12/12/25
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
“___ talking to myself here?”: 2 wds.
AMI
4A
Cry like a baby
BAWL
8A
Shove
PUSH
12A
Marshy place
BOG
13A
___ Day vitamins: 2 wds.
ONEA
14A
Continent with over four billion people
ASIA
15A
Soup container
CAN
16A
All-Star point guard drafted by the Phoenix Suns in 1996, who returned to the team in 2004: 2 wds.
STEVENASH
18A
Dog in “Wicked: For Good”
TOTO
20A
University of Notre ___
DAME
21A
European capital known as “the Eternal City”
ROME
23A
First Greek letter
ALPHA
27A
Lay out on the beach
TAN
28A
Actress Moore who was Oscar-nominated for “The Substance”
DEMI
31A
Managed
RAN
32A
All-Star point guard drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers in 2012, who returned to the team in 2025: 2 wds.
DAMIANLILLARD
35A
Hospital section that sounds like what follows “Peekaboo!”: Abbr.
ICU
36A
NFL team that returned to Los Angeles in 2016
RAMS
37A
“Gross!”
ICK
38A
Text-filled items on a Facebook page
POSTS
40A
Outbox folder
SENT
42A
Robin who robbed the rich
HOOD
45A
Princess played by Carrie Fisher
LEIA
47A
All-Star point guard drafted by the Dallas Mavericks in 1994, who returned to the team in 2008: 2 wds.
JASONKIDD
51A
Stanley ___ (NHL trophy)
CUP
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
53A
Stinky smell
ODOR
54A
Skin problem for teens
ACNE
55A
“Now ___ theater near you!”: 2 wds.
ATA
56A
The talk of the ___
TOWN
57A
Period of 365 or 366 days
YEAR
58A
“Swing ___, Sweet Chariot” (Christian hymn)
LOW
1D
Alphabet’s start
ABC
2D
Castle defense that might contain crocodiles
MOAT
3D
Total idoit
IGNORAMUS
4″D
___ Buddies” (1980s Tom Hanks sitcome)
BOSOM
5D
Insect with over 15,000 varieties
ANT
6D
Troublesome plant
WEED
7D
Stuff spewed out by a volcano
LAVA
8D
Group of experts speaking at a conference
PANEL
9D
Country that includes Hawaii and Alaska: Abbr.
USA
10D
Bro’s sibling
SIS
11D
“Yeah, right!”
HAH
17D
Message received via computer
EMAIL
19D
“Song of Solomon” novelist Morrison
TONI
22D
“Hairspray” character who was played on Broadway by Harvey Fierstein
EDNA
24D
Utilitarian
PRACTICAL
25D
“___! The Herald Angels Sing” (Christmas carol)
HARK
26D
Common conjunction
AND
27D
Mexican food that has its own emoji
TACO
29D
West ___ (furniture store chain)
ELM
30D
Feel the absence of
MISS
32D
Party food that may be “seven-layer”
DIP
33D
Fire-related crime
ARSON
34D
Queue
LINE
39D
Pointy thing on the stem of a rose
THORN
41D
Respected person in a village
ELDER
43D
“Yeah, sure!”
OKAY
44D
Spotted cubes rolled in many games
DICE
46D
___ industry (companies that make SUVs and cars)
AUTO
47D
Scribble (down)
JOT
48D
Hubbub
ADO
49D
Spread, as seeds
SOW
50D
Genetic identifier: Abbr.
DNA
52D
Fox’s foot
PAW