4/11/25
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Airport with many connecting flights
HUB
4A
Love ___ neighbor
THY
7A
Prepare to fire an arrow, say
AIM
10A
Game with Skip and Reverse cards
UNO
11A
Written promise to pay
IOU
12A
May ___ the honors?: 2 wds.
IDO
13A
Argentine soccer star who left a French club to play for Inter Miami in 2023: 2 wds.
LIONELMESSI
16A
Hawaiian region known for its coffee
KONA
17A
Like many pro volleyball players
TALL
18A
Adjective for intensely bright colors
NEON
20A
They list dishes and prices
MENUS
24A
Member of a religious brotherhood
MONK
27A
Bag-checking group: Abbr.
TSA
28A
English soccer star who left a Spanish club to play for the LA Galaxy in 2007: 2 wds.
DAVIDBECKHAM
33A
The “O” in 11-Across
OWE
34A
Mexican’s word for water
AGUA
35A
Olympic track distance unit
METER
38A
Actor Miller of “The Flash”
EZRA
41A
___ War (Middle East conflict of the early 1990s)
GULF
44A
Sworn promise
OATH
46A
English soccer star who left an English club to play for D.C. United in 2018: 2 wds.
WAYNE ROONEY
49A
Mobile game or messaging tool, for example
APP
50A
Item gripped when rowing crew
OAR
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
51A
Division between generations, say
GAP
52A
Understand, as a joke
GET
53A
Home to Queens and Brooklyn: Abbr.
NYC
54A
Moody music genre
EMO
1D
She-___: Attorney at Law (Marvel TV series)
HULK
2D
Organized labor group
UNION
3D
Yankees manager Aaron
BOONE
4D
Even score
TIE
5D
“Dateline NBC” anchor Lester
HOLT
6D
City in southwest Arizona
YUMA
7D
Supermarket lane
AISLE
8D
Social Security cards, for example: Abbr.
IDS
9D
“Well, excusez-___!”
MOI
14D
2021 Australian Open champion Osaka
NAOMI
15D
Shade-providing tree
ELM
19D
Wordless agreement
NOD
21D
To the ___ degree
NTH
22D
Puerto Rico’s country: Abbr.
USA
23D
“The Bad Guys” voice actor Rockwell
SAM
25D
Sports league whose commissioner is Adam Silver: Abbr.
NBA
26D
Pony ___ (7.75-gallon beer container)
KEG
28D
___ Pérignon (champagne brand)
DOM
29D
Wonderment
AWE
30D
Doctor who treats dogs, for short
VET
31D
Long stick in a pool hall
CUE
32D
Instrument that you hum into
KAZOO
36D
Luxor’s nation
EGYPT
37D
Seek political office
RUN
39D
Place to practice driving golf balls
RANGE
40D
Starting sports squad: Hyph.
A TEAM
42D
Ponce de ___ (explorer of Florida)
LEON
43D
Become tattered at the edges
FRAY
45D
Medical syringe, for short
HYPO
46D
Move side to side, like one’s finger
WAG
47D
Type of animal that’s most closely related to humans
APE
48D
Monstrous soldier in “The Lord of the Rings”
ORC