2/17/23
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Children
Kids
5A
Fitting
Apt
8A
Vessel for boiling spaghetti
Pot
11A
Adam and Eve’s home in the Bible
Eden
12A
Uh-uh
Nah
13A
BrewDog product such as Hazy Jane or Elvis Juice: Abbr.
Ipa
14A
1995 NL Rookie of the Year Hideo ___
Nomo
15A
Diners Drive-Ins and Dives host Fieri
Guy
16A
Prom night outfit for short
Tux
17A
Argentine soccer star who won the Golden Ball (best player) at the 2022 World Cup: 2 wds.
Lionel Messi
20A
Pen ___ (someone to write letters to)
Pal
21A
Ambulance team member: Abbr.
Emt
22A
___ anemone (aquatic animal that looks like a flower)
Sea
25A
Cease to function
Die
27A
Circular defensive trench
Moat
30A
French soccer star who won the Golden Boot (top goal scorer with 8) at the 2022 World Cup: 2 wds.
Kylian M Bappe
33A
App with restaurant reviews
Yelp
34A
Certain simian
Ape
35A
Four-time WNBA champion Bird
Sue
36A
Big galoot
Oaf
38A
Greek letter before theta
Eta
40A
Middle Eastern team that handed Argentina the eventual champion its only loss in the 2022 World Cup: 2 wds.
Saudi Arabia
45A
Box containing the pieces of a model airplane perhaps
Kit
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
46A
___-Jo (1988 Olympic runner’s nickname)
Flo
47A
It’s fun to stay at the ___ (lyric from a Village People hit)
YMCA
49A
Vow at the altar: 2 wds.
I Do
50A
2022 movie title character whose first name is Lydia
Tar
51A
Wearing footwear
Shod
52A
___ Leppard (Pour Some Sugar on Me band)
Def
53A
___ Holiness (term for the Pope)
His
54A
Scatters as seeds
Sows
1D
Male doll sold near the Barbies
Ken
2D
Someone who’s worshipped
Idol
3D
Actress Moore
Demi
4D
Be a busybody
Snoop
5D
Jolie who played Thena in Eternals
Angelina
6D
Actor Dano of The Fabelmans
Paul
7D
Parsley sage rosemary and ___
Thyme
8D
Auto racer’s opportunities to refuel: 2 wds.
Pit Stops
9D
Major work of classical music
Opus
10D
1978-1983 sitcom starring Danny DeVito
Taxi
18D
Nothing in Mexico
Nada
19D
2021 US Open champion Raducanu
Emma
22D
Expanse that’s seen above the horizon
Sky
23D
Private ___ (detective)
Eye
24D
More than just short on: 3 wds.
All Out Of
26D
Rulers of Japan
Emperors
28D
The Simpsons character who is originally from West Bengal
Apu
29D
Peg used in football and golf
Tee
31D
Apple tablet
iPad
32D
___ testing (software checking)
Beta
37D
Where E comes in the alphabet
Fifth
39D
The ___ (1989 Ed Harris sci-fi movie)
Abyss
40D
Lose traction on the road
Skid
41D
Home health-care worker
Aide
42D
Jai ___ (fast-moving sport)
Alai
43D
If you ask me to a texter
IMHO
44D
Don’t have ___ man! (Bart Simpson saying): 2 wds.
A Cow
48D
Promotional messages
Ads