3/24/23
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Note that comes between fa and ti
Sol
4A
Small world ___ it?
Isnt
8A
___ pickings (not much to choose from)
Slim
12A
Otherworldly spacecraft: Abbr.
UFO
13A
Hershey’s toffee bar
Skor
14A
I ___ up like this (lyric from Beyoncé’s Flawless)
Woke
15A
Part of a lion from which Androcles removed a thorn in a folktale
Paw
16A
In ___ of flowers … (line in an obituary)
Lieu
17A
Two-dimensional measure
Area
18A
Wizards All-Star guard who scored 60 points in a 2021 loss: 2 wds.
Bradley Beal
21A
View to be
Deem
22A
___-guzzler (car that gets bad mileage)
Gas
23A
Steffi who achieved a Golden Slam in tennis in 1988
Graf
24A
Das Kapital author Marx
Karl
26A
Number on a college application: Abbr.
GPA
29A
Trail Blazers All-Star guard who scored 60 points in a 2019 loss: 2 wds.
Damian Lillard
32A
Viewer-supported TV network
PBS
33A
Get together in person
Meet
34A
Beechwood ___ (Budweiser description)
Aged
35A
Church fixture with kneelers attached
Pew
36A
Okay that’s enough of that!
Stop
37A
Suns All-Star guard who scored 70 points in a 2017 loss: 2 wds.
Devin Booker
42A
Apple computer that originally resembled a large gumdrop
iMac
43A
Jealous feeling
Envy
44A
Talk smack about
Dis
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
47A
The D in the computer term DOS
Disk
48A
Part of a staircase
Step
49A
Actress Green of the Apple TV series Liaison
Eva
50A
___-bitty
Itty
51A
Muscle firmness
Tone
52A
Georgia band inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2007
Rem
1D
Have dinner
Sup
2D
Four ___ kind (great poker hand): 2 wds.
Of A
3D
Headlights used on typical night drives: 2 wds.
Low Beams
4D
Religion founded by Muhammad
Islam
5D
Lose traction while braking
Skid
6D
Oasis singer and guitarist Gallagher
Noel
7D
Classic 1969 John Wayne western: 2 wds.
True Grit
8D
Mops as a battleship’s deck
Swabs
9D
Tales told through generations
Lore
10D
Furniture seller with Swedish product names
Ikea
11D
___ kits (offerings from Blue Apron and HelloFresh)
Meal
19D
New mortgage deal for short
Refi
20D
Southern version of you folks
Yall
21D
Unexciting like some colors
Drab
23D
Nationwide economic measure: Abbr.
GDP
24D
Had the clearest understanding of what should be done: 2 wds.
Knew Best
25D
Fat Tire ___ (beer from New Belgium)
Ale
26D
Judge’s decree restricting public comments about a trial: 2 wds.
Gag Order
27D
Get ready to perform surgery
Prep
28D
Perform some basic math
Add
30D
I agree preacher!
Amen
31D
Overdue
Late
35D
Difficult to please in terms of food
Picky
36D
Telecommunications app owned by Microsoft
Skype
37D
What ___ do to deserve this?: 2 wds.
Didi
38D
Give off as fumes
Emit
39D
Word meaning huge that often precedes wasteland
Vast
40D
I think I’m really ___ something here!
Onto
41D
Where pizza is cooked
Oven
45D
___ always thought of you as a friend
Ive
46D
Jon Snow’s closest friend on Game of Thrones for short
Sam