10/17/25
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Put on a blacklist
BAN
4A
More nude
BARER
9A
Cold and ____ season
FLU
12A
1600 Pennsylvania ____ (White House street address): Abbr.
AVE
13A
Run off and get married
ELOPE
14A
Ooh and ____
AAH
15A
Buffalo Bills quarterback who was the AP Most Valuable Player for the 2024–2025 season: 2 wds.
JOSHALLEN
17A
Number of US states with “South” in their names
TWO
18A
“_____ Hero” (Taylor Swift hit)
ANTI
19A
Martial arts legend Bruce
LEE
20A
Kind of: Suffix
ISH
21A
Enclosure for an orchestra
PIT
24A
Happy pup’s tail motion
WAG
26A
Torso muscle, for short
PEC
29A
Impressive sight from an observation deck
VIEW
32A
Party at a Hawaiian resort
LUAU
35A
Washington Commanders quarterback who was the AP Offensive Rookie of the Year for the 2024–2025 season: 2 wds.
JAYDENDANIELS
38A
Character for Cho or Takei in “Star Trek”
SULU
39A
____ log (item that’s burned at Christmastime)
YULE
40A
“Do the Right Thing” actress Ruby
DEE
41A
Tech giant known as “Big Blue”
IBM
43A
___-away zone (Place where you shouldn’t park)
TOW
45A
“Inside Politics” cable channel
CNN
47A
Egyptian reptile
ASP
50A
Lhasa ____ (breed of dog)
APSO
54A
“Get ____ of it!” (“Throw it out!”)
RID
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
55A
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback who was the AP Comeback Player of the Year for the 2024–2025 season: 2 wds.
JOEBURROW
58A
Half of 17-Across
ONE
59A
____ but wiser
OLDER
60A
Cry to a matador
OLE
61A
____ for the course
PAR
62A
Rule over a kingdom
REIGN
63A
Landscaper’s turf
SOD
1D
____ California (Mexican state that includes Tijuana)
BAJA
2D
Cosmetics company that’s headquartered in London
AVON
3D
“The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ ____” (Stieg Larsson novel)
NEST
4D
Actress Arthur of “The Golden Girls”
BEA
5D
Opposite of none
ALL
6D
Item in a breadbasket
ROLL
7D
Fencer’s sword, sometimes
EPEE
8D
Continue, as a subscription
RENEW
9D
Exceedingly tired
FATIGUED
10D
Pieces of legislation
LAWS
11D
“This can’t be good”: Hyph.
UHOH
16D
Currently fashionable
HIP
22D
“_____ made my decision”
I’VE
23D
Itty-bitty
TINY
25D
Boxer Muhammad or Laila
ALI
26D
Sleepover apparel, for short
PJS
27D
French word for “water”
EAU
28D
Shape of a Pringles can or pill bottle
CYLINDER
30D
www.olemiss.____
EDU
31D
Poet Whitman
WALT
33D
Ginger ____ (soft drink)
ALE
34D
Utilize
USE
36D
Provide dialogue in a new language for
DUB
37D
“The Matrix” character
NEO
42D
Main subject studied during college
MAJOR
44D
One of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
WAR
45D
Trim in Photoshop, say
CROP
46D
Peabody-winning journalist Totenberg
NINA
48D
Type of fish, or part of a shoe
SOLE
49D
Foot treatment at a salon, for short
PEDI
51D
Experts
PROS
52D
Han’s last name, in “The Empire Strikes Back”
SOLO
53D
Had credit card debt, say
OWED
56D
____ for forgiveness
BEG
57D
Homophone of “earn”
URN