6/21/26
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Make a tear in
RIP
4A
Facial features of witches
WARTS
9A
Group for doctors: Abbr.
AMA
12A
Hoopla
ADO
13A
Think the world of
ADORE
14A
“___ do you do?”
HOW
15A
“Faith” singer whose last name is the first name of 33-Across: 2 wds.
GEORGE MICHAEL
18A
Deserve
EARN
19A
Group that might host a school carnival: Abbr.
PTA
20A
Dwelling place
ABODE
24A
Dog ___ (soldiers’ IDs)
TAGS
28A
“___ matter of fact …”: 2 wds.
ASA
31A
Woolly animal that can provide milk
EWE
32A
Phone greeting
HELLO
33A
Chicago Bulls legend whose last name is the first name of 48-Across: 2 wds.
MICHAEL JORDAN
36A
“Ready ___, here I come!”: 2 wds.
ORNOT
37A
Road rescue
TOW
38A
Comic actress Sedaris
AMY
39A
Beholds
SEES
40A
Ferret relative with black fur
SABLE
42A
First Lady of Juan Perón
EVA
44A
Was in a choir
SANG
48A
“The Daily Show” contributor: 2 wds.
JORDAN KLEPPER
54A
Lennon’s widow
ONO
55A
Person competing in a slalom event
SKIER
56A
Subgenre of punk
EMO
57A
Seize
NAB
58A
___ Tots (potato puffs)
TATER
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
59A
Female hog
SOW
1A
All the ___ (very popular)
RAGE
2A
Creative spark
IDEA
3D
Impoverished
POOR
4D
“___ the Dog” (1997 comedy movie)
WAG
5D
Suffix for “lemon” or “lime”
ADE
6D
___-com (film like “You’ve Got Mail”)
ROM
7D
Utter nonsense, or a meat dish
TRIPE
8D
The Shakers or the Amish, for example
SECT
9D
Norway’s most globally successful pop band to date: Hyph.
AHA
10D
Manny, ___, and Jack (Pep Boys mascots)
MOE
11D
Tool for punching holes in leather
AWL
16D
Single-stranded genetic molecule: Abbr.
RNA
17D
Person who is not a fan and loves to say so
HATER
21D
“My heart skipped a ___”
BEAT
22D
Be indebted to
OWE
23D
Airline whose main hub is Atlanta
DELTA
25D
“Bridge of Spies” actor Alan
ALDA
26D
Rock genre of T. Rex and Roxy Music
GLAM
27D
Company that makes the PlayStation 5
SONY
28D
“Famous” cookie entrepreneur Wally
AMOS
29D
Father of a foal
SIRE
30D
Case of pimples
ACNE
32D
Werewolf’s cry
HOWL
34D
Sprayed (down), like a lawn
HOSED
35D
Career
JOB
40D
Brand of instant decaffeinated coffee
SANKA
45D
“Kingdom of the Planet of the ___” (2024 movie)
APES
46D
Pixar title character with a damaged fin
NEMO
47D
“Absence makes the heart ___ fonder”
GROW
48D
Actor Hamm who voices the mayor in “Hoppers”
JON
49D
“___ more personal note …”: 2 wds.
ONA
50D
Actor Lowe
ROB
51D
___ Kat (chocolate bar)
KIT
52D
“Squid Game” star ___ Jung-jae
LEE
53D
Slip up
ERR