This 1986 David Lynch thriller earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Director Crossword Clue

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THRILLER (noun)
1. a suspenseful adventure story or play or movie
DIRECTOR (noun)
1. the person who leads a musical group
2. someone who controls resources and expenditures

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5. See 12-Across

10. 'Hold on __!'

11. "By the power of Grayskull...I have the power!" speaker

12. With 5-Across: this 2001 David Lynch thriller won him the Best Director prize at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival

14. Bob Marley's "High Tide ___ Tide"

15. Fires

16. AL East team in pinstripes, on scoreboards

17. Put the kibosh on

19. General on Chinese menus

20. ___ sum

23. Dashboard device, for short

26. Jelly Roll's "___ Favor"

30. Trap

31. "___ Highway" (1997 horror film directed by David Lynch)

32. "Twin ___" (pioneering 1990 TV show created by David Lynch)

33. Poker money, sometimes

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1. Matt in "The Martian"

2. Crime that involves charging exorbitant interest

3. Furtado who sings "I'm Like a Bird"

4. Amazon speaker

5. Rival of FedEx

6. Chill (out)

7. Theater with stadium seating

8. Weather ___ (item on a rooftop)

9. "Till the World ___" (Britney Spears song)

13. Totally dominates

18. Skye of "Say Anything …"

19. "Anarchy in ___" (Sex Pistols album)

20. Actor Sawa of "Nikita" and Eminem's video for "Stan"

21. Latin words before a clarification

22. Dull photo finish

23. Recipe amt.

24. "Hard ___!" (sailing command)

25. ___ rug (dance well)

27. ___ Mai ("This Is" singer, 2022)

29. Some business execs

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