4/27/18
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
____ mower (landscaper’s item)
Lawn
5A
Part of a shirt where you’d sport a “link”
Cuff
9A
Career
Job
12A
Its packaging calls it a “chocolate sandwich cookie”
Oreo
13A
Continent with over four billion people
Asia
14A
Paul Bunyan’s tool
Axe
15A
NBA coach for the Warriors who won the championship in 2015 and 2017: 2 wds.
Steve Kerr
17A
Animal doctor, for short
Vet
18A
Farm animal whose name reads the same forward and backward
Ewe
19A
African nation whose capital is Accra
Ghana
21A
Spicy dish that often includes kidney beans
Chili
24A
Run around the park, perhaps
Jog
25A
Durable wood for furniture and flooring
Oak
26A
California valley with over 1,000 wineries
Napa
29A
Lobster-catching device
Trap
33A
NBA coach for the Spurs who won the championship five times, including 2014: 2 wds.
Gregg Popovich
36A
Neuter, as a female pet
Spay
37A
Corporate chief, for short
Exec
38A
The NFL’s Eagles, on scoreboards
Phi
39A
To the ____ (extremely)
Max
41A
Car that was Ford’s most famous failure
Edsel
43A
“___ Your Luck” (1980s game show)
Press
46A
Mai ____ (rum cocktail)
Tai
47A
Salty pink fish
Lox
48A
NBA coach for the Cavaliers who won the championship in 2016: 2 wds.
Tyronn Lue
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
54A
Beverage that may be served in a tankard
Ale
55A
Royals second baseman Mondesi
Raul
56A
“Annihilation” actress Rodriguez
Gina
57A
Affirmative answer
Yes
58A
Approved
Oked
59A
Bac stink
Odor
1D
___ Alamos, New Mexico
Los
2D
Singer Garfunkel
Art
3D
“____ Willie Winkie”
Wee
4D
Long work of fiction
Novel
5D
Dessert that has frosting
Cake
6D
“What’s the ___?” (“There’s no point in trying”)
Use
7D
Balsam ____ (evergreen tree)
Fir
8D
FX series based on a Coen Brothers movie
Fargo
9D
Programming language with a coffee cup logo
Java
10D
Cart-pulling beasts
Oxen
11D
Letter after alpha
Beta
16D
Basketball Hall of Famer Patrick
Ewing
20D
Cable channel that airs “Beachfront Bargain Hunt”
HGTV
21D
Teeth on a gear wheel
Cogs
22D
Musical instrument for one of the Marx Brothers
Harp
23D
Store featuring unassembled furniture
Ikea
24D
Wisecrack
Jape
27D
Summit
Apex
28D
Chicken ____ (childhood disease)
Pox
30D
Splits, as one’s pants
Rips
31D
Post-workout feeling
Ache
32D
NFL analyst Simms
Phil
34D
Places that may offer Zumba classes
Gyms
35D
The Arctic ____
Ocean
40D
____ Orbiter (space-themed ride at Disneyland)
Astro
42D
Wild Australian dog
Dingo
43D
Work that’s divided into acts and scenes
Play
44D
What a casting director tries to fill
Role
45D
People who have divorced
Exes
46D
“I ____ you so!” (gloating words)
Told
49D
Chatter on and on
Yak
50D
“The Murders in the ___ Morgue” (Edgar Allan Poe story)
Rue
51D
Teakettle’s top
Lid
52D
Card game produced by Mattel
Uno
53D
Have an ___ for music
Ear