6/7/19
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Five-pointed shape on the US flag
Star
5A
“I’ll believe it when I ___ it!”
See
8A
Bar bill
Tab
11A
Lake that’s one of the sources of Niagara Falls
Erie
12A
Chicken ___ king: 2 wds.
A La
13A
Post-surgery hospital area: Abbr.
ICU
14A
NBA point guard listed at 5’9″ who’s the shortest player in the Basketball Hall of Fame: 2 wds.
Calvin Murphy
17A
WALL-E’s love interest
Eve
18A
Finds a purpose for
Uses
19A
Noise from a trumpet or a car horn
Blare
22A
“Mary Poppins Returns” actor Whishaw
Ben
24A
Seemingly endless lengths of time
Eons
25A
Rogue computer in “2001: A Space Odyssey”
Hal
26A
What a quill pen is dipped in
Ink
29A
NBA point guard listed at 5’9″ who was the first three-time slam dunk champion: 2 wds.
Nate Robinson
32A
Dental degree: Abbr.
DDS
33A
Senator Klobuchar who’s running for President
Amy
34A
Muppet who did a skit about respect with Tyrion and Cersei from “Game of Thrones”
Elmo
35A
Keep an ___ on (watch carefully)
Eye
36A
Sugary-tasting
Sweet
37A
Male animal in the John Deere logo
Stag
40A
Zoey’s roommate on “Grown-ish”
Ana
41A
NBA point guard listed at 5’3″ who is the shortest player in NBA history: 2 wds.
Muggsy Bogues
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
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Word Whizzle
Words Crush
47A
First counting number in Italian
Uno
48A
Long slithery fish
Eel
49A
Older son of Isaac in the Bible
Esau
50A
Couch ___ (part of the “Simpsons” opening that changes each week)
Gag
51A
Lead the ___ (go first)
Way
52A
Cooked less than medium at a steakhouse
Rare
1A
“Hey wait a ___!”
Sec
2A
Syllable that might be sung before “la la”
Tra
3D
Suffer from a disease
Ail
4D
Car gear for backing up
Reverse
5D
Levelheaded
Sane
6D
Shade-producing tree
Elm
7D
French word for water
Eau
8D
Extra amounts given to cabdrivers
Tips
9D
Need aspirin or ibuprofen
Ache
10D
Purchases
Buys
15D
“___ had it up to here!”
Ive
16D
Compete in a marathon
Run
19D
Curve in a road
Bend
20D
Fill as a washing machine or dishwasher
Load
21D
Picnic-invading bugs
Ants
22D
“The Boss ___” (2017 animated movie)
Baby
23D
Peyton’s quarterback brother
Eli
25D
___ equity loan
Home
26D
The Emerald ___ (Ireland)
Isle
27D
Alaska gold rush city
Nome
28D
Something to untie
Knot
30D
Shaft of sunlight
Ray
31D
Musician like John Tesh or Enya: 2 wds.
New Ager
35D
Oval-shaped food
Egg
36D
Hostess ___ Balls (sugary treats)
Sno
37D
Self-congratulatory
Smug
38D
Fish that’s related to the mackerel
Tuna
39D
Wide-eyed with eagerness
Agog
40D
With proficiency
Ably
42D
Homophone of “so”
Sew
43D
Vote that means the same as “aye”
Yea
44D
Nation founded in 1776: Abbr.
USA
45D
Keep an ___ to the ground (listen carefully)
Ear
46D
Seek damages from in court
Sue