4/5/24 Answer Crosswords With Friends

4/5/24
Sports Fan Friday

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1A
Everybody wants to get into the ___!
Act

4A
This looks yucky
Ick

7A
Center of an ear of corn
Cob

10A
Defrost as frozen food
Thaw

12A
Comedian Fielding who cohosts The Great British Bake Off
Noel

14A
Santa ___ (California city near Disneyland)
Ana

15A
Windu played by Samuel L. Jackson in a sci-fi franchise
Mace

16A
Great ___ (dog like Scooby-Doo)
Dane

17A
Drumstick
Leg

18A
Philadelphia Flyers goalie who won the Conn Smythe Trophy in 1987: 2 wds.
Ron Hextall

21A
Toy that rotates
Top

22A
Two-person fights with pistols
Duels

25A
Muscles that might be described as rock-hard or ripped
Abs

28A
Fuel additive with the slogan the racer’s edge
Stp

30A
Pavarotti performance for example
Aria

31A
Los Angeles Kings goalie who won the Conn Smythe Trophy in 2012: 2 wds.
Jonathan Quick

35A
The author is unknown: Abbr.
Anon

36A
Just between ___ and me …
You

37A
Actor Billy ___ Williams
Dee

38A
Chess pieces sometimes called castles
Rooks

40A
Money left for service at a restaurant
Tip

42A
Montreal Canadiens and Colorado Avalanche goalie who won the Conn Smythe Trophy in 1986 1993 and 2001: 2 wds.
Patrick Roy

47A
Forensic series that ran for 15 seasons
CSI

49A
Car
Auto

50A
Test that might be worth a large percentage of a semester’s grade
Exam

52A
Daniel in the lions’ ___ (biblical tale)
Den

53A
Modern Family actor Rodriguez
Rico

54A
One-named Brazilian soccer legend of the 1950s-1970s
Pele

55A
Slump down a bit
Sag

56A
Sports organization that awards the Conn Smythe Trophy: Abbr.
NHL

57A
Positive’s opposite: Abbr.
Neg

1D
Place to withdraw funds: Abbr.
Atm

2D
Blacken as a piece of meat
Char

3D
___ Bell (fast food chain with breakfast burritos)
Taco

4D
Detailed not just surface-level: Hyph.
Indepth

5D
Cajole
Coax

6D
The Simpsons newscaster ___ Brockman
Kent

7D
It tells people who’s trying to reach them on the phone: 2 wds. abbr.
Caller ID

8D
Any nonzero number divided by itself
One

9D
It’s in the ___ (The Price Is Right game)
Bag

11D
My mind just ___ blank
Went

13D
Chemical element whose symbol is Pb
Lead

19D
Ken Jennings for Jeopardy!
Host

20D
Party where you might see tiki torches
Luau

23D
Insects that often live in children’s hair
Lice

24D
Japanese wine made from rice
Sake

25D
Slightly open
Ajar

26D
U2 singer and activist
Bono

27D
Poking through someone’s desk drawers for example
Snooping

29D
Crime does not ___
Pay

32D
Canadian singer Paul
Anka

33D
That’s totally unacceptable man: 2 wds.
Not Cool

34D
Chocolate drink mix that had a rabbit mascot
Quik

39D
Polaris or Betelgeuse for example
Star

41D
___ school (school like Phillips Exeter)
Prep

43D
Completely mess up
Ruin

44D
Annoyance that needs to be scratched
Itch

45D
Cows’ cousins used on some farms
Oxen

46D
Ivy League school with the shortest name
Yale

47D
Recordings that are placed into trays before playing: Abbr.
Cds

48D
Deep-___ diver
Sea

51D
Chris’s sister on Family Guy
Meg