4/30/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

4/30/21
Sports Fan Friday

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1A
Have outstanding Venmo requests, say
Owe

4A
Number rating that indicates UV-blocking strength: Abbr.
SPF

7A
Athlete’s knee protector
Pad

10A
Flaw in an aluminum can
Dent

12A
Feel lousy
Ail

13A
51, for Jennifer Lopez
Age

14A
NASCAR Hall of Famer who won the NASCAR Cup Series Drivers’ Championship three times from 1966 to 1969: 2 wds.
David Pearson

17A
Videoconferencing app
Skype

18A
Got the mouthwash out of one’s mouth
Spat

19A
“___, you’re it!” (phrase said in an outdoor game)
Tag

21A
High jumps
Leaps

25A
Facts and figures, for short
Info

28A
Vocal feature of Awkwafina
Rasp

31A
Friend’s opposite
Foe

32A
NASCAR Hall of Famer who won the NASCAR Cup Series Drivers’ Championship seven times from 1980 to 1994: 2 wds.
Dalee Arnhardt

35A
“It’s the end of an ___”
Era

36A
“___ the matter at hand …”: 2 wds.
As To

37A
Quick snack
Nosh

38A
Person who’s directed by a filmmaker
Actor

40A
“I wouldn’t ___ on it” (“Seems doubtful”)
Bet

42A
Bit of forward progress
Step

45A
Keyboard symbol that also has a “back” version
Slash

49A
NASCAR Hall of Famer who won the NASCAR Cup Series Drivers’ Championship seven times from 1964 to 1979: 2 wds.
Richard Petty

52A
USSR’s adversary during the Cold War: Abbr.
USA

53A
___ Speedwagon
Reo

54A
Thoroughfare
Road

55A
Put a little blemish in
Mar

56A
Corrosive chemical used in soap-making
Lye

57A
December 31 observance: Abbr.
Nye

1D
Bookie’s calculations
Odds

2D
___ as a kitten (not strong)
Weak

3D
Sin that sounds like Nevada’s postal abbreviation
Envy

4D
Drain, as one’s strength
Sap

5D
Desserts in county fair contests
Pies

6D
Folded-down part of a tent entrance
Flap

7D
Copy and ___ (actions done in word processing)
Paste

8D
Long ___ (far back in time)
Ago

9D
Dragon’s home
Den

11D
Walk with your heels in the air
Tiptoe

15D
Federal group that goes after traffickers: Abbr.
DEA

16D
“Juneteenth” and “Invisible Man” author Ellison
Ralph

20D
Mardi ___
Gras

22D
Hairstyle for actress Zazie Beetz
Afro

23D
Edamame holders
Pods

24D
“Late Night With ___ Meyers”
Seth

25D
“Can I bounce an ___ off you?”
Idea

26D
Undercover drug cop
Narc

27D
Like a volleyball with no air
Flat

29D
Latte ___ (pretty creation by a barista)
Art

30D
Snooty person
Snob

33D
Down-to-___ (unpretentious)
Earth

34D
Horn on a reindeer
Antler

39D
Award with categories for Sound and Cinematography
Oscar

41D
In particular: Abbr.
Esp

43D
English nobleman who ranks lower than a duke
Earl

44D
“Birds of ___” (2020 movie)
Prey

46D
“I’ve got ___ of work to do!”: 2 wds.
A Ton

47D
“Don’t follow me” command to a dog
Stay

48D
“The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. ___”
Hyde

49D
Liquor that comes from sugarcane
Rum

50D
“Yes, Virginia, there ___ Santa Claus”: 2 wds.
Is A

51D
John ___ (anonymous man)
Doe