4/12/24
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Boxing official for short
Ref
4A
Desperation Road actor Gibson
Mel
7A
___ squad (group of cheerleaders)
Pep
10A
Pop singer ___ Max
Ava
11A
Montero Lamar Hill ___ Lil Nas X
Aka
12A
Caviar essentially
Roe
13A
Las Vegas Aces shooting guard who was the #1 pick in the 2019 WNBA draft: 2 wds.
Jackie Young
16A
___-doping rules
Anti
17A
Feeling miserable
Sad
18A
Eww keep that to yourself!: Abbr.
Tmi
21A
Wild like some stray dogs
Feral
25A
Fails to make use of
Wastes
28A
Recent Emmy winner Wong
Ali
29A
Indiana Fever power forward who was the #1 pick in the 2023 WNBA draft: 2 wds.
Aliyah Boston
33A
Chicago’s state: Abbr.
Ill
34A
From the ___ (since day one)
Outset
35A
Little kids
Tykes
38A
What’s inside a yoga ball
Air
39A
Narrow opening
Gap
41A
Swedish band that won the Eurovision Song Contest 50 years ago
Abba
45A
Atlanta Dream shooting guard who was the #1 pick in the 2022 WNBA draft: 2 wds.
Rhyne Howard
49A
Alley-___ (flashy basketball move)
Oop
50A
Malleable metal
Tin
51A
The Marvels director DaCosta
Nia
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
52A
Like just-used swim goggles
Wet
53A
Music genre of Paramore
Emo
54A
Stone that’s worth something
Gem
1D
Indian prince
Raja
2D
Three-time MLB All-Star Longoria
Evan
3D
Indisputable piece of information
Fact
4D
America’s Test Kitchen: The Next Generation host Jeannie
Mai
5D
___ out a living (barely scrape by)
Eke
6D
Competitor of Ruffles and Pringles
Lays
7D
Person who’s overly concerned with propriety
Prude
8D
Many millennia
Eon
9D
Small wooden pin
Peg
14D
Hello ___ (Japanese character who wears a hair bow)
Kitty
15D
Person who’s all thumbs
Oaf
19D
___ Culpa (2024 Netflix legal thriller)
Mea
20D
Suffix meaning sort of
Ish
22D
Gosh darn it!
Rats
23D
Soothing ingredient in some sunscreens
Aloe
24D
Fluff that comes from clothes
Lint
25D
___ a minute! (cry of surprise)
Wait
26D
Person who has your back
Ally
27D
Fine fabric for a kimono
Silk
30D
Suffocating snake
Boa
31D
Positive response in France
Oui
32D
Material for a panama hat
Straw
36D
Country nicknamed the Gift of the Nile
Egypt
37D
___ Antonio Spurs (NBA team)
San
40D
Rock guitarist Townshend
Pete
42D
Shotgun’s sound
Bang
43D
Runny cheese from France
Brie
44D
Father of Cain and Abel
Adam
45D
Skid ___ (bad part of town)
Row
46D
Long-handled tool
Hoe
47D
That boy
Him
48D
Yoko whose songs inspired the 2023 Oscar-nominated animated short film War Is Over!
Ono