4/25/25
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
___ an opinion (decide on how you feel)
FORM
5A
Cutting tools
SAWS
9A
80 to 89, for octogenarians
AGES
13A
Frilly fabric that’s often white
LACE
14A
What a travel agent plans
TRIP
15A
Message for employees
MEMO
16A
Beehive State team that joined the NHL in 2024: 3 wds.
UTAH HOCKEY CLUB
19A
Positive aspect
UPSIDE
20A
Grow ___ (become distant)
APART
24A
Mini-blackboard
SLATE
29A
Leftmost color on the French flag
BLUE
30A
Power unit whose symbol is “W”
WATT
34A
High-pitched woodwind instrument
OBOE
35A
100% certain
SURE
36A
Lakefront municipality in Pennsylvania
ERIE
37A
Crimp that can restrict the flow in a garden hose
KINK
38A
Home of the Delta Center, where the 16-Across plays: 3 wds.
SALT LAKE CITY
41A
Having a rare white color, like an alligator
ALBINO
42A
Protestant work ___
ETHIC
46A
Public square
PLAZA
51A
Grand Canyon State team that the 16-Across replaced: 2 wds.
ARIZONA COYOTES
56A
Underground missile bunker
SILO
57A
“Squashed circle” shape
OVAL
58A
Person who might buy black hair dye and dark makeup
GOTH
59A
Snitched
TOLD
60A
Keep up, as a garden
TEND
61A
___ and neuter clinic
SPAY
1A
Ailment that’s the reason for a yearly shot
FLU
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
2A
Grain that may be soaked overnight
OAT
3A
Record label for Pentatonix and Pink
RCA
4A
Just so-so
MEH
5D
Go no further
STOP
6D
Story ___ (season-long narratives)
ARCS
7D
Collaborative website
WIKI
8D
Drove dangerously fast
SPED
9D
Theater chain that shares its name with a TV channel
AMC
10D
Goo at a hair salon
GEL
11D
Flightless bird with three-toed feet
EMU
12D
Cry convulsively
SOB
17D
“No one outpizzas the ___” (fast-food slogan)
HUT
18D
Opposite of no
YES
20D
Muscles sometimes described as “chiseled”
ABS
21D
“Also …”
TOO
22D
Spiritual radiance
AURA
23D
Short video on Instagram
REEL
25D
Disney+ series with an animated clock called Miss Minutes
LOKI
26D
“We’ve hit ___ of a problem”: 2 wds.
SORT
27D
Motivational speaker Robbins
TONY
28D
___-A-Mouse (reggae musician whose name is a reaction to seeing a rodent)
EEK
30D
Word after “oil” or “wishing”
LAMP
31D
Resident of Dubai, probably
ARAB
32D
Hawaiian torch
TIKI
33D
Typical college applicant or new driver
TEEN
39D
Del ___ (fast-food chain)
TACO
40D
Duplicate
CLONE
42D
Direction from Idaho to Wyoming
EAST
43D
Group such as Snap, Crackle, and Pop
TRIO
44D
Something to ski down
SLOPE
45D
Golf shirt brand
IZOD
47D
Pieces of wood in a campfire
LOGS
48D
At the summit of
UPON
49D
Greek letter that looks like a Z
ZETA
50D
Gray-faced
ASHY
52D
“You’re ___ who I thought you were”
NOT
53D
Abbreviation on 17 Monopoly deed cards
AVE
54D
Recyclable metal container
CAN
55D
Like a fossil or antique
OLD