1/9/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

1/9/26
Sports Fan Friday

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1A
Container for okra or peas
POD

4A
“This is not my ___ of fun”
IDEA

8A
“Holy Toledo!”
EGAD

12A
Wedding phrase: 2 wds.
IDO

13A
Long, unfiltered complaint
RANT

14A
Undercover spy
MOLE

15A
Serbian tennis player who was ATP Player of the Year in 2023: 2 wds.
NOVAKDJOKOVIC

18A
“What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?” band
REM

19A
Fail to include
OMIT

20A
Make a request to God
PRAY

23A
Gloves worn by shortstops
MITTS

27A
Fresh ___ daisy: 2 wds.
ASA

30A
Medical centers for sudden injuries: Abbr.
ERS

31A
Island where Hawaii’s capital is
OAHU

32A
With 34-Across, Italian tennis player who was ATP Player of the Year in 2024
JANNIK

34A
See 32-Across
SINNER

36A
First bet in a poker hand
ANTE

37A
___ smear (gynecological test)
PAP

38A
Exclamation that sounds like the seventh letter of the alphabet
GEE

39A
Button that restores defaults
RESET

41A
Clear ___ the cobwebs
AWAY

43A
Morose
DOUR

45A
And lots more: Abbr.
ETC

48A
Spanish tennis player who was ATP Player of the Year in 2022: 2 wds.
CARLOSALCARAZ

54A
What a young child might call a bruise or scrape
OWIE

55A
Garden of Christianity
EDEN

56A
“Today I ___ man” (traditional bar mitzvah line): 2 wds.
AMA

57A
___ up (invigorates)
PEPS

58A
“Hot Ones” host Evans
SEAN

59A
Burst, like bubble wrap
POP

1D
Word that can follow “bowling” or “rolling”
PIN

2D
Smell that might make you wince
ODOR

3D
Plunged into the water
DOVE

4D
Get on the nerves of
IRK

5D
Judd Apatow, to Maude Apatow
DAD

6D
Takes delight in
ENJOYS

7D
Smallest part of an element
ATOM

8D
Jealousy or happiness, for example
EMOTION

9D
www.nasa.___
GOV

10D
2001 movie where Jon Voight played Howard Cosell
ALI

11D
Month that most or all of Hanukkah falls in: Abbr.
DEC

16D
Sound booster at a concert
AMP

17D
Actress Kardashian of Hulu’s “All Fair”
KIM

21D
Store that sells canoes and tents
REI

22D
Noah’s ___
ARK

24D
Zesty flavor
TANG

25D
“Nearer, My God, to ___” (hymn)
THEE

26D
“Yeah, why not”
SURE

27D
Not fully closed
AJAR

28D
Reasonable
SANE

29D
Tiny insects with a big work ethic
ANTS

33D
Pine tree’s droppings
NEEDLES

34D
Tool with sharp teeth
SAW

35D
Type of craft beer: Abbr.
IPA

37D
Street event with bands and floats
PARADE

40D
“You’re driving ___ fast!”
TOO

42D
Vote that’s the same as “aye”
YEA

44D
Puts into service
USES

46D
Thirst ___ (sexy selfie posted online)
TRAP

47D
Pattern on hunters’ clothes, for short
CAMO

48D
“Beverly Hills ___” (Eddie Murphy movie)
COP

49D
Feeling of reverence
AWE

50D
Letters on a gravestone
RIP

51D
Actress Salonga or Seydoux
LEA

52D
“Inside Politics” channel
CNN

53D
Quickly heat up in a microwave
ZAP