11/18/22
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Side dish containing mayonnaise and shredded cabbage for short
Slaw
5A
Practice in a boxing ring
Spar
9A
Taxi
Cab
12A
___ up (accumulate)
Pile
13A
Unchallenging
Easy
14A
Had a bite
Ate
15A
Colorado NHL team whose name is a nonplural noun that’s a snow disaster
Avalanche
17A
From head to ___
Toe
18A
Paint can’s cover
Lid
19A
This Just In With Max Kellerman channel
ESPN
20A
Paid for a hand in poker
Anted
23A
Part of a wooden crate
Slat
26A
Hard on the eardrums
Loud
27A
Phoenix WNBA team whose name is a nonplural noun that’s a liquid metal
Mercury
31A
___ bran muffins
Oat
32A
Home ___ (Macaulay Culkin movie)
Alone
34A
Get a glimpse of
See
35A
Oklahoma City NBA team whose name is a nonplural noun that’s a weather sound
Thunder
37A
Actress Dunham of Girls
Lena
38A
Slobbery dog of the funnies
Odie
39A
Person who’s never victorious
Loser
40A
The Rocky Horror Picture ___
Show
43A
The Mediterranean ___
Sea
44A
Sleep from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. perhaps
Nap
45A
Tampa Bay NHL team whose name is a nonplural noun that’s a bolt of electricity
Lightning
51A
___ Maria (Catholic prayer)
Ave
52A
___ vera (lotion ingredient)
Aloe
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
53A
Falco of The Sopranos
Edie
54A
Ballpoint for example
Pen
55A
Walk wearily
Plod
56A
Lariat
Rope
1D
Place to get a mani-pedi
Spa
2D
Capt. Benson’s nickname on Law & Order: SVU
Liv
3D
___ carte menu: 2 wds.
A La
4D
___ up (got teary)
Welled
5D
Ship as a package
Send
6D
___-12 Conference
Pac
7D
Debris in the bottom of a fireplace
Ash
8D
Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and ___ (lyric in American Pie)
Rye
9D
2019 movie musical with a tailed Taylor Swift
Cats
10D
On the apex of
Atop
11D
How long has this ___ going on?
Been
16D
Lend a hand to
Aid
19D
Yada yada yada: Abbr.
ETC
20D
It’s beginning to look ___ like Christmas …: 2 wds.
A lot
21D
Builder of the Ark
Noah
22D
Ballet dancer’s skirt
Tutu
23D
Warm treat at a campfire
Smore
24D
Deighton who wrote Spy Story
Len
25D
___ there any questions?
Are
28D
Manipulates
Uses
29D
Russo of Thor
Rene
30D
Calendar span
Year
32D
Do some sums
Add
33D
Fragrant keepsake from Hawaii
Lei
36D
___ and then (once in a while)
Now
37D
Car you might borrow while yours is in the shop
Loaner
39D
___ ‘er rip!
Let
40D
Fastener in a onesie or bodysuit
Snap
41D
Who would ___ thought it?
Have
42D
___ wide (dentist’s request)
Open
43D
Get rid of excess fur like a pet
Shed
45D
Once or twice across a swimming pool
Lap
46D
In poor health
Ill
47D
Icky stuff
Goo
48D
Marriage vow: 2 wds.
I Do
49D
Why don’t we ___ this in the bud?
Nip
50D
Exclamation that sounds like the seventh letter of the alphabet
Gee