Death By Scrabble Crossword

"She plays _______, with the J on a double-letter score".
"I'd be starring in the latest ______ blockbuster."
"If she wasn't around, I'd be doing something interesting right now. I'd be climbing ______."
"If only I had a D, then I could play_____________ . That would be a sign. That would be permission."
"All the letters are frayed. I play WARMER for 22 points, mainly so I can keep _______ on my U."
"She plays ________, with the F on a double-letter, and gets up to fill the kettle and turn on the air conditioning."
"This is why I hate my wife. I play _________, with the Z doubled, and she gets a static shock off the air conditioning unit. I find this remarkably satisfying."
"She gives me a suspicious look. She sits back down with her cup of tea, making a cup-ring on the table, as I play an 8-letter word: ________, using the A of READY. 64 points, including the 50-point bonus, which means I'm beating her now."
"The steam rising from her cup of tea makes me feel hotter. I try to make murderous words with the letters on my rack, but the best I can do is ________."
"I spot a chance to use all my letters. ______, using the X of JINXED. 72 points. That'll show her."
"My wife plays ___________, using a blank tile for the N. 18 points."
"Then it hits me. The perfect word. A powerful, dangerous, terrible word. I play ______ for 19 points."
"My wife plays ______for 34 points, just as the room starts to shake."
"I fall to the floor. My wife just sits there, _________."
"I start chewing on my U. It's a bad habit, I know. All the letters are frayed. I play _______ for 22 points, mainly so I can keep chewing on my U."
"She plays ___________, using all her letters. 24 points plus a 50 point bonus. If it wasn't too hot to move I would strangle her right now"
"The rage gets to my fingertips and passes. My heart is beating. I'm sweating. I think my face actually ________. Then I sigh, deeply, and sit back into my chair."
"She plays ________ on a double-word for 18 points, then goes to pour herself a cup of tea. No I do not want one."
"I really, really hate her. She plays ______ on the triple-word for 21 points. The score is 153 to her, 155 to me."
"My wife sleeps all the time. She slept through an argument our next-door _________ had that resulted in a broken door, a smashed TV and a Teletubby Lala doll with all the stuffing coming out."
"My wife plays _______, with the N on a triple-letter, for 10 points."
"I play________, using the L of EXPLODES. I sit back in my chair and close my eyes, waiting for the sensation of rising up from my chair. Waiting to fly."
"Maybe I should cheat again, and pick out the letters I need to spell __________ or SLAY."
"It's a hot day and I hate my ______."
"We're playing Scrabble. That's how bad it is. I'm 42 years old, it's a blistering hot Sunday afternoon and all I can think of to do with my life is to play Scrabble."