4/15/22
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
The Beatles’ “___ Jude”
Hey
4A
Swedish pop group with the hit “Fernando”
Abba
8A
Lump of chewing gum
Wad
11A
Back to square ___
One
12A
Motown music genre
Soul
13A
Long, long ___ (way back when)
Ago
14A
Minnesota Lynx center voted 2021 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year: 2 wds.
Sylvia Fowles
17A
Sticky roll used when wrapping presents
Tape
18A
___ sorry for (pity)
Feel
19A
Brahma, Vishnu, or Shiva, in Hinduism
God
22A
Message that might accidentally end up in a spam folder
Email
26A
Program, as car radio buttons
Set
29A
Rooms that might be used as man caves
Dens
32A
Alan of “The Aviator”
Alda
33A
Chicago Sky shooting guard voted 2021 WNBA Finals MVP: 2 wds.
Kahleah Copper
36A
Slushy drink similar to a Slurpee
Icee
37A
Imperfection that might be described as “tragic” or “fatal”
Flaw
38A
Bummed out
Sad
39A
Bundle of grain or paper
Sheaf
41A
Got together
Met
43A
Sloping entrance that’s accessible to wheelchairs
Ramp
46A
Internet connection that requires a password: Hyph.
Wifi
50A
Connecticut Sun forward voted 2021 WNBA MVP: 2 wds.
Jonquel Jones
54A
Fury
Anger
55A
Threesome
Trio
56A
___ Bo (Billy Blanks’s workout routine)
Tae
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
57A
Fuming
Mad
58A
Out of ___ (sounding off-key, like a piano)
Tune
59A
Metal that hasn’t been processed yet
Ore
1D
Party thrower
Host
2D
“Orinoco Flow” singer from Ireland
Enya
3D
App with starred restaurant reviews
Yelp
4D
“Just ___ suspected!”: 2 wds.
As I
5D
Large snake that crushes its prey
Boa
6D
Fit and toned
Buff
7D
Plant with healing properties
Aloe
8D
Classroom poster that shows Earth’s continents: 2 wds.
Wall Map
9D
“The Gilded ___” (HBO series)
Age
10D
Green Day album that was released between “¡Uno!” and “¡Tré!”
Dos
15D
___ out (relax)
Veg
16D
Itsy-bitsy
Wee
20D
Praiseful poem
Ode
21D
Like most of the main characters in the movie “CODA”
Deaf
23D
Swiss mountain range
Alps
24D
Flirting with the ___ (considering)
Idea
25D
Cooking fat
Lard
26D
Enjoys Aspen or Vail, perhaps
Skis
27D
Per person
Each
28D
Rapper Megan ___ Stallion
Thee
30D
Pro sports group that uses pucks: Abbr.
NHL
31D
Fraudulent scheme
Scam
34D
Acquired knowledge
Learned
35D
Need to repay a loan
Owe
40D
Website section with basic information for new users: Abbr.
Faq
42D
Slam dunk’s point value
Two
44D
Dog whose background includes many breeds
Mutt
45D
Lima’s country
Peru
47D
“___ the Woods” (Sondheim musical)
Into
48D
“Primal ___” (Edward Norton movie)
Fear
49D
Words of understanding: 2 wds.
I See
50D
“Person of Interest” star Caviezel
Jim
51D
British pop star Rita
Ora
52D
“Encanto” songwriter ___-Manuel Miranda
Lin
53D
Actor Pesci or Pantoliano
Joe