4/22/22 Answer Crosswords With Friends

4/22/22
Sports Fan Friday

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1A
Spider’s creation
Web

4A
___ on the wrist (minor penalty)
Slap

8A
Former car company that once used the slogan “It’s what a car should be”
Saab

12A
Orangutan, for one
Ape

13A
Dog in “The Wizard of Oz”
Toto

14A
___ Hoop (round toy)
Hula

15A
Occupy a recliner
Sit

16A
Spin like ___: 2 wds.
Atop

17A
“Don’t Look Up” director McKay
Adam

18A
Former NBA player who went on to coach at his alma mater (St. John’s): 2 wds.
Chris Mullin

21A
Santa ___ winds (California phenomenon)
Ana

22A
Back muscle, to a bodybuilder
Lat

23A
Spiced tea at Starbucks
Chai

26A
Vehicle that might be filled with furniture
Van

27A
Metal that’s the main ingredient in pewter
Tin

30A
Former NBA player who went on to coach at his alma mater (Memphis): 2 wds.
Penny Hardaway

34A
Valuable items in a museum
Art

35A
Planet ___ (brand of nondairy milk made from a grain)
Oat

36A
Villain who broke Batman’s back
Bane

37A
Ending for many college URLs
Edu

38A
Unruly crowd that might destroy property
Mob

40A
Former NBA player who went on to coach at his alma mater (Michigan): 2 wds.
Juwan Howard

45A
Fat-removing procedure, for short
Lipo

46A
Unable to decide between two options
Torn

47A
Savings vehicle for seniors: Abbr.
IRA

49A
“Are you hurt?” response: 2 wds.
Im Ok

50A
“You better do it, or ___!”
Else

51A
Key that jumps the cursor to the right
Tab

52A
A bowler aims at ten of them
Pins

53A
Changed one’s hair color
Dyed

54A
Female animal tended by a shepherd
Ewe

1D
Had been
Was

2D
Heroic, like a saga
Epic

3D
Actress Behrs who plays Gemma on “The Neighborhood”
Beth

4D
Blotch made by ink or mud, say
Stain

5D
“___ luck to you, bub!”
Lotsa

6D
___ smasher (particle accelerator)
Atom

7D
Liked by almost everybody
Popular

8D
“Thou ___ not kill” (one of the Ten Commandments)
Shalt

9D
Carmaker that’s a Volkswagen subsidiary
Audi

10D
“Succession” actor Ruck
Alan

11D
Sound that’s similar to “Pow!”
Bam

19D
“Purple ___” (Prince movie and song)
Rain

20D
Dry ___ (what a sailor might not see for a while)
Land

23D
Number-crunching specialist: Abbr.
CPA

24D
“Let ___ Cry” (Hootie & the Blowfish song)
Her

25D
Pest at a picnic
Ant

26D
Tub in a chocolate factory
Vat

27D
Airline that went defunct in 2001: Abbr.
TWA

28D
Author Fleming who created Auric Goldfinger and Julius No
Ian

29D
“Bill ___ Saves the World” (2017-2018 Netflix show)
Nye

31D
“Star Wars” guru with a green lightsaber
Yoda

32D
Like some houses at Halloween
Haunted

33D
“Mamma Mia!” band with the 2021 album “Voyage”
Abba

37D
Furry “Return of the Jedi” creatures
Ewoks

38D
“The Chair” and “Treme” actor David
Morse

39D
Had the rights to
Owned

40D
Hendrix known for “Purple Haze”
Jimi

41D
“When you wish ___ a star …”
Upon

42D
Revered by the religious
Holy

43D
Solemn ceremony
Rite

44D
Sketch
Draw

45D
Fat ___ (injury for a boxer)
Lip

48D
Protagonist of the Oddworld video games
Abe