4/30/21
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Have outstanding Venmo requests, say
Owe
4A
Number rating that indicates UV-blocking strength: Abbr.
SPF
7A
Athlete’s knee protector
Pad
10A
Flaw in an aluminum can
Dent
12A
Feel lousy
Ail
13A
51, for Jennifer Lopez
Age
14A
NASCAR Hall of Famer who won the NASCAR Cup Series Drivers’ Championship three times from 1966 to 1969: 2 wds.
David Pearson
17A
Videoconferencing app
Skype
18A
Got the mouthwash out of one’s mouth
Spat
19A
“___, you’re it!” (phrase said in an outdoor game)
Tag
21A
High jumps
Leaps
25A
Facts and figures, for short
Info
28A
Vocal feature of Awkwafina
Rasp
31A
Friend’s opposite
Foe
32A
NASCAR Hall of Famer who won the NASCAR Cup Series Drivers’ Championship seven times from 1980 to 1994: 2 wds.
Dalee Arnhardt
35A
“It’s the end of an ___”
Era
36A
“___ the matter at hand …”: 2 wds.
As To
37A
Quick snack
Nosh
38A
Person who’s directed by a filmmaker
Actor
40A
“I wouldn’t ___ on it” (“Seems doubtful”)
Bet
42A
Bit of forward progress
Step
45A
Keyboard symbol that also has a “back” version
Slash
49A
NASCAR Hall of Famer who won the NASCAR Cup Series Drivers’ Championship seven times from 1964 to 1979: 2 wds.
Richard Petty
52A
USSR’s adversary during the Cold War: Abbr.
USA
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
53A
___ Speedwagon
Reo
54A
Thoroughfare
Road
55A
Put a little blemish in
Mar
56A
Corrosive chemical used in soap-making
Lye
57A
December 31 observance: Abbr.
Nye
1D
Bookie’s calculations
Odds
2D
___ as a kitten (not strong)
Weak
3D
Sin that sounds like Nevada’s postal abbreviation
Envy
4D
Drain, as one’s strength
Sap
5D
Desserts in county fair contests
Pies
6D
Folded-down part of a tent entrance
Flap
7D
Copy and ___ (actions done in word processing)
Paste
8D
Long ___ (far back in time)
Ago
9D
Dragon’s home
Den
11D
Walk with your heels in the air
Tiptoe
15D
Federal group that goes after traffickers: Abbr.
DEA
16D
“Juneteenth” and “Invisible Man” author Ellison
Ralph
20D
Mardi ___
Gras
22D
Hairstyle for actress Zazie Beetz
Afro
23D
Edamame holders
Pods
24D
“Late Night With ___ Meyers”
Seth
25D
“Can I bounce an ___ off you?”
Idea
26D
Undercover drug cop
Narc
27D
Like a volleyball with no air
Flat
29D
Latte ___ (pretty creation by a barista)
Art
30D
Snooty person
Snob
33D
Down-to-___ (unpretentious)
Earth
34D
Horn on a reindeer
Antler
39D
Award with categories for Sound and Cinematography
Oscar
41D
In particular: Abbr.
Esp
43D
English nobleman who ranks lower than a duke
Earl
44D
“Birds of ___” (2020 movie)
Prey
46D
“I’ve got ___ of work to do!”: 2 wds.
A Ton
47D
“Don’t follow me” command to a dog
Stay
48D
“The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. ___”
Hyde
49D
Liquor that comes from sugarcane
Rum
50D
“Yes, Virginia, there ___ Santa Claus”: 2 wds.
Is A
51D
John ___ (anonymous man)
Doe