8/23/19
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Adds soundtrack lines to
Dubs
5A
Bawl your eyes out
Weep
9A
“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” network
CBS
12A
Assist a criminal
Abet
13A
Woes
Ills
14A
Internet provider that featured Buddy Lists
AOL
15A
Wear and ___ (normal damage)
Tear
16A
Government agency featured in “The Martian”: Abbr.
NASA
17A
National Burger Month, in the US
May
18A
Golfer who had four Masters wins between 1958 and 1964: 2 wds.
Arnold Palmer
21A
Food items thrown in a slapstick battle
Pies
22A
Do slight damage to
Mar
23A
Health resort
Spa
26A
Tool used by the Once-ler in “The Lorax”
Axe
27A
Luke Skywalker’s ancient mentor
Yoda
30A
With 32-Across, golfer who had five Masters wins between 1997 and 2019
Tiger
32A
See 30-Across
Woods
33A
Operating system for many Internet servers
Unix
34A
Athlete who’s paid to play
Pro
36A
To the ___ degree (without limit)
Nth
37A
Earl Grey beverage
Tea
39A
Not at all plentiful
Rare
41A
Golfer who had six Masters wins between 1963 and 1986: 2 wds.
Jack Nicklaus
46A
Protrude outward
Jut
47A
Ice-skating venue
Rink
48A
___ versa (the other way around)
Vice
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
49A
Words spoken during wedding vows: 2 wds.
I Do
50A
___ in a blue moon (very seldom)
Once
51A
Run in neutral
Idle
52A
Too cool ___ school
For
53A
“We ___ your help”
Need
54D
Line of stitches on a pant leg
Seam
1D
Sci-fi android who had an evil “brother” named Lore
Data
2D
___ Black (luxury rideshare option)
Uber
3D
Word that can go before “stalk” or “bag”
Bean
4D
Razor sharpener
Strop
5D
Glass cleaner made by SC Johnson
Windex
6D
Pass by, as time
Elapse
7D
Character who sings the Disney song “Let It Go”
Elsa
8D
Sacred song in the Bible
Psalm
9D
African nation bordering Chad and Nigeria
Cameroon
10D
Wild pig
Boar
11D
Tricky
Sly
19D
Someone who can’t be trusted
Liar
20D
Hellmann’s product, for short
Mayo
23D
Disco ___ (character on “The Simpsons” who’s stuck in the 1970s)
Stu
24D
Fraternity jewelry
Pin
25D
Rabble-rouser
Agitator
28D
Banned insecticide: Abbr.
DDT
29D
Protagonist of the “Pokémon” anime
Ash
31D
Corporate chief, for short
Exec
32D
“___ From Home” (Fifth Harmony song)
Work
34D
Musical artist known as “His Royal Badness”
Prince
35D
Arranged in a triangle, as pool balls
Racked
38D
Ohio city that’s LeBron James’s hometown
Akron
40D
“A Little Less Conversation” singer
Elvis
41D
Olympic sport of Japanese origin
Judo
42D
Three times three
Nine
43D
Capitol Hill staffer
Aide
44D
Home of the Pac-12’s Bruins: Abbr.
UCLA
45D
Appear to be
Seem
46D
Competitor of Peter Pan and Skippy
Jif