8/6/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/6/21
Sports Fan Friday

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1A
Bonfire residue
Ash

4A
Gloves used in softball
Mitts

9A
Prepare to fire a crossbow, say
Aim

12A
“___-ching!” (cash register noise)
Cha

13A
State that’s west of Montana
Idaho

14A
___-K (early education)
Pre

15A
Raiders/Seahawks head coach who will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Sunday: 2 wds.
Tom Flores

17A
___ name (term like “sweetie” or “cupcake”)
Pet

18A
Truck driver’s big vehicle
Semi

19A
Pass/___ (how a college course might be taken)
Fail

21A
Dance associated with Chubby Checker
Twist

25A
Catholic church service
Mass

28A
“Weakest Link” network
NBC

31A
Former “Saturday Night Live” comedian Gasteyer
Ana

32A
Steam room
Sauna

33A
Lions wide receiver who will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Sunday: 2 wds.
Calvin Johnson

36A
Utterly perfect
Ideal

37A
Nickname for the only bearded president on Mount Rushmore
Abe

38A
Farm animal that sounds like “you”
Ewe

39A
First name of “Lord of the Rings” actors Astin and Bean
Sean

40A
Loses traction when driving
Skids

42A
Uncluttered
Neat

44A
Isn’t honest
Lies

48A
Kravitz who will play Catwoman in the next Batman film
Zoe

50A
Buccaneers/Broncos safety who will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Sunday: 2 wds.
John Lynch

54A
Rowing tool
Oar

55A
Hawaiian farewell
Aloha

56A
Comedian Margaret
Cho

57A
Authorizes
Oks

58A
___ all (email option)
Reply

59A
“___ to Save a Life” (2006 hit for the Fray)
How

1D
Performs in a commercial, say
Acts

2D
Product from Nike or Nine West
Shoe

3D
Soccer legend Mia
Hamm

4D
One thousand thousand, for short
Mil

5D
Response during a swearing-in: 2 wds.
I Do

6D
UNC ___ Heels
Tar

7D
Shoplifting, for example
Theft

8D
Former baseball star nicknamed “Slammin’ Sammy”
Sosa

9D
Sound during a standing ovation
Applause

10D
Country where Hozier and Niall Horan were born: Abbr.
Ire

11D
“Have you ___?” (“Do you two know each other already?”)
Met

16D
Toned and healthy
Fit

20D
Somali American supermodel who goes by one name
Iman

22D
Cry out in sorrow
Wail

23D
Hotel that has a “keeper”
Inn

24D
“Celebrity Wheel of Fortune” host Pat
Sajak

26D
Weather that sometimes comes down in flurries
Snow

27D
Opposite of crazy
Sane

28D
Police procedural that’s been renewed for a 19th season
NCIS

29D
___ farewell (said goodbye)
Bade

30D
Businesses that get stains out of clothes
Cleaners

32D
Backyard storage building
Shed

34D
Wind direction device on a roof
Vane

35D
___-Wan Kenobi (“The Phantom Menace” character)
Obi

40D
Committed burglary
Stole

41D
Sneaky
Sly

43D
Slightly open, as a screen door
Ajar

45D
Small unit of length not used in the metric system
Inch

46D
Sound effect in a cave
Echo

47D
“The Muppet ___”
Show

48D
Place to see aardvarks and zebras
Zoo

49D
___ Lawn (Chicago suburb that’s named for a tree)
Oak

51D
___ to it (get moving)
Hop

52D
Pro sports group that plays with sticks: Abbr.
NHL

53D
Put down, as sod or carpeting
Lay