4/29/22
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Scored a hole in one on
Aced
5A
Bars that serve stout and ale
Pubs
9A
The Portland Trail Blazers’ state: Abbr.
Ore
12A
___ to Papa!
Come
13A
Just ___ skip and a jump away: 2 wds.
Ahop
14A
Summon a genie from a lamp
Rub
15A
Exercise in a pool
Swim
16A
Easier said than ___
Done
17A
Huntsville’s state: Abbr.
Ala
18A
Mets player who hit 41 homers in 1996 all of them as a catcher: 2 wds.
Todd Hundley
21A
Zero to a soccer announcer
Nil
22A
Name that’s three alphabetically consecutive letters
Stu
23A
Yes aboard a naval vessel
Aye
26A
Pet doctor for short
Vet
28A
Country north of Chile
Peru
32A
Royals player who hit 48 homers in 2021 31 of them as a catcher: 2 wds.
Salvador Perez
36A
Guns & ___ (magazine)
Ammo
37A
Culture-supporting group with annual Jazz Masters Awards: Abbr.
Nea
38A
___ seeing things?: 2 wds.
Am I
39A
Short snooze
Nap
42A
Walker Texas Ranger actress Peeples
Nia
44A
Reds player who hit 45 homers in 1970 38 of them as a catcher: 2 wds.
Johnny Bench
49A
So the truth is out!
Oho
50A
Clothing that might include padded hips and a wig
Drag
51A
Extra money for waiters
Tips
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
54A
Drink just a little bit
Sip
55A
Actress Russo of Thor
Rene
56A
Nabisco cookie with a creme center
Oreo
57A
Tool that helps you weed without bending down
Hoe
58A
Former spouses
Exes
59A
Harvest as crops
Reap
1D
Devices that blow coolness into buildings: Abbr.
Acs
2D
Dairy animal
Cow
3D
Send out as sound waves
Emit
4D
Wake Forest ___ Deacons
Demon
5D
Propelled a canoe
Paddled
6D
This looks bad: Hyph.
Uhoh
7D
Year-end paycheck extra
Bonus
8D
Paid out
Spent
9D
Spoken aloud
Oral
10D
Part of a game’s instructions
Rule
11D
Internet auction site
Ebay
19D
Performer who can be hard to deal with
Diva
20D
Hoodwink
Dupe
23D
Fresh ___ daisy: 2 wds.
As A
24D
Starchy vegetable
Yam
25D
Tree with Dutch and American varieties
Elm
27D
Unit of weight used in trucking
Ton
29D
Open ___ (1968 to the present in tennis)
Era
30D
Band with the albums Out of Time and Green
Rem
31D
Israeli commando gun
Uzi
33D
Olympic skier Lindsey
Vonn
34D
Backs out of a promise
Reneges
35D
No ___ no gain
Pain
40D
Braugher of Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Andre
41D
Heat-resistant glassware
Pyrex
43D
Person playing a role
Actor
44D
Radnor who costars with Al Pacino on Hunters
Josh
45D
State whose citizens are called Buckeyes
Ohio
46D
It springs eternal in a saying
Hope
47D
It’s the ___ of my existence
Bane
48D
Employ
Hire
52D
Item placed under a stack of mattresses in a children’s story
Pea
53D
Soak (up) as with paper towels
Sop