7/29/22
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Messy home for hogs
Sty
4A
Former Tonight Show host Jay
Leno
8A
Buddy one can depend upon for anything: Abbr.
Bff
11A
Singer Rita who’s reportedly engaged to Taika Waititi
Ora
12A
Right in the heart of
Amid
13D
Hold On Tight band for short
Elo
14A
Real Housewives setting for Luann de Lesseps: Abbr.
NYC
15A
Tyrannosaurus rex for example
Dinosaur
17A
Undrafted NBA player who became an All-Star in 1994 with the New York Knicks: 2 wds.
John Starks
19A
Poker chip that starts a pot
Ante
20D
Don’t look ___ like that!: 2 wds.
At Me
23A
Zero out as a stopwatch
Reset
28A
Barley’s brother in Pixar’s Onward
Ian
29A
Undrafted NBA player who became an All-Star in 2022 with the Toronto Raptors: 2 wds.
Fred Vanvleet
33A
Letters on a small battery
AAA
34D
___ on (et cetera): 2 wds.
And So
35A
Robert who was the longest-serving senator in US history at 51 years
Byrd
37A
Defeat for a team
Loss
41A
Undrafted NBA player who became an All-Star in 2003 with the Detroit Pistons: 2 wds.
Ben Wallace
46A
When a musician like Keith Moon gets to shine: 2 wds.
Drum Solo
48A
Prince William to Prince Charles
Son
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
49A
Nonverbal go-ahead
Nod
50A
Animal that gets kissed by a princess in a fairy tale
Frog
51A
Write-___ (some votes)
Ins
52A
Muscles targeted by crunches and planks
Abs
53D
Hoses down
Wets
54A
Envision
See
1A
Morgan of the Real Housewives franchise in 14-Across
Sonja
2A
Test the fit of as clothes at a department store: 2 wds.
Try On
3A
Luxury boat
Yacht
4D
Young boys
Lads
5A
Give off as fumes
Emit
6A
Project Runway judge García
Nina
7A
Gross smell
Odor
8A
___ Boys (Sabotage rappers)
Beastie
9A
Illness that goes around in winter
Flu
10D
Asking ___ trouble
For
16D
Music genre akin to reggae
Ska
18D
Stereotypical techie
Nerd
21D
Pioneering astronaut Jemison
Mae
22D
Suffix for depend
Ent
24D
CSI: Miami actress LaRue
Eva
25D
___ Andreas Fault
San
26D
Completion
End
27D
Fixtures in home theaters: Abbr.
TVs
29D
Slang for great as in a nickname for the Beatles
Fab
30D
Charles who sang Georgia on My Mind
Ray
31D
They might be used when listening to music during a workout
Ear Buds
32D
Laze around
Loll
36D
Republican’s opponent: Abbr.
Dem
38D
Place giving relief in the middle of a desert
Oasis
39D
English biscuit
Scone
40D
Sight touch or taste
Sense
42D
Don’t look at this if you’re in the office!: Abbr.
NSFW
43D
Was clothed in
Wore
44D
Frequently: 2 wds.
A lot
45D
What some rustic cabins are made from
Logs
46D
Crime scene evidence collected by a swab: Abbr.
DNA
47D
Steal from
Rob