4/21/17
Sports Fan Friday
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"War for the Planet of the ____" (upcoming movie) | Apes |
1A
Heavenly musical instrument
Harp
5A
“What is the meaning of ___?!”
This
9A
Officially forbid
Ban
12A
Neighborhood
Area
13A
Country music banjoist Scruggs
Earl
14A
Monkey in Disney’s “Aladdin”
Abu
15A
College basketball team coached by Pat Summitt from 1974 to 2012
Tennessee
17A
Dimly ____ (not very bright)
Lit
18A
South African golfer Ernie
Els
19A
Tightens up a newspaper article, perhaps
Edits
21A
Tony ____ (Iron Man’s real name)
Stark
24A
What a kid would need in order to play Double Dutch
Rope
26A
____ John’s (pizza chain)
Papa
27A
15-Across team nickname: 2 wds.
Lady Vols
31A
____ up your sleeve (hidden advantage)
Ace
32A
Band-____ (brand of adhesive bandages)
Aid
33A
____ to shreds (destroy)
Rip
34A
NCAA tournament record held by Pat Summitt, with 112: 2 wds.
Most Wins
37A
West Coast school that Mark Harmon and Rob Reiner attended: Abbr.
UCLA
38A
His and ____
Hers
39A
Has fixed, as a female dog
Spays
40A
George of “Star Trek” fame
Takei
43A
McShane of the upcoming Starz series “American Gods”
Ian
44A
Boxing legend who died in 2016
Ali
45A
Olympic prize won by Pat Summitt as coach of the 1984 US team: 2 wds.
Gold Medal
51A
Tic ____ (brand of breath mints)
Tac
52A
Broke ground in a garden
Hoed
53A
“Kisses and hugs,” at the end of a letter
XOXO
54A
“All you had to do was ____”
Ask
55A
Middle child on “The Cosby Show”
Theo
56A
Golfers’ starting spots
Tees
1D
At the drop of a ___
Hat
2D
“You ____ My Sunshine”
Are
3D
Stimpy’s partner in cartoons
Ren
4D
____ Bread (bakery-café chain)
Panera
5D
Thriller author Gerritsen
Tess
6D
“The tribe ___ spoken” (Jeff Probst line on “Survivor”)
Has
7D
Angry feeling
Ire
8D
Feeling ready to doze off
Sleepy
9D
Indonesian island in “Eat Pray Love”
Bali
10D
“This won’t hurt _____!”: 2 wds.
A Bit
11D
Mixed ____ (crunchy snacks in a bowl)
Nuts
16D
Antlered animal found in Yellowstone
Elk
20D
Actor Patel who was Oscar-nominated for “Lion”
Dev
21D
Emails with too-good-to-be-true offers, often
Spam
22D
Chipotle offering that’s smaller than a burrito
Taco
23D
“War for the Planet of the ____” (upcoming movie)
Apes
24D
Downpours
Rains
25D
Chances of something happening
Odds
27D
Villain’s secret hideout
Lair
28D
Animal also known as a killer whale
Orca
29D
Actress Tomlin of “Grace and Frankie”
Lily
30D
Establishments that offer relaxation packages
Spas
35D
“Get to ___ point!”
The
36D
What scales measure
Weight
37D
“Coming after this commercial…”: 2 wds.
Up Next
39D
Uncle ____ (US icon whose initials are U.S.)
Sam
40D
“Farewell!”: Hyph.
Tata
41D
“That’s a shame,” in Shakespearean language
Alas
42D
Attack with the foot
Kick
43D
“…before, and ____ it again!”: 2 wds.
Id Do
46D
___ and aah
Ooh
47D
TV cook Sandra
Lee
48D
Mother deer
Doe
49D
Paul Bunyan’s tool
Axe
50D
What the “L” in 37-Across stands for
Los
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