| KINGOFTHEBEASTS | Has pride in 10 across describing the monsters (4,2,3,6) |
| LION | He has pride in his family (4) |
| MADEIN | With "the" and 32-Across, describing an old Matryoshka doll |
| PASTTHEPOST | With 1 Across, describing our domestic electoral system (4-3-4) |
| LIONESS | Number one from south, in decline but has pride |
| REPRIMAND | Right! A man has pride but has to accept this sort of reproof |
| HAUTEUR | Hot director has pride. (7) |
| MOTHRA | "Queen of the Monsters" in the Godzilla franchise |
| KENWATANABE | Japanese actor in the 2019 films Detective Pikachu and Godzilla: King of the Monsters (3,8) |
| GIANTS | The monsters of superhuman size and strength in folklore (6) |
| BEARS | NFL team known as "the Monsters of the Midway" |
| VERA | ___ Farmiga stars as Dr. Emma Russell in Godzilla: King of the Monsters (4) |
| VERAFARMIGA | Kyle Chandler's co-star in Godzilla: King Of The Monsters (4,7) |
| FARMIGA | Actor in 2019 action film Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Vera ------- (7) |
| THEYAREALLMAPLELEAF | Like Canadian works of fiction or the monsters imagined in this crossword |
| BLIND | Like the monsters in "A Quiet Place" |
| ARE | "The Monsters ___ Due on Maple Street" (episode of "The Twilight Zone") |
| GIVETHEGAMEAWAY | Almost assumed most of them in 10 across and 24 across let the cat out of the bag (4,3,4,4) |
| BILLY | "SNL" cast member (1984-1985) who voiced Mike Wazowski in the "Monsters, Inc." movies: 2 wds. |
| MIKEWAZOWSKI | One-eyed monster voiced by Billy Crystal in the 'Monsters Inc.' film franchise (4,8) |
