Wordplay (2006): Solving Merl Reagle's Crossword Puzzle Part 2

The clip solving Merl Reagle's crossword puzzle Part 2 from Wordplay (2006)

This is the standard crossword position.
"Never On Sunday star. " "Melina Mercouri. "
You have to be old like I am to remember that movie.
So you lean back, you put it on your knee and fill it in.
"Main arteries"? How can that not be "aortas"? How can it not?
No, it's not? "F" it is.
Come on! Bring it!
"Cross swords. " "To duel with," yes.
"Duel with. "
"Cross"
"Cross swords. "
Yeah.
And wait. "Duel with" is "cross swords"...
which is also "crosswords. "
So they're playing with us here. Um, that's wonderful.
"Duel"? "Cross swords. " See, what you've done here, Will...
if I may, the triple "S."
You think that's cute? That's not cute.
I can take you with your triple consonants.
It's wordplay. It's not too hard, but it's very clever.
And there's the wordplay or the word "word" in all the big clues, like "Playa del Rey. "
That's what's going on here.
Now wait a minute. What the
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