, to a bartender

36. Two-time Emmy winner Remini

38. Depend (on)

39. The E of HOMES

41. Layer of the eye

42. Emulates a tree frog or ballerina

43. Masala ___ (Indian spiced tea)

48. Not express, as a train

50. Apple on a desk, perhaps

51. Word before derby or coaster

52. Koran's Almighty

53. Depart

54. Christopher who directed "The Dark Knight Rises"

55. Thrill

59. Classic teen sleuth Nancy

61. Nutso

62. Eight, in Spanish

63. Some boxing wins, in brief

65. Summer coolers, for short … or a hint to the answers to the starred clues

67. Title for Doubtfire, Fields or Maisel

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