8/14/20
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Imperfection in a food can or a car bumper
Dent
5A
“___ get back to you” (“You’ll be hearing from me”)
Ill
8A
Opposite of hard, in cheese terminology
Soft
12A
Clarinet’s relative
Oboe
13A
Bovine sound
Moo
14A
Marvel hero who says “I have no plans to die today”
Thor
15A
Boxer who won the WBA Super welterweight championship at 40 in 2019: 2 wds.
Manny Pacquiao
18A
Bird’s-___ view
Eye
19A
Angry with: 2 wds.
Mad At
20A
___ Faithful (geyser)
Old
21A
Biology or chemistry, for example: Abbr.
Sci
22A
Body part that touches a harmonica
Lip
24A
With 38-Across, boxer who won the WBA Super light heavyweight championship at 49 in 2014
Bernard
28A
Soda brand that sponsors the NFL Rookie of the Year Award
Pepsi
32A
Company that sells flat-pack furniture
Ikea
33A
Ship with a periscope, for short
Sub
35A
Rocky ___ (ice cream flavor)
Road
36A
Packs of cards
Decks
38A
See 24-Across
Hopkins
40A
One of Santa’s helpers
Elf
42A
“___ better to have loved and lost …”
Tis
43A
Find the total
Add
46A
Give a speech
Orate
48A
Animal that’s similar to a moose
Elk
51A
Boxer who won the IBF and WBA heavyweight championships at 45 in 1994: 2 wds.
George Foreman
54A
Disney queen who appears in “Ralph Breaks the Internet”
Elsa
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
55A
It has biceps and triceps
Arm
56A
Wedding-day vehicle, sometimes
Limo
57A
Try to lose fat
Diet
58A
Some boxing victories: Abbr.
Kos
59A
Meal often made in a slow cooker
Stew
1D
Stadium roof that’s rounded
Dome
2D
Shopping site with a page of “featured deals”
Ebay
3D
“That’s ___ of your beeswax!”
None
4D
Number of fingers on two hands
Ten
5D
Makes worse, like vision
Impairs
6D
WIDE ___ (sign on a trailer with oversized cargo)
Load
7D
In the neighborhood
Local
8D
Letters after R, or a man’s nickname
Stu
9D
State whose largest city is Columbus
Ohio
10D
Stallion’s kid
Foal
11D
Stepped (on)
Trod
16D
Place where you’d find a community swimming pool
YMCA
17D
Rapper who shares his name with a brand of cotton swabs: Hyph.
Qtip
21D
Rattler or python
Snake
23D
What a company car and free lunch at work are
Perks
24D
Action at an auction or in a bridge game
Bid
25D
___ out a meager existence (barely get by)
Eke
26D
___ room (home’s play space)
Rec
27D
“Wasn’t that obvious?”
Duh
29D
Hawaiian food that’s often considered an acquired taste
Poi
30D
The ___ Andreas Fault
San
31D
Cards that might include your photo and address: Abbr.
Ids
34D
Opposite of tops
Bottoms
37D
Wade through mud
Slog
39D
“Take a long walk off a short ___!”
Pier
41D
“Get Ur ___ On” (Missy Elliott song)
Freak
43D
Got on in years
Aged
44D
Sandwiches-and-salads store
Deli
45D
Medication amount
Dose
47D
Bushy, spherical hairdo
Afro
48D
Radiate, as light
Emit
49D
Poor, as excuses go
Lame
50D
Be certain about
Know
52D
Rodent in a slum
Rat
53D
Two-time British Open winner Ernie
Els