8/5/22
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Change of ___ (something different than usual)
Pace
5A
Non-Macintosh machines: Abbr.
Pcs
8A
Shelled out as cash
Spent
13A
___-again Christian
Born
14A
Groove in a dirt road
Rut
15D
Typographical ___ (printed goof)
Error
16A
Long tiring hike
Slog
17A
One ___ kind (unique): 2 wds.
Of A
18A
Actress Ridley who plays Rey in the Star Wars universe
Daisy
19A
Raiders wide receiver who will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame tomorrow: 2 wds.
Cliff Branch
22D
Apple’s mobile platform
iOs
23A
Liquid in a printing press
Ink
24A
Top part of an ocean wave
Crest
27A
Gomez’s cousin on The Addams Family
Itt
29A
When said two or three times a Latin dance
Cha
32D
Patriots/Raiders defensive tackle who will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame tomorrow: 2 wds.
Richard Seymour
36A
___-hoo (chocolate soda)
Yoo
37A
Alley-___!
Oop
38A
Number that shares its keyboard key with an asterisk
Eight
39A
Radio station personalities: Abbr.
DJs
41A
… and justice for ___
All
42A
Packers strong safety who will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame tomorrow: 2 wds.
Leroy Butler
47A
Blue ___ (Linda Ronstadt hit)
Bayou
48A
Address in a browser: Abbr.
URL
49A
Isn’t in the peak of health
Ails
52D
___ Corning (company that makes Fiberglas insulation)
Owens
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
53A
Cheap Thrills singer
Sia
54A
Animal sometimes depicted in cartoons as eating tin cans
Goat
55A
First stage as of an illness
Onset
56A
___ Just Not That Into You
Hes
57D
Marketplace for craftworkers
Etsy
1A
Antiques Roadshow network
PBS
2A
Pioneering Internet company
AOL
3A
Plastic clog with holes
Croc
4A
College major for literature lovers
English
5A
College lecturers for short
Profs
6D
End of a dress shirt’s sleeve
Cuff
7D
Puncture with a toothpick
Stab
8D
Midsize car
Sedan
9D
Trick on Punk’d or Jackass
Prank
10D
Hell of a View singer Church
Eric
11D
Light snack
Nosh
12D
I’ll ___ anything once
Try
20D
Greek letter I or a very small amount
Iota
21D
___ Aid (drugstore chain)
Rite
24D
Turn on the waterworks
Cry
25D
___ Grande (river on the Texas/Mexico border)
Rio
26D
World’s Toughest Race: ___-Challenge Fiji (Amazon reality show)
Eco
27D
___ not approve of this: 2 wds.
I Do
28D
Small measure in a recipe: Abbr.
TSP
29D
Small part of a big machine
Cog
30D
Say what?
Huh
31D
Class where kids use finger paint or clay
Art
33D
Like pink cheeks
Rosy
34D
Shout
Yell
35D
Distance measured by an odometer
Mileage
39D
Aircraft flown by remote control
Drone
40D
Duel between knights on horseback
Joust
41D
Cloud ___ (2012 movie)
Atlas
42D
Grassy area next to a driveway
Lawn
43D
Kelly Clarkson’s Behind These Hazel ___
Eyes
44D
President after Clinton
Bush
45D
Panic! at the Disco front man Brendon
Urie
46D
Go wild in the streets
Riot
47D
That’s a terrible call ump!
Boo
50D
___ Vegas Philharmonic Orchestra
Las
51D
Pen for porkers
Sty