11/8/24
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Lion ____ (circus performer)
Tamer
6A
Actor Penn or Bean
Sean
10A
Run at less than top speed
Jog
13A
Keep the dream ___ (don’t lose hope)
Alive
14A
Gone with the Wind plantation
Tara
15A
Be indebted to
Owe
16A
Eagles quarterback with 43 rushing touchdowns as of 10/11/24: 2 wds.
Jalen Hurts
18A
Basic command at obedience school
Sit
19A
Catch red-handed
Nab
20A
Feels sore
Aches
22A
Month of the winter solstice, in the Northern Hemisphere: Abbr.
Dec
25A
Out-of-control crowd
Mob
27A
Dog-biting bug
Flea
28A
Remove, like pencil marks
Erase
30A
Homer Simpson’s dad
Abe
32A
Yodelers’ mountain range
Alps
35A
Like wilted lettuce
Limp
36A
Make beer or tea
Brew
37A
Thin strip of wood
Slat
38A
Actress and jazz singer Horne
Lena
39A
It’s no ___ crying over spilt milk
Use
40A
Handle, as the details: 2 wds.
See To
41A
The Boys actress Moriarty
Erin
43A
Sajak who won an Emmy in September
Pat
45A
____ Age (Enya’s music genre)
New
46A
SNL comedian Yang who’s played hippo Moo Deng
Bowen
48A
Sound from a small, feisty dog
Yap
50A
Back muscle, for short
Lat
51A
49er and Buccaneers quarterback with 43 career rushing touchdown: 2 wds.
Steve Young
58A
Well, would you look at that!
Oho
59A
Roof edge that juts out a bit
Eave
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
60A
Think alike
Agree
61A
Jump the ___ (start too soon)
Gun
62A
Fearsome Jurassic Park dinosaur: 2 wds. abbr.
Trex
63A
The Lone Ranger’s sidekick
Tonto
1D
_____ Mahal (tourist site in India)
Taj
2D
Southern state called the Heart of Dixie: Abbr.
Ala
3D
1,000,000, for short
Mil
4D
Divisible by two
Even
5D
Change the title of
Rename
6D
Rugrats father
Stu
7D
Tin ____ (musical inptitude)
Ear
8D
Wherefore ____ thou Romeo?
Art
9D
Twangy, like Willie Nelson’s voice
Nasal
10D
Bills quarterback with 55 rushing touchdowns as of 10/5/24: 2 wds.
Josh Allen
11D
Little kid’s minor injury
Owie
12D
Obtains
Gets
17D
Cable channel whose streaming service is called Max
HBO
21D
Call a halt to
Cease
22D
Company that produces Inspiron and XPS computer
Dell
23D
Large lake that Toledo borders
Erie
24D
Panthers and Patriots quarterback with an NFL record 75 career rushing touchdowns: 2 wds.
Cam Newton
26D
Cakes of soap
Bars
27D
A ____ Good Men (Tom Cruise movie)
Few
29D
Extra tire for a car
Spare
31D
Horn’s honking sound
Beep
33D
___ de foie gras (French appetizer)
Pate
34D
Store in an overhead compartment
Stow
36D
Cheeseburger holder
Bun
40D
Patronize, as hotel: 2 wds.
Stay At
42D
Hawaii is often displayed in one on a map of the US
Inset
44D
Response to a ship’s captain
Aye
46D
Online personal journal
Blog
47D
Island that’s home to approximately 70% of Hawaii’s population
Oahu
49D
____ stick (toy you can bounce up and down with)
Pogo
52D
Hazardous stuff in cigarettes
Tar
53D
Pre-holiday time
Even
54D
Annoy a lot
Vex
55D
Coffeehouse dispennse
Urn
56D
Safety ____ (trapeze artist’s protection)
Net
57D
Nat _____ (cable channel, for short)
Geo