8/6/21
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Bonfire residue
Ash
4A
Gloves used in softball
Mitts
9A
Prepare to fire a crossbow, say
Aim
12A
“___-ching!” (cash register noise)
Cha
13A
State that’s west of Montana
Idaho
14A
___-K (early education)
Pre
15A
Raiders/Seahawks head coach who will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Sunday: 2 wds.
Tom Flores
17A
___ name (term like “sweetie” or “cupcake”)
Pet
18A
Truck driver’s big vehicle
Semi
19A
Pass/___ (how a college course might be taken)
Fail
21A
Dance associated with Chubby Checker
Twist
25A
Catholic church service
Mass
28A
“Weakest Link” network
NBC
31A
Former “Saturday Night Live” comedian Gasteyer
Ana
32A
Steam room
Sauna
33A
Lions wide receiver who will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Sunday: 2 wds.
Calvin Johnson
36A
Utterly perfect
Ideal
37A
Nickname for the only bearded president on Mount Rushmore
Abe
38A
Farm animal that sounds like “you”
Ewe
39A
First name of “Lord of the Rings” actors Astin and Bean
Sean
40A
Loses traction when driving
Skids
42A
Uncluttered
Neat
44A
Isn’t honest
Lies
48A
Kravitz who will play Catwoman in the next Batman film
Zoe
50A
Buccaneers/Broncos safety who will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Sunday: 2 wds.
John Lynch
54A
Rowing tool
Oar
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
55A
Hawaiian farewell
Aloha
56A
Comedian Margaret
Cho
57A
Authorizes
Oks
58A
___ all (email option)
Reply
59A
“___ to Save a Life” (2006 hit for the Fray)
How
1D
Performs in a commercial, say
Acts
2D
Product from Nike or Nine West
Shoe
3D
Soccer legend Mia
Hamm
4D
One thousand thousand, for short
Mil
5D
Response during a swearing-in: 2 wds.
I Do
6D
UNC ___ Heels
Tar
7D
Shoplifting, for example
Theft
8D
Former baseball star nicknamed “Slammin’ Sammy”
Sosa
9D
Sound during a standing ovation
Applause
10D
Country where Hozier and Niall Horan were born: Abbr.
Ire
11D
“Have you ___?” (“Do you two know each other already?”)
Met
16D
Toned and healthy
Fit
20D
Somali American supermodel who goes by one name
Iman
22D
Cry out in sorrow
Wail
23D
Hotel that has a “keeper”
Inn
24D
“Celebrity Wheel of Fortune” host Pat
Sajak
26D
Weather that sometimes comes down in flurries
Snow
27D
Opposite of crazy
Sane
28D
Police procedural that’s been renewed for a 19th season
NCIS
29D
___ farewell (said goodbye)
Bade
30D
Businesses that get stains out of clothes
Cleaners
32D
Backyard storage building
Shed
34D
Wind direction device on a roof
Vane
35D
___-Wan Kenobi (“The Phantom Menace” character)
Obi
40D
Committed burglary
Stole
41D
Sneaky
Sly
43D
Slightly open, as a screen door
Ajar
45D
Small unit of length not used in the metric system
Inch
46D
Sound effect in a cave
Echo
47D
“The Muppet ___”
Show
48D
Place to see aardvarks and zebras
Zoo
49D
___ Lawn (Chicago suburb that’s named for a tree)
Oak
51D
___ to it (get moving)
Hop
52D
Pro sports group that plays with sticks: Abbr.
NHL
53D
Put down, as sod or carpeting
Lay