1/22/21
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Actor Robbins who won an Oscar for “Mystic River”
Tim
4A
Brand of fuel additive
Stp
7A
Day-___ (fluorescent, like some paint)
Glo
10A
“Wine Country” actress Gasteyer
Ana
11A
Actor and host Sparks who’s known for “Queer as Folk” and “Talk Soup”
Hal
12A
Bad part of town
Slum
13A
Running out of ___ (losing energy)
Gas
14A
Doctors’ professional organization: Abbr.
AMA
15A
Very small opening in the skin
Pore
16A
1995 US Open champion nicknamed “Bulldog”: 2 wds.
Corey Pavin
19A
___ Thing (DC superhero who lives in a marsh)
Swamp
21A
Pre-owned
Used
22A
___ your keep (support yourself financially)
Earn
23A
“We ___ to please!”
Aim
25A
1982 Masters winner nicknamed “the Walrus”: 2 wds.
Craig Stadler
31A
Unenthusiastic agreements
Oks
32A
Getting a nice cross-breeze
Airy
33A
Take a turn in Pictionary
Draw
36A
A boulder is a large one
Stone
37A
1993 British Open winner nicknamed “the Great White Shark”: 2 wds.
Greg Norman
40A
Stay on a mechanical bull
Ride
41A
Seek the love of
Woo
42A
Small being who may wear Christmas colors
Elf
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
45A
Extremely enthusiastic
Avid
46A
Large animal in the deer family
Elk
47A
Male counterpart of “madam”
Sir
48A
Piece of furniture with a headboard
Bed
49A
Crafty
Sly
50A
Where a farmer slops the pigs
Sty
1A
Touch, in a kids’ game
Tag
2A
Get all your ducks ___ row: 2 wds.
In A
3D
Cosmetic that enhances eyelashes
Mascara
4D
Opposite of flat, musically
Sharp
5D
Not dangerous, like the animals in a petting zoo
Tame
6D
Have fun at recess
Play
7D
Hand covering for wintertime
Glove
8D
Gruesome and shocking
Lurid
9D
Prophetic sign
Omen
12D
Places to get salt scrubs
Spas
17D
Prefix meaning “all”
Omni
18D
Wildcat also called a cougar
Puma
19D
“Just a ___!” (“Hold on!”)
Sec
20D
“One, two, three, four, I declare a thumb ___”
War
23D
Make an inquiry
Ask
24D
“___ now or never!”
Its
26D
Garment that a graduate usually rents
Gown
27D
Information that comes from doing scientific experiments
Data
28D
Female animal in a pride
Lioness
29D
Ending for “east” “west,” “north,” or “south”
Ern
30D
“The Catcher in the ___”
Rye
33D
Operate a car or truck
Drive
34D
Gave a makeover to
Redid
35D
Grew older
Aged
36D
Great ___ Mountains National Park (attraction in North Carolina and Tennessee)
Smoky
37D
Take impolitely
Grab
38D
Has a mortgage, for example
Owes
39D
Piece of sushi
Roll
43D
Held a match to, as kindling for a campfire
Lit
44D
French ___ (bit of fast food)
Fry