8/9/19 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/9/19
Sports Fan Friday

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1A
Santa’s helper at the North Pole
Elf

4A
Faux ___ (blunder)
Pas

7A
Former “Saturday Night Live” cast member Pharoah
Jay

10A
Female singer who’s the “S” in the supergroup “LSD”
Sia

11A
“Let’s make ___ true Daily Double, Alex”: 2 wds.
It A

12A
2018 biopic of Dick Cheney
Vice

13A
Not up to ___ (below average)
Par

14A
Mustard’s military rank, in the game Clue: Abbr.
Col

15A
“Late Night” star Thompson
Emma

16A
Hockey player nicknamed “The Messiah” who is second to Wayne Gretzky in all-time playoff points: 2 wds.
Mark Messier

19A
Exchange money (for)
Pay

20A
6 to 13 games, in tennis
Set

21A
Actor ___ Scott who plays Trevor on “The Good Place”
Adam

23A
Group that named Keith Urban Entertainer of the Year in 2018: Abbr.
CMA

24A
[It’s too soon to know what goes on the schedule here]: Abbr.
TBA

27A
Pittsburgh Penguins Hall of Famer who is second to Wayne Gretzky in all-time points per game: 2 wds.
Mario Lemieux

30A
“Are we there ___?”
Yet

31A
“Ghostbusters” star Aykroyd
Dan

32A
Ye ___ Antique Shoppe
Olde

33A
Neither hide ___ hair
Nor

34A
Source of sheep’s milk
Ewe

35A
Czech hockey great who is second to Wayne Gretzky in all-time total points: 2 wds.
Jaromir Jagr

40A
Work without ___ (take risks): 2 wds.
A Net

41A
Detect with one’s eyes
See

42A
Band with the hit 1991 album “Out of Time”
REM

44A
Joint at the bend in a leg
Knee

45A
___ fly (runner-advancing play in baseball)
Sac

46A
Bart’s grandfather on “The Simpsons”
Abe

47A
“Electric” fish
Eel

48A
Paintings, sculptures, and so on
Art

49A
“Welcome” thing in front of a door
Mat

1D
Fortune-teller’s advertised ability: Abbr.
ESP

2D
Acting brother of Chris and Luke Hemsworth
Liam

3D
Not close together at all: 2 wds.
Far Apart

4D
Hard to please when it comes to food
Picky

5D
___ bomb (device that can produce a mushroom cloud)
Atom

6D
They sometimes go door-to-door with their products
Sales Men

7D
Woodstock guitarist Hendrix
Jimi

8D
Pinnacle
Acme

9D
Calendar’s length, frequently
Year

12D
Three-piece suit component with no sleeves
Vest

17D
Emmy and Oscar winner Malek
Rami

18D
Where two pieces of fabric are sewn together
Seam

21D
Comic actress Schumer
Amy

22D
Korean-born actor Daniel ___ Kim
Dae

23D
“___ Explains It All” (former Nickelodeon show)
Clarissa

24D
Type of message sent by Western Union
Telegram

25D
Small, unopened flower
Bud

26D
Gimli’s weapon in “The Lord of the Rings”
Axe

28D
“Murder on the Orient Express” actor Leslie ___, Jr.
Odom

29D
State where the Des Moines River flows
Iowa

33D
“___ to self …”
Note

34D
Remove from a baseball game for bad behavior
Eject

35D
“Spider-Man: Far From Home” actor Gyllenhaal
Jake

36D
First name of two of King Henry VIII’s wives
Anne

37D
Part of a fishing rod used to wind up the line
Reel

38D
“___ Window” (classic Alfred Hitchcock film)
Rear

39D
2001-2007 sitcom starring a country singer
Reba

43D
“How I ___ Your Mother” (Neil Patrick Harris sitcom)
Met