6/27/25
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
___-per-view
PAY
4A
Drugstore that competes with Walgreens
CVS
7A
Big gulp from a bottle
SWIG
11A
Response to a priest’s question, sometimes: 2 wds.
I DO
12A
Lawn tool for clearing leaves
RAKE
14A
Center of an apple
CORE
15A
Broken-down horse
NAG
16A
Actress Lena
OLIN
17A
Ellipse’s shape
OVAL
18A
Super Bowl XVIII MVP who won the 1981 Heisman Trophy while attending USC: 2 wds.
MARCUS ALLEN
21A
Put to good ___ (take advantage of)
USE
22A
Stick-in-the-___ (stodgy person)
MUD
23A
Tablet made by Apple
IPAD
26A
“Guillermo ___ Toro’s Pinocchio” (2022 animated movie)
DEL
27A
Horror movie actress Goth
MIA
30A
2024 #1 overall draft pick who won the 2022 Heisman Trophy while attending USC: 2 wds.
CALEB WILLIAMS
34A
Ram’s mate
EWE
35A
Dreamy stage of sleep: Abbr.
REM
36A
___-down menu
DROP
37A
Humanitarian help
AID
38A
Sidekick
PAL
40A
Super Bowl IV winner who won the 1965 Heisman Trophy while attending USC: 2 wds.
MIKE GARRETT
45A
Christian ___ (French luxury goods company)
DIOR
46A
Shorten a sentence, for example
EDIT
47A
Limb of the upper body
ARM
49A
“You may be ___ something here”
ONTO
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
50A
Mumford & ___ (British band)
SONS
51A
Go after legally
SUE
52A
George Foreman Lean ___ Fat Reducing Grilling Machine
MEAN
53A
Pig’s enclosure
STY
54A
Beer barrel
KEG
1D
Force to the mat, in wrestling
PIN
2D
“Severance” star ___ Scott
ADAM
3D
Type of exercise that often takes place in a studio
YOGA
4D
Footwear company with a large reptile in its logo
CROCS
5D
Word that can follow “sentimental” or “market”
VALUE
6D
Competes in a slalom race
SKIS
7D
Give a stern talking-to
SCOLD
8D
Interlaced, as strands of yarn
WOVE
9D
Middle East nation formerly known as Persia
IRAN
10D
Alternative to mousse or hairspray
GEL
13D
Coating on cookware and pottery
ENAMEL
19D
Ill-mannered
RUDE
20D
Brief period of calm
LULL
23D
Cubes in a tray in the freezer
ICE
24D
Forest animal’s foot
PAW
25D
Pale ___ (beverage with a rhyming name)
ALE
26D
Not too bright
DIM
27D
Do minor damage to
MAR
28D
Chat shorthand for “If you ask me …”
IMO
29D
“Antony and Cleopatra” snake
ASP
31D
Actress Larson who won an Oscar in 2016
BRIE
32D
Potato ___ (heftier version of French fries)
WEDGES
33D
Sit with the engine on
IDLE
37D
Ohio’s city where LeBron James is originally from
AKRON
38D
Poster in a museum’s gift shop, say
PRINT
39D
___-craftsy
ARTSY
40D
“I call dibs!”
MINE
41D
Minuscule amount, or a Greek letter
IOTA
42D
Hubbubs
ADOS
43D
Assignment
TASK
44D
___-false test
TRUE
45D
___ Pérignon (high-end champagne)
DOM
48D
“Prelude to a Kiss” actress Ryan
MEG