10/8/22
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Locally ___ and operated
Owned
6A
Joke such as I tried catching fog yesterday. Mist.
Pun
9A
Chemistry research building
Lab
12A
___ You Dance (Lee Ann Womack hit): 2 wds.
I Hope
13A
Sense of vanity that can be massaged
Ego
14A
World Cup cheer
Ole
15A
Openly lesbian mayor of Chicago: 2 wds.
Lori Lightfoot
18A
Body art for short
Tat
19A
At Last singer ___ James
Etta
20A
iPod model that replaced the Mini
Nano
23A
Actor Maguire who appeared in Spider-Man: No Way Home
Tobey
27A
Site of a historic 1836 battle in Texas
Alamo
29A
Point a camera or an arrow
Aim
30A
Professional whose busiest season typically ends April 15: Abbr.
CPA
33A
Openly gay Secretary of Transportation: 2 wds.
Pete Buttigieg
36A
Lumberjack’s tool
Axe
37A
Grown-___ (sitcom whose main character is Zoey Johnson)
Ish
38A
Make fun of
Tease
39A
Hidden supply
Stash
41A
Cows’ sounds
Moos
42A
Where Toledo is
Ohio
45A
___ Baba
Ali
47A
Openly bisexual senator from Arizona: 2 wds.
Kyrsten Sinema
54A
Hustle and bustle
Ado
55A
Where a patient might go after the OR: Abbr.
ICU
56A
Italian fashion city
Milan
57A
Japanese currency
Yen
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
58A
___ artist (grifter)
Con
59A
Positive attribute
Asset
1D
Fuel that’s the focus of OPEC
Oil
2D
Question of identity
Who
3D
Neither a borrower ___ a lender be
Nor
4D
Perfect example
Epitome
5D
Crème ___ crème: 2 wds.
Dela
6D
Colorful game piece in Mastermind
Peg
7D
This tastes gross!
Ugh
8D
That’s ___ what I meant at all
Not
9D
Pirate’s plunder
Loot
10D
I know it’s ___ to ask: 2 wds.
A lot
11D
Software’s test version
Beta
16D
Cousin ___ (The Addams Family character)
Itt
17D
Tina of Only Murders in the Building
Fey
20D
Valley in California’s wine country
Napa
21D
Former Jeopardy! host Trebek
Alex
22D
Actor Corddry of Paper Girls
Nate
24D
Inauguration Day vows
Oaths
25D
Nipped
Bit
26D
Radiate as light
Emit
28D
Newspaper’s in memoriam item for short
Obit
30D
Italian farewell
Ciao
31D
Unit of currency in Argentina and Chile
Peso
32D
Grows older
Ages
34D
Country north of Mexico: Abbr.
USA
35D
Some June babies according to the zodiac
Geminis
39D
Help! signal sent at sea
Sos
40D
The emperor ___ no clothes
Has
42D
Fine by me
Okay
43D
Mr. ___ (Dr. Jekyll’s other identity in a Robert Louis Stevenson book)
Hyde
44D
Clothes-pressing appliance
Iron
46D
___ bean (vegetable in succotash)
Lima
48D
___-tac-toe
Tic
49D
___-friendly (like renewable energy and recycling)
Eco
50D
Woman who wears a habit
Nun
51D
Two-time U.S. Open golf champ Ernie
Els
52D
Fannie ___ (mortgage provider)
Mae
53D
Type of bug seen in A Bug’s Life
Ant