7/3/26
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Speak with a scratchy voice
RASP
5A
English TV network
BBC
8A
Place to get a hot stone massage
SPA
11A
Popular smoothie berry
ACAI
12A
Address typed into Chrome: Abbr.
URL
13A
Feel crummy
AIL
14A
Fine dinnerware
CHINA
16A
Flow through the cracks
SEEP
18A
Got together
MET
19A
Phillies designated hitter who led the National League in home runs in 2022 and 2025: 2 wds.
KYLE SCHWARBER
22A
Glide down a snowy hill
SKI
23A
Spanish word for “river”
RIO
24A
___ and aah (react with awe)
OOH
27A
Prefix for “ceratops” or “angle”
TRI
30A
Crustaceans with 10 legs
CRABS
34A
Dodgers first baseman who led the National League in doubles in 2020, 2022, and 2023: 2 wds.
FREDDIE FREEMAN
38A
Share an opinion
AGREE
39A
Tire pressure initials
PSI
40A
Bestie
PAL
41A
Dog’s bark, in comics
ARF
43A
Not yet determined, on a schedule: Abbr.
TBA
46A
Diamondbacks outfielder who led the National League in triples in 2023, 2024, and 2025: 2 wds.
CORBIN CARROLL
53A
Megan Thee Stallion song whose title is a snake
BOA
54A
1/10 of a decade
YEAR
55A
Competition with bull riding
RODEO
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
56A
Works displayed in a gallery
ART
57A
Genetic molecule used in vaccines: Abbr.
RNA
58A
Water-filled barrier around some zoo exhibits
MOAT
59A
36-inch measurements: Abbr.
YDS
60A
Orange vegetable
YAM
61A
Boats similar to Noah’s
ARKS
1D
Wine ___ (stand that holds bottles)
RACK
2D
Feeling sore
ACHY
3D
Set ___ (head out to sea)
SAIL
4D
Trees with needles and cones
PINES
5D
Raspberry plant
BUSH
6D
Make tea or beer
BREW
7D
Like a cloudless day
CLEAR
8D
Equivalent
SAME
9D
Waterfront platform
PIER
10D
Secondary account on Instagram, say
ALT
15D
Inquire
ASK
17D
Number on a sales tag
PRICE
20D
___ Field (Mets’ stadium)
CITI
21D
Tedious speaker
BORE
24D
“Hell ___ View” (Eric Church hit): 2 wds.
OF A
25D
End of the ACLU’s web address
ORG
26D
That woman
HER
28D
Salesperson, for short
REP
29D
Hypotheticals
IFS
31D
Device that increases an audio signal
AMP
32D
Sound from a woolly animal
BAA
33D
Comedy show whose 1,000th episode was hosted by Alexander Skarsgård: Abbr.
SNL
35D
First word in many letters
DEAR
36D
Home Run ___ (annual hitting competition)
DERBY
44D
“Turn up the heat!”
BRR
45D
Pleasing smell
AROMA
46D
Power cable
CORD
47D
Grains fed to horses
OATS
48D
Nickname for a grandmother
NANA
49D
Study at the last minute
CRAM
50D
___–Eaters (shoe inserts)
ODOR
51D
Disclosure from an inside source
LEAK
52D
Oodles
LOTS
53D
Howl like a wolf
BAY