5/27/22
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Product for taming a hair cowlick
Gel
4A
Voilà!: Hyph.
Tada
8A
HBO comedy that starred Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer
Veep
12A
Tool carried by Paul Bunyan
Axe
13A
That’s one small step for ___ …: 2 wds.
Aman
14A
Actress Roberts of American Horror Story
Emma
15A
Pink animal with a curly tail
Pig
16A
Center fielder for the Angels who won his third American League MVP award in 2019: 2 wds.
Mike Trout
18A
Step noisily
Stomp
20A
Was in debt
Owed
21A
180° from west
East
23A
Number on a black pool ball
Eight
27A
___ of the Apostles (Bible book)
Acts
30A
Unit of power for a light bulb
Watt
32A
The Fault in ___ Stars
Our
33A
With 35-Across pitcher for the Angels who won the American League MVP award in 2021
Shohei
35A
See 33-Across
Oh Tani
37A
Mission: Impossible ___ (2006 movie)
III
38A
December 25 for short
Xmas
40A
Letters before ://www
HTTP
41A
Sound of a wet impact
Splat
43A
Moscow’s country prior to 1991: Abbr.
USSR
45A
___ school (where to get a PhD for short)
Grad
47A
___-change artist
Quick
51A
First baseman for the White Sox who won the American League MVP award in 2020: 2 wds.
Joseabreu
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
55A
Dick ___ Dyke
Van
56A
Author unknown: Abbr.
Anon
57A
___ Strauss & Co.
Levi
58A
In days gone by
Ago
59A
Single ___ scotch
Malt
60A
Green-___ monster (jealousy)
Eyed
61D
What a basketball goes into
Net
1D
Small empty spaces
Gaps
2D
Ramp off a highway
Exit
3D
Brand of building toys with minifigures
Lego
4D
___ Bay Buccaneers
Tampa
5D
___ making myself clear?: 2 wds.
Am I
6D
Word at the end of two states’ names
Dakota
7D
There’s ___ sheriff in town: 2 wds.
A New
8D
Opera composer Giuseppe
Verdi
9D
Angsty music genre
Emo
10D
Bird of the Outback
Emu
11D
Rock singer Benatar
Pat
17D
George Washington is often said to have had wooden ones
Teeth
19D
Material in a screen door
Mesh
22D
Do the backstroke say
Swim
24D
Animal represented by Capricorn
Goat
25D
Duck ___ (video game that came with a light gun)
Hunt
26D
Voyage
Trip
27D
No substitutions: 2 wds.
As Is
28D
Dorito or Frito for example
Chip
29D
Work tirelessly
Toil
31D
Lob gently
Toss
34D
Additional
Extra
36D
Drive-___ (feature of many fast-food restaurants)
Thru
39D
Breakfast at Tiffany’s actress Hepburn
Audrey
42D
Athlete’s representative
Agent
44D
___ Game (hit Netflix series)
Squid
46D
Competent
Able
48D
The One and Only ___ (2020 movie about a gorilla)
Ivan
49D
Zoo enclosure
Cage
50D
Bowline for one
Knot
51D
Spread that includes chunks of real fruit
Jam
52D
Go off ___ tangent: 2 wds.
On A
53D
Pine-___ (brand of cleaner)
Sol
54D
Female resident of Eden
Eve