8/24/18 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/24/18
Sports Fan Friday

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1A
It goes away when you stand up
Lap

4A
Network that airs “Sherlock” in the US
PBS

7A
Cease and desist
Stop

11A
Needing to see a doctor
Ill

12A
In the ___ (not far away)
Area

14A
Sticky stuff made by 3M
Tape

15A
“Elementary” actress Lucy
Liu

16A
Back end
Rear

17A
Leap for Michelle Kwan
Axel

18A
Phillies slugger who hit the most home runs in the 1980s (313): 2 wds.
Mike Schmidt

21A
Ready to scream
Mad

22A
A ___ skip and a jump
Hop

23A
Greek letter between alpha and gamma
Beta

26A
___ and far between
Few

27A
Tenths of decades: Abbr.
Yrs

30A
Mariners/Rangers/Yankees slugger who hit the most home runs in the 2000s (435): 2 wds.
Alex Rodriguez

34A
Black-___ event (formal occasion)
Tie

35A
Belonging to us
Our

36A
“La La Land” star Stone
Emma

37A
___ Mateo California
San

38A
Place to be pampered
Spa

40A
A’s/Cardinals slugger who hit the most home runs in the 1990s (405): 2 wds.
Mark McGwire

45A
Continent where tigers live
Asia

46A
Holder who was Obama’s first attorney general
Eric

47A
“The Late Late Show With James Corden” network
CBS

50A
It’s sprinkled over French fries
Salt

51A
Descended underwater
Sank

52A
Tool for hacking weeds
Hoe

53A
Joint connected to the thighbone
Knee

54A
Positive response
Yes

55A
Make a selection
Opt

1A
Rapper ___ Wayne
Lil

2A
Undefeated boxing champion Laila
Ali

3D
Last name of the professor in the game Clue
Plum

4D
Heavy winter coat
Parka

5D
Raise like horses or rabbits
Breed

6D
Seven ___ (brand of salad dressing)
Seas

7D
“Forever” attachment on an envelope
Stamp

8D
Old sitcom about cabdrivers
Taxi

9D
Newspaper’s essay page: Hyph.
Oped

10D
Attack as with eggs or snowballs
Pelt

13D
Bow and arrow user
Archer

19D
Movie format for giant screens
IMAX

20D
“That’s just ___ feel”: 2 wds.
How I

23D
Club in a dugout
Bat

24D
Whitney who invented the cotton gin in 1793
Eli

25D
Peg that’s used at the Masters Tournament
Tee

26D
US president with the longest time in office: Abbr.
FDR

27D
“So tasty!”
Yum

28D
Rock band named for a phase of sleep
Rem

29D
Singer with the hits “The Weekend” and “Love Galore”
Sza

31D
Rove around
Roam

32D
Fractions of a pound
Ounces

33D
Machine part that has cogs
Gear

37D
Glide along ice
Skate

38D
Pigs and hogs
Swine

39D
Selects
Picks

40D
Part of a disguise that covers the face
Mask

41D
Strong ___ ox: 2 wds.
As An

42D
Stir to anger
Rile

43D
Rhino’s color
Gray

44D
Sound effect in a canyon
Echo

48D
Conk on the head
Bop

49D
___ on fire (ignite)
Set