7/24/26
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
___ Paulo, Brazil
SAO
4A
Horse that’s younger than one year old
FOAL
8A
Mobley of the Cavaliers
EVAN
12A
“To each his ___”
OWN
13A
Regulation
RULE
14A
“Have a ___ day!”
NICE
15A
Michigan MLB team with a feline name: 2 wds.
DETROIT TIGERS
18A
Former tennis star Arthur
ASHE
19A
Log flumes and Ferris wheels, for example
RIDES
20A
Garden in Genesis
EDEN
23A
Cargo vehicle smaller than a truck
VAN
24A
With 37-Across, Charlotte NFL team with a feline name
CAROLINA
27A
___ and flows (moves like the tide)
EBBS
31A
___ Dhabi (Middle Eastern city near Dubai)
ABU
32A
Part of a book that’s visible on a library shelf
SPINE
34A
Opposite of longitude: Abbr.
LAT
35A
___ over backwards (really tried)
BENT
37A
See 24-Across
PANTHERS
39A
“Oh, ___ bother?”
WHY
41A
High or low cards in poker
ACES
42A
French goodbye
ADIEU
45A
Earth’s most populous continent
ASIA
48A
Minneapolis WNBA team with a feline name: 2 wds.
MINNESOTA LYNX
53A
Diplomatic agreement
PACT
54A
Colorful part of the eye
IRIS
55A
Number of syllables in “strengths”
ONE
56A
Defeat, as a vampire
SLAY
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
57A
Pack of cards
DECK
58A
___ Enterprise (“Star Trek” vessel): Abbr.
USS
1A
Fizzy, sugary drink
SODA
2A
Leaves speechless from amazement
AWES
3A
Fleeing justice, say: 3 wds.
ON THE RUN
4A
To and ___ (in both directions)
FRO
5D
Opposite of “non” in Paris
OUI
6D
PC key that’s the equivalent of a Mac’s “Command” key
ALT
7D
Permit
LET
8D
Part of a car that might have six cylinders
ENGINE
9D
Competed (for)
VIED
10D
Unit of parkland
ACRE
11D
“Queer Eye” costar Jonathan Van ___
NESS
16D
Decorate in a new style
REDO
17D
Investment planning option: Abbr.
IRA
21D
Golfer Ernie from South Africa
ELS
22D
Somewhat cold, as an autumn day
NIPPY
23D
“Wheel of Fortune” star White
VANNA
24D
Car that’s hired for a single trip
CAB
25D
Homer Simpson’s dad
ABE
26D
“Pretty Little Liars” actress Peeples
NIA
28D
Common response to a sneeze: 2 wds.
BLESS YOU
29D
Tavern
BAR
30D
Canonized people: Abbr.
STS
33D
And others: Abbr.
ETC
36D
1/5 of 100
TWENTY
38D
Get better, as a bruise
HEAL
40D
Color
HUE
44D
Former resident of Peru
INCA
46D
Bed-and-breakfasts
INNS
47D
Tools that can split wood
AXES
49D
Nickname that drops “-ney” from the full name
SID
50D
Resource that sounds like “oar”
ORE
51D
___-tac-toe
TIC
52D
Query
ASK