"The Big ___" (1946 noir film based on a Raymond Chandler novel) Crossword Clue

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"The Big ___" (1946 noir film based on a Raymond Chandler novel) Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a period of time spent sleeping
2. euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
(verb)
1. be asleep
2. be able to accommodate for sleeping

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

CHANDLER (noun)
1. United States writer of detective thrillers featuring the character of Philip Marlowe (1888-1959)
2. a maker (and seller) of candles and soap and oils and paints
BASED (adjective)
1. having a base
2. having a base of operations (often used as a combining form)

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
PEELS

More Daily Pop Crossword (10/17/2024) Answers

Across

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14. "Who ___ to judge?": 2 wds.

15. "Nick at ___" (evening programming on Nickelodeon)

16. Cosmetician Lauder

17. Floor cleaner's tool

18. "Saturday Night Fever" actor who played hit man Vincent Vega in the 1994 film "Pulp Fiction" (2 wds.)

21. Infants bodysuit

22. Make airtight (2 wds.)

25. Facts and figures

28. "White House Plumbers" actress Headey

29. "The Avengers" actor who played hit man Jules Winnfield in "Pulp Fiction" (2 wds.)

35. "...and they lived happily ___ after..."

36. "The ___ of the Wild" (Jack London novel)

37. Looked after a friend's feline (Hyph.)

40. Root vegetables

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48. "How ___ I'll Go" (song from Disney's "Moana")

50. Banquet host

51. Titanic actress Winslet

52. Meadow mom

53. Like a chimney sweep at the end of the workday

54. Word on a euro coin in Dublin

55. ___ Willie Winkie (nursery rhyme runner)

56. Former Atlanta basketball arena

57. Unappetizing bowlful

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1. Plucked bluegrass instrument

2. Hunter constellation with a "belt"

3. Thin and graceful

4. Kids older than 12 but younger than 20

5. Spanish house

6. Set with a sharp picture, briefly

7. Twist 'em, dunk 'em cookies

8. "Get Out" and "Us" writer/director Jordan

9. Dishes steamed in cornhusks

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11. Guacamole, for one

13. Kellogg's product

19. ___ Pods (laundry detergent choice)

20. "If Beale Street Could ___" (Barry Jenkins film starring Regina King)

23. Game with "skip" and "reverse" cards

24. Skillet, for one

26. "CrazySexyCool" girl group

27. Steely Dan album with the hit song "Deacon Blues"

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33. Part of some computer shortcuts (2 wds.)

34. Board game with suspects, rooms, and weapons

38. Childish retort to Am not! (2 wds.)

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41. Stationary gym vehicles with pedals

42. Online commerce (Hyph.)

43. Back in style

46. Business school subject, for short

47. Cooler brand named for a mythical creature

48. "A ___ Good Men" (Tom Cruise film)

49. Wide-eyed wonder

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