4/16/21
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Actor who tries to steal the show
Ham
4A
“Family Guy” daughter voiced by Mila Kunis
Meg
7A
Actor Wheaton who narrated the audiobook for “Ready Player One”
Wil
10A
Like shooting fish ___ barrel: 2 wds.
In A
11A
“Agatha ___ Along” (“WandaVision” song)
All
12A
Fury
Ire
13A
Hall of Fame pitcher whose #32 jersey was retired by the Dodgers in 1972: 2 wds.
Sandy Koufax
16A
Prefix for “caching” or “political”
Geo
17A
“It’s ___” (2021 miniseries): 2 wds.
A Sin
18A
“Quaking” tree
Aspen
21A
Air conditioner measure: Abbr.
BTU
22A
Cherry-filled dessert, sometimes
Pie
23A
Shirt worn in warm weather
Tee
25A
“I wouldn’t go so far ___ say …”: 2 wds.
As To
29A
Hall of Fame pitcher whose #32 jersey was retired by the Phillies in 1989: 2 wds.
Steve Carlton
32A
“What rotten luck!”: 2 wds.
Oh No
33A
Tint
Hue
34A
Liquid used for frying
Oil
35A
Troupe that performs for troops: Abbr.
USO
37A
___ formed (just-created)
Newly
39A
Big ___ (collective term for Amazon, Apple, Google, Facebook, and Microsoft)
Tech
41A
Home of the NHL’s Blues or MLB’s Cardinals, on scoreboards
STL
42A
Hall of Fame pitcher whose #32 jersey was retired by the Blue Jays in 2018: 2 wds.
Roy Halladay
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
46A
60, for Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Age
47A
Sing a serenade to, perhaps
Woo
48A
Ram’s mate
Ewe
49A
“That ___ never my intention”
Was
50A
Tennis shot sometimes used to stall for time
Lob
51A
Weightlifting unit
Rep
1D
“___ Dark Materials” (HBO fantasy series)
His
2D
Actress Gasteyer who competed on “The Masked Singer” in 2019
Ana
3D
Skin problem for a schnauzer
Mange
4D
Condiment people sometimes ask to “hold,” for short
Mayo
5D
Forest animal whose males make a bugling sound
Elk
6D
Behave like an ungracious winner
Gloat
7D
Internet connection that saves cellular data: Hyph.
Wifi
8D
Country that was once ruled by a shah
Iran
9D
DC Comics villain Luthor
Lex
14D
Al ___ (firm, in terms of pasta)
Dente
15D
Typical
Usual
18D
Lhasa ___ (breed of dog)
Apso
19D
Group that opposes the Jedi
Sith
20D
Ball-___ hammer
Peen
21D
Actor Bridges, or a lazy deer in “Animal Crossing”
Beau
24D
Annoying sort of audio feedback
Echo
26D
Put away, as freight on a ship
Stow
27D
Work really hard
Toil
28D
Merely
Only
30D
“I can ___ for her honesty”
Vouch
31D
Fashion designer Oscar de la ___
Renta
36D
Shoulder warmer often made of wool or cashmere
Shawl
38D
The ___ Scrolls V: Skyrim (video game)
Elder
39D
Robe of old Rome
Toga
40D
Private ___ (detectives)
Eyes
41D
Person who never tidies up
Slob
42D
How chicken should never be served
Raw
43D
Lavatory, in Leeds or Liverpool
Loo
44D
Starstruck feeling
Awe
45D
“Indeedy-do!”
Yep