11/15/19
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Crowds around as a celebrity
Mobs
5A
Arrogantly self-confident
Smug
9A
Midriff muscles
Abs
12A
Large residential lot size
Acre
13A
Heaven and ___
Hell
14A
Washington and ___ University
Lee
15A
Sports section factoid for short
Stat
16A
Make a joyful noise ___ the Lord (line from Psalms)
Unto
17A
Overly permissive
Lax
18A
Former Warriors All-Star forward who signed with the Brooklyn Nets in 2019: 2 wds.
Kevin Durant
21A
Having well-defined muscles
Toned
22A
Had dinner away from home: 2 wds.
Ate Out
25A
Sports official sometimes called a zebra for short
Ref
27A
Dog food brand since 1936
Alpo
28A
Former Clippers All-Star center who signed with the Brooklyn Nets in 2019: 2 wds.
Deandre Jordan
34A
The Hawkeye State
Iowa
35A
Complete non-success
Dud
36A
Trapped like an animal
Snared
39A
Godsends
Boons
43A
Former Celtics All-Star guard who signed with the Brooklyn Nets in 2019: 2 wds.
Kyrie Irving
46A
Ending for orange or Power
Ade
48A
Actual
Real
49A
Running shoe brand
Avia
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
50A
Groan-inducing wordplay
Pun
51A
Monstrously ugly storybook beast
Ogre
52A
Exited
Left
53A
Network that airs Arthur
PBS
54A
Thorny red flower
Rose
55A
Bank vault
Safe
1A
Hockey goalie’s face protection
Mask
2A
Eight-piece band
Octet
3D
Amazing performance!
Bravo
4D
___ stone (completely unchangeable): 2 wds.
Set In
5D
Quiver from fear or cold
Shudder
6D
Word that can follow edit or dessert
Menu
7D
The U in UHF
Ultra
8D
Behave like a victorious braggart
Gloat
9D
Taken as a whole: 2 wds.
All Told
10D
If I live to ___ hundred …: 2 wds.
Be A
11D
___ Tape (2014 Cameron Diaz comedy)
Sex
19D
Person with geeky interests
Nerd
20D
Within easy reach
Near
23D
Work ___ head of steam: 2 wds.
Up A
24D
2 000 pounds
Ton
26D
Provided nutrition to
Fed
28D
Bad-mouth in slang
Dis
29D
Immeasurably long amount of time
Eon
30D
2015’s Star Wars: The Force ___
Awakens
31D
___ a soul (no one)
Nary
32D
50th-anniversary celebration perhaps
Jubilee
33D
Not-so-nice smell
Odor
37D
Blunder
Error
38D
San ___ Chicken (sports mascot in Southern California)
Diego
40D
Shapes of some rugs
Ovals
41D
German company that makes body cream and face wash
Nivea
42D
Scratch and ___ (type of stickers for kids)
Sniff
44D
Headphones cover them
Ears
45D
Suffix for many scandals
Gate
46D
Tinder or Bumble for example
App
47D
Add soundtrack lines to
Dub