5/1/21
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
___ Lodge (civic group named for antlered animals)
Elks
5A
Perched upon
Atop
9A
Establishment offering massage and beauty treatments
Spa
12A
Penny
Cent
13A
Rumbling sound of a happy cat
Purr
14A
Chicken ___ vaccine
Pox
15A
2002 Broadway musical about a Baltimore teenager, based on a 1988 John Waters movie
Hairspray
17A
Primate that’s bigger than a monkey
Ape
18A
Frequently
Often
19A
Blossomed like a flower
Bloomed
21A
1986 Madonna hit “___ Don’t Preach”
Papa
23A
Single-stranded genetic material: Abbr.
RNA
24A
Where the mandible bone is
Jaw
27A
Monthly apartment payment
Rent
29A
Teen in “Jojo Rabbit,” or a Disney queen
Elsa
32A
US state bordering the Yukon Territory
Alaska
34A
Soak up, like a paper towel
Absorb
36A
Payment for freedom before a trial
Bail
37A
___ the dice (try your luck)
Roll
39A
Nervous twitch
Tic
40A
Tit for ___ (fair exchange)
Tat
42A
Movie snippet
Clip
44A
Article of clothing
Garment
47A
___ long ago (pretty recently): 2 wds.
Not So
51A
Exclamation when a bullfighter evades the bull
Ole
52A
2018 Broadway musical about a high school clique, based on a 2004 Lindsay Lohan movie: 2 wds.
Mean Girls
54A
“Rah, rah, ___-boom-bah!”
Sis
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
55A
Lay down tarmac
Pave
56A
First name of the first person on the moon
Neil
57D
“___ making a list and checking it twice …”
Hes
58D
Thick meal served in a bowl
Stew
59D
Error caught by a proofreader
Typo
1D
Reverberating sound in an empty room
Echo
2D
Piece of foliage
Leaf
3D
Use needles to fashion a sweater
Knit
4D
___ throat (bacterial illness)
Strep
5D
Downloadable software like Instagram or Waze
App
6D
Headwear for a male Sikh
Turban
7D
Taken by mouth, as medication
Oral
8D
Comedian Richard of “Stir Crazy” and “The Wiz”
Pryor
9D
2005 Broadway musical about Arthurian legend, based on a 1975 Monty Python movie
Spamalot
10D
St. Peter was the first one
Pope
11D
Suddenly canned from a job
Axed
16D
Sarcastic commentary
Snark
20D
“This ___ for you!” (phrase in a dedication)
Ones
22D
Orchard fruit with a Bartlett variety
Pear
24D
Boxer’s quick punch
Jab
25D
In the style of: 2 wds.
A La
26D
2016 Broadway musical about a diner employee, based on a 2007 Keri Russell movie
Waitress
28D
Statuesque
Tall
30D
___ Lanka
Sri
31D
Network with the 2021 sitcom “Call Your Mother”
ABC
33D
___ dunk (sure thing)
Slam
35D
Flashy necklaces and such
Bling
38D
Eight-note interval, in music
Octave
41D
Workers who aren’t part of the salaried staff
Temps
43D
___ of no return (last chance to change your mind)
Point
44D
“Holy smokes!”
Gosh
45D
Live ___ (be dishonest about oneself): 2 wds.
A Lie
46D
Clutter-free
Neat
48D
Card between a deuce and a four
Trey
49D
Satiny lingerie worn under a dress
Slip
50D
Norway’s capital
Oslo
53D
NBC medical series “___ Amsterdam”
New