8/11/23
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Developer of the chess-playing computer Deep Blue
IBM
4A
Intense rage
Ire
7A
I had no ___! (What a surprise!)
Idea
11A
French word for me
Moi
12A
Pretty Little Liars actress Peeples
Nia
13A
12:00 p.m.
Noon
14A
Victory in a wrestling ring
Pin
15A
Earth Day month: Abbr.
APR
16A
Pre-Easter period
Lent
17A
Soccer player who was #1 on Forbes’s 2022 list of highest-paid athletes: 2 wds.
Lionel Messi
20A
Magneto to the X-Men
Foe
21A
___ milk (ingredient in some vegan ice cream)
Oat
22A
Talented expert in slang
Whiz
24A
___-Wan Kenobi
Obi
25A
Devoured
Ate
28A
Tennis player who was #7 on Forbes’s 2022 list of highest-paid athletes: 2 wds.
Roger Federer
31A
By all means
Yes
32A
Hypothetical cases
Ifs
33A
December day for opening presents for short
Xmas
34A
Card that makes blackjack with any face card
Ace
35A
Pole vaulter’s obstacle
Bar
36A
Basketball player who was #2 on Forbes’s 2022 list of highest-paid athletes: 2 wds.
Lebron James
One Clue Crossword
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41A
Actor Sharif of Doctor Zhivago
Omar
42A
Landscaper’s grass roll
Sod
43A
Cry out loud
Sob
45A
Grain storage building
Silo
46A
Long skinny fish
Eel
47A
Just ___ to stop me!
Try
48A
Dinner dish that may cook all day
Stew
49A
Devious
Sly
50A
What did I tell you?!
See
1D
Naughty child
Imp
2D
Prepare water for pasta
Boil
3D
Collectible Lego people for short
Mini Figs
4D
Completely ridiculous
Inane
5D
Perfect for picking
Ripe
6D
Body parts that are often pierced
Ear Lobes
7D
Narrow opening in a coastline
Inlet
8D
___ Your Mother Know (ABBA song)
Does
9D
Many millennia
Eons
10D
___-itch cream
Anti
18D
Slowly seep
Ooze
19D
What am I your ___? (Clean up your own mess!)
Maid
22D
Sarcastically funny
Wry
23D
Gardening tool with a long handle
Hoe
24D
Violations of the law
Offenses
25D
Places for cup holders on theater seats
Arm Rests
26D
Morning beverage for many Brits
Tea
27D
Busy hospital areas: Abbr.
Ers
29D
Puerto ___
Rico
30D
Academic test
Exam
34D
Missile shot by an archer
Arrow
35D
In an unskillful way
Badly
36D
Result that spoils a perfect record
Loss
37D
Give off as an odor
Emit
38D
Bundle of hay
Bale
39D
Uptown Girl singer Billy
Joel
40D
Feeling achy
Sore
44D
Gotta run!
Bye