8/12/16
Sports Fan Friday
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1C
“___, poor Yorick!” (line from “Hamlet”)
Alas
5C
Honey-glazed meat
Ham
8C
Extremely enthusiastic
Avid
12C
“Is that a ___?” (“Really?”)
Fact
13C
Bills often used as tips for bartenders
Ones
15C
Make pastries in the oven
Bake
16C
Went on horseback
Rode
17C
Where the NBA’s Jazz play
Utah
18C
“The Price is Right” host Carey
Drew
19C
Boxing star who released a Grammy-nominated Latin pop album: 4 wds.
Oscar de la Hoya
22C
Accessory worn to a luau
Lei
23C
Sitcom starring Anna Faris and Allison Janney
Mom
24C
Bit of body art, for short
Tat
27C
Pesky flying insect
Gnat
30C
Birds’ homes
Nests
34C
NBA star who released four rap albums: 2 wds.
Shaquille O’neal
37C
Capital of Afghanistan
Kabul
38C
Lifelong reminder of a wound
Scar
39C
“Sisters” actress Poehler
Amy
40C
Group that helps stranded drivers: Abbr.
AAA
42C
One part of a set of exercises
Rep
44C
NFL star who released five country albums: 2 wds.
Terry Bradshaw
51C
Seasoning also known as sodium chloride
Salt
52C
Phoenix Suns point guard Bledsoe
Eric
53C
It’s #3 on the U.S. News and World Report list of top American universities
Yale
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
54C
Apex
Acme
55C
What a Boy Scount’s merit badges are sewn onto
Sash
56C
Joe’s ___ Shack (seafood restaurant chain)
Crab
57C
Car part with a handle
Door
58C
“Golly ____!”
Gee
59C
Birds raised by many farmers
Hens
1D
Hairdo that’s styled with a pick
Afro
2D
Country in Southeast Asia
Laos
3D
“Back in Black” rock group
ACDC
4D
Amazing bargain for a shopper
Steal
5D
“___ & Doyle” (Fox crime drama that premiered in May 2016)
Houdini
6D
Poker payment before the deal
Ante
7D
Happy ___ (McDonald’s combo)
Meal
8D
Anatomical name for the midsection
Abdomen
9D
“Your mileage may ___”
Vary
10D
Construct-it-yourself furniture company
Ikea
11D
Grass wetness
Dew
14D
Bogus
Sham
20D
Frequent customer
Regular
21D
Paid tribute to
Honored
24D
Reproachful sound
Tsk
25D
___ moment (time of sudden clarity)
Aha
26D
Pick up the ___ (pay the bill)
Tab
28D
Sharpton and Roker, for two
Als
29D
“Cake Boss” channel
TLC
31D
“The Old Man and the ___” (Hemingway novel)
Sea
32D
___-o’-shanter (Scottish cap)
Tam
33D
Nickname for Sylvester Stallone
Sly
35D
25-cent coin
Quarter
36D
Pain that might be caused by very loud noises
Ear Ache
41D
“The ___ have it!” (triumphant phrase heard in Congress)
Ayes
43D
Former USA series starring James Roday and Dule Hill
Psych
44D
Chipotle menu option
Taco
45D
“Being ___: A Puppeteer’s Journey” (2011 documentary)
Elmo
46D
Boast
Brag
47D
On the ___ (increasing)
Rise
48D
Loser to the tortoise, in a fable
Hare
49D
“The Wiz Live!” actor David ___ Grier
Alan
50D
Spiders’ structures
Webs
51D
Melancholy
Sad