1/19/18
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Auctioneer’s shout after the final bid
Sold
5A
Disney dwarf with the shortest name
Doc
8A
Barbie’s doll friend
Ken
11A
Asian cuisine often served with sriracha sauce
Thai
12A
Phrase uttered at a wedding: 2 wds.
I Do
13A
Excessive self-worth
Ego
14A
NFL team known for the “Fearsome Foursome” in the 1960s-1970s
Rams
15A
NFL team known for the “Purple People Eaters” in the 1970s
Vikings
17A
“Times ___ tough”
Are
18A
Where you might get a sample of Chardonnay
Winery
19A
Sentence-ending dot
Period
21A
Imitated Dorothy Hamill or Brian Boitano
Skated
25A
Rowing team
Crew
27A
Siegfried’s partner in magic
Roy
28A
Part of a football team featured in this puzzle: 2 wds.
Defensive Line
34A
Organization for physicians: Abbr.
AMA
35A
Crimson ___ (University of Alabama team name)
Tide
36A
Tiny country on the French Riviera
Monaco
40A
Body of water that separates Africa from Asia: 2 wds.
Red Sea
44A
Hair feature added to 8-Across in 2017: 2 wds.
Man Bun
46A
Had been
Was
47A
NFL team known for the “Orange Crush” in the 1970s-1980s
Broncos
49A
NFL team known for the “New York Sack Exchange” in the 1980s
Jets
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
50A
Rowing implement
Oar
51A
“Oh, what’s the ___?” (“It’s hopeless!”)
Use
52A
Dog in “Garfield” comics
Odie
53A
“See ya later!”
Bye
54A
Feminine suffix for “host” or “priest”
Ess
55A
Not straight, as a metal pole
Bent
1D
What holds a guitar over a guitarist’s shoulder
Strap
2D
Chicago airport
Ohare
3D
Poorer, as an excuse
Lamer
4D
Hurl insults at, in slang
Dis
5D
Opposite of multiplies
Divides
6D
God played by Anthony Hopkins in “Thor: Ragnarok”
Odin
7D
Alternatives to Pepsis
Cokes
8D
African country whose capital is Nairobi
Kenya
9D
Omelet ingredient
Egg
10D
Negative replies
Nos
16D
Really bother
Irk
18D
___ out (needing to be replaced
Worn
20D
Slippery road surface
Ice
22D
Prefix meaning “three”
Tri
23D
Span of a billion years
Eon
24D
Give a new hue to
Dye
26D
Sharp sense of humor
Wit
28D
Hoover ___ (Colorado River structure)
Dam
29D
Music genre that’s generally downbeat
Emo
30D
____ belt (part of a car’s cooling system)
Fan
31D
They contaminate computers
Viruses
32D
Garden in the Old Testament
Eden
33D
Showed the way
Led
37D
How to say “love” in Rome
Amore
38D
“So You Think You ___ Dance”
Can
39D
Properly timed, as an actor’s entrance: 2 wds.
On Cue
41D
Scandinavian who’s not a Norwegian or a Dane
Swede
42D
Have a home-cooked meal: 2 wds.
Eat In
43D
Valuable possession
Asset
45D
Workplace head
Boss
47D
Comedian Saget
Bob
48D
Manta ___ (large fish)
Ray
49D
What you do for a living
Job