1/2/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

1/2/26
Sports Fan Friday

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1A
Few and ___ between
FAR

4A
Cotton-tipped item in an at-home COVID test
SWAB

8A
Alan who played Hawkeye on “M*A*S*H”
ALDA

12A
Disco ___ (the late 1970s)
ERA

13A
Long sandwich from Subway
HERO

14A
In the ___ (informed)
LOOP

15A
Pimple
ZIT

16A
“Do ___ others …” (the Golden Rule)
UNTO

17A
Unclothed
BARE

18A
Pitcher / perfect game for the Dodgers on Sep 9, 1965
SANDYKOUFAX

21A
Enclosure for pigs
STY

22A
“Take me as ___”: 2 wds.
IAM

23A
Berry from a Brazilian palm tree
ACAI

26A
“Avatar: Fire and ___”
ASH

27A
What a humble person doesn’t have much of
EGO

30A
Pitcher / perfect game for the Athletics on May 8, 1968
CATFISHHUNTER

34A
Place that might offer a paraffin body wrap
SPA

35A
Korean maker of the Soul and Sorento
KIA

36A
Cheerios grains
OATS

37A
Number’s saved in a phone’s contacts: Abbr.
TEL

38A
3, 4, or 5, for most golf holes
PAR

40A
Pitcher / perfect game for the Phillies on May 29, 2010
ROYHALLADAY

45A
Square mileage
AREA

46A
Jafar’s parrot in “Aladdin”
IAGO

47A
“… with liberty and justice for ___”
ALL

50A
Spiteful
MEAN

51A
“Be it ___ so humble …”
EVER

52A
Baseball player Piniella or Gehrig
LOU

53A
Pulled ___ (barbecue meat)
PORK

54A
Reddish, like steak
RARE

55A
Food-shaped item in an Easter basket
EGG

1D
Shriners-style hat
FEZ

2D
“Midsommar” and “Eddington” director Aster
ARI

3D
Rodents that followed the Pied Piper
RATS

4D
Move to another train track
SHUNT

5D
“The ___ Williams Show” (2008-2022 talk show)
WENDY

6D
Bohemian
ARTY

7D
Fond of reading
BOOKISH

8D
LP
ALBUM

9D
Meat ___ (ground beef dish)
LOAF

10D
Animated explorer
DORA

11D
Acme
APEX

19D
“Oh, give me a break!”: 2 wds.
ASIF

20D
Honolulu’s island
OAHU

23D
Devices used more in summer than winter: Abbr.
ACS

24D
Headgear often worn at a ballpark
CAP

25D
___ discount (on sale): 2 wds.
ATA

26D
“Gotcha!”
AHA

27D
Approximate landing hour: Abbr.
ETA

28D
“Flattery will ___ you nowhere”
GET

29D
Where heart surgeons perform procedures: Abbr.
ORS

31D
Build-it-yourself furniture retailer
IKEA

32D
More nonsensical
SILLIER

33D
Actress Dunn / “Sisters” and “The Nanny”
NORA

37D
The “T” in “TGIF”
THANK

38D
Restaurant device indicating table is ready
PAGER

39D
Love dearly
ADORE

40D
Highway entrance or exit, often
RAMP

41D
Cookie sometimes used in cheesecake crusts
OREO

42D
12 months
YEAR

43D
Volcanic outflow
LAVA

44D
Ivy League school in Connecticut
YALE

48D
Journal of a ship’s captain
LOG

49D
Schlep Around
LUG