3/14/25
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Enclosure on a pig farm
STY
4A
___ snake (reptile that lives in saltwater)
SEA
7A
PDQ: Abbr.
ASAP
11A
Attempt to attract
WOO
12A
Snapshot, for short
PIC
13A
Road ___ (driver’s feeling of anger)
RAGE
14A
Midwestern WNBA team that won the title in 2012: 2 wds.
INDIANA FEVER
17A
Reverse or park, for example
GEAR
18A
Australian singer famous for her wigs
SIA
19A
Act as an interviewer
ASK
20A
___ Kat (candy bar)
KIT
22A
Officially outlaw
BAN
24A
Patriotic eagle on The Muppet Show
SAM
27A
Denim jeans manufacturer
LEE
29A
Burden
ONUS
32A
Iowa point guard selected first in the 2024 WNBA draft by 14-Across (Indiana Fever)
CAITLIN CLARK
35A
Disney bird that was voiced by Gilbert Gottfried (Aladdin)
IAGO
36A
US intelligence arm that analyzes metadata: Abbr.
NSA
37A
___ as a fox
SLY
38A
Bread in Reuben sandwiches
RYE
40A
Recede from the shoreline
EBB
42A
Campy neckwear sometimes worn by Elton John
BOA
44A
Tennis announcer Shriver
PAM
46A
“Snail mail” organization: Abbr.
USPS
50A
South Carolina power forward selected first in the 2023 WNBA draft by 14-Across (Indiana Fever)
ALIYAH BOSTON
53A
Division of a freeway
LANE
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
54A
TV alien of the 1980s
ALF
55A
Comedian Nwodim who’s been on SNL since 2018
EGO
56A
Conceals gray hair, perhaps
DYES
57A
Tony- and Emmy-winning actress Arthur
BEA
58A
Rowdy crowd
MOB
1D
Substantial gulp of water
SWIG
2D
“Don’t use that ___ of voice with me!”
TONE
3D
Jedi who says “There is no try”
YODA
4D
Venue that might offer salt or sugar scrubs
SPA
5D
Physicist Albert whom Time called “Person of the Century”
EINSTEIN
6D
Purple smoothie berry
ACAI
7D
“Facts ___ facts”
ARE
8D
Grassy plains
SAVANNAS
9D
Middle ___ (medieval era)
AGES
10D
Member’s bonus
PERK
15D
Miff
IRK
16D
The ___ Four (the Beatles)
FAB
21D
Needing to take a sick day
ILL
23D
Trailblazing Internet company of the 1990s
AOL
24D
Biology or ecology, for example: Abbr.
SCI
25D
Penlight’s battery size
AAA
26D
Debilitating headache
MIGRAINE
28D
Coordinated outfit of, say, a dress, jacket, and accessories
ENSEMBLE
30D
Clickable link: Abbr.
URL
31D
Where to see the moon and stars
SKY
33D
Entertaining item for a kid
TOY
34D
Car in an airport queue
CAB
39D
Government group that oversees toxic cleanups: Abbr.
EPA
41D
Greyhound vehicle
BUS
42D
Unlikely to get a haircut, perhaps
BALD
43D
Cosmetics brand whose name once began with “Oil of”
OLAY
45D
Melville’s obsessed captain
AHAB
47D
Flower’s stalk
STEM
48D
___ stick (device with a big spring)
POGO
49D
Pompous person
SNOB
51D
“Oh, absolutely!”
YES
52D
Anatomy ___ Fall (2023 movie): 2 wds.
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