8/27/21
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Slumps, like a disappointed person’s shoulders
Sags
5A
Playground chum
Pal
8A
Political title for Mitch McConnell: Abbr.
Sen
11A
Inflict pain upon
Hurt
12A
Actress McClanahan of “The Golden Girls”
Rue
13A
“America’s Next Top ___”
Model
15A
A Great Lake
Erie
16A
Boise’s state: Abbr.
Ida
17A
Green buildup in birdbaths
Algae
18A
Colts kicker who made a record 14 field goals in the 2006 NFL postseason: 2 wds.
Adam Vinatieri
21A
Shortest-named month of the year
May
22A
“Game of Thrones” patriarch ___ Stark
Ned
23A
“Wait till you’re ___” (parent’s deflection)
Older
26A
Gallery display
Art
28A
Concealed
Hid
31A
Rays outfielder who slugged a record 10 home runs in the 2020 MLB postseason: 2 wds.
Randy Arozarena
35A
“Am I catching you ___ bad time?”: 2 wds.
At A
36A
Feature of a tennis court
Net
37A
“Leavin’” singer McCartney
Jesse
38A
“I’ve got my heart ___ on it”
Set
40A
Something to scramble eggs in
Pan
41A
Bulls shooting guard who scored a record 759 points in the 1992 NBA postseason: 2 wds.
Michael Jordan
48A
Members of the woodwind section
Oboes
49A
“Alley-___!”
Oop
50A
“The Best Thing I ___ Ate” (Cooking Channel show)
Ever
52A
Soft, flat cap
Beret
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
53A
“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” woman
Dee
54A
Italy’s capital, to Italians
Roma
55A
Number of cents in a dime
Ten
56A
Golf champion Ernie
Els
57A
“___ White and the Huntsman”
Snow
1D
Spike Lee’s “___ Hate Me”
She
2D
Mystical glow
Aura
3D
Crisscross pattern
Grid
4D
Cooked over boiling water
Steamed
5D
___ to (informed about)
Privy
6D
Luxury auto from Germany
Audi
7D
Don’t stand up straight
Lean
8D
___ as a rock
Solid
9D
“Livin’ on the ___” (Aerosmith song)
Edge
10D
Within easy reach
Near
13D
Husband or wife
Mate
14D
Hawaiian accessory
Lei
19D
“___ Poppins Returns”
Mary
20D
Animated bug movie of 1998
Antz
23D
British singer Rita
Ora
24D
Back muscle, to bodybuilders
Lat
25D
Crime lab evidence: Abbr.
DNA
26D
Come-as-you-___ party
Are
27D
Deteriorate, like apples on the ground beneath the tree
Rot
28D
“___ dead, Jim” (“Star Trek” quote)
Hes
29D
Break-___ (thefts)
Ins
30D
“Raya and the Last Dragon” actor Daniel ___ Kim
Dae
32D
Start the poker pot
Ante
33D
Open just a crack
Ajar
34D
Turns into liquid, like fat
Renders
38D
“The West Wing” actor Martin
Sheen
39D
Direction opposite west
East
40D
“The Two ___” (2019 Anthony Hopkins movie)
Popes
41D
Organized crime group
Mob
42D
Sarcastic “Yeah, sure!”: 2 wds.
I Bet
43D
Apple center
Core
44D
Deposit of ore
Lode
45D
“The Lost Boys” director Schumacher
Joel
46D
River that runs through Shakespeare’s birthplace
Avon
47D
Clownfish in “Finding Dory”
Nemo
51D
Like cookie dough
Raw