1984 Tommy Lee Jones film set along the Mississippi, with “The” Crossword Clue

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MISSISSIPPI (noun)
1. a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War
2. a major North American river and the chief river of the United States; rises in northern Minnesota and flows southward into the Gulf of Mexico
JONES (noun)
1. United States golfer (1902-1971)
2. United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)

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Across

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15. Former Chicago mayor Lightfoot

16. Isabella who played Hitchcock, Chaplin, Fellini, her mother, and her father, in the short film “My Dad Is 100 Years Old”

17. Blue-dye source

18. Some local councillors

19. Corona competitor

21. Few and far between

22. Critic Terry who incited a public feud when he accused Martin Amis of Islamophobia, in 2007

24. "Mad ___"

25. Next available

26. Relative of -speak

27. What a vole is but a mole is not

29. "Sanford and Son" star Foxx

31. Cash in Cologne

32. Follower of million or billion

36. Tennis star who played in the 2025 U.S. Open Pickleball Championships, at age fifty-five

38. Game often cited in combinatorial game theory

39. Pack rats

42. “Ballerina, you ___ seen her / Dancing in the sand”: Elton John

45. Parenting avatar popularized by a divisive 2011 book by Amy Chua

47. Artist who does impressions?

48. Taking the place (of)

49. Venders that work on-site?

51. Pros who review the books

52. “Industry” or “Billions” type

54. African caffeine source

55. One with an extremely restrictive diet

56. Legal pause

57. Lip

58. Drug used to treat H.I.V.

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Down

1. Vessel for a screwdriver

2. Used the wrong number for?

3. Embed

4. Srta. equivalent

5. Venture a thought

6. Midwest terminus?

7. Cest la vie

8. Afterbirth part

9. Give

10. Chips named for a Spanish word describing how they’re cooked

11. ___ film (“Greed,” e.g.)

12. Uninvited guest

13. Daily prayer that precedes Sext and None

14. Patchwork elephant of children’s literature

20. North Carolina university

23. Me too

27. Rene of “Nightcrawler”

28. Medical theatres, for short

30. Start of a controversial statement, perhaps

31. Some winter wear

33. Like many Angelenos, casually

35. “Money often costs too much” writer

37. “Oh, Canada” actor Richard

39. Marshmallow-roasting implements

40. Two-bit

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42. Destined (for)

43. Erie Canal city

44. White of the eye

46. They might be accessed via QR codes

50. Mai ___

53. Long-term investment option: Abbr.

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