4/2/21
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
___ time (served a prison sentence)
Did
4A
Lil Durk’s music
Rap
7A
Bart Simpson, to Marge
Son
10A
Got together to produce offspring
Mated
12A
Extreme anger
Ire
13A
___-timer (cheater)
Two
14A
One who just sits around
Idler
15A
“___ City” (Bruce Willis movie)
Sin
16A
Stop-___-go
And
17A
Shortstop who won the 1991 AL MVP for the Orioles’ losing season (67-95): 3 wds.
Calrip Ken Jr
20A
Adam’s partner in Eden
Eve
21A
The Lion, in the zodiac
Leo
22A
___ pal (female friend)
Gal
25A
Ballpark figure: Abbr.
Est
27A
“___ lay me down to sleep …”: 2 wds.
Now I
31A
Shortstop who won the 2003 AL MVP for the Rangers’ losing season (71-91): 2 wds.
Alex Rodriguez
35A
Plant’s thin support
Stem
36A
Naughty boy in “Toy Story”
Sid
37A
Golfer’s starting point
Tee
38A
Grab something to ___ (get a snack)
Eat
41A
Badminton court divider
Net
43A
Right fielder who won the 1987 NL MVP for the Cubs’ losing season (76-85): 2 wds.
Andre Dawson
48A
Occupation
Job
50A
“___ Trois Mousquetaires” (French title of “The Three Musketeers”)
Les
51A
Actress Linney of “Ozark”
Laura
52A
Agreement in the Navy
Aye
53A
Kid who’s a pain for a babysitter to deal with
Imp
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
54A
Short, tall, grande, venti, and trenta, at Starbucks
Sizes
55A
In less than perfect health
Ill
56D
76ers point guard Simmons
Ben
57D
Prefix for “natal” or “conservative”
Neo
1D
“Father,” to an infant
Dada
2D
“___ be a cold day in hell …”
Itll
3D
John ___ (lawn mower brand)
Deere
4D
Put in jeopardy
Risk
5D
Disney’s Little Mermaid
Ariel
6D
Hollow variety of pasta
Penne
7D
Person in the lead role
Star
8D
Hold your ___ (be as good as everyone else)
Own
9D
Indicate agreement with a head bob
Nod
10D
“Drop the ___” (musical competition show)
Mic
11D
Bus operator
Driver
18D
Unit of currency for Cuba and Colombia
Peso
19D
North Korean leader Kim ___-un
Jong
22D
Fuel for a car
Gas
23D
Key on either side of the space bar on a Windows keyboard
Alt
24D
Actor Pace of “Captain Marvel”
Lee
26D
Alvin Kamara scored a league-leading 21 of them in the 2020 NFL season: Abbr.
TDs
28D
Not at home
Out
29D
Itsy-bitsy
Wee
30D
Suffix with “idol” or “familiar”
Ize
32D
Marvel Comics superhero team: Hyph.
Xmen
33D
Waxy exterior of some cheeses
Rind
34D
Moral values to live up to
Ideals
39D
Make up lines that weren’t in the script: Hyph.
Ad Lib
40D
Former New Orleans-set HBO drama
Treme
42D
Mark who wrote “The Prince and the Pauper”
Twain
43D
Second-born child of 20-Across
Abel
44D
“College GameDay” channel
ESPN
45D
“The Ultimate Retirement Guide for 50 ” author Orman
Suze
46D
Nabisco treat that is 71% black and 29% white
Oreo
47D
Performer with the 2020 album “King’s Disease”
Nas
48D
___ alai (court game)
Jai
49D
Olive ___ (Popeye’s love)
Oyl