12/10/21
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Opposite of a gulp
Sip
4A
Seat that faces a preacher
Pew
7A
Sports ___ (common undergarment for WNBA players)
Bra
10A
Wedding celebrant’s response: 2 wds.
I Do
11A
Mike and ___ (colorful chewy candy)
Ike
12A
Genre of Juice WRLD
Rap
13A
Royals third baseman who hit the home run in the July 24 1983 Pine Tar Incident: 2 wds.
George Brett
16A
Funny ‘strange’ or funny ‘___’?: Hyph.
Haha
17A
Fix a loose shirt button say
Sew
18A
Month before June
May
21A
Famous person for short
Celeb
25A
Keebler baker in commercials
Elf
28A
Police officer
Cop
30A
Bridgerton star ___-Jean Page
Rege
31A
Yankees reliever with a bird nickname who threw the pitch in the Pine Tar Incident: 2 wds.
Goose Gossage
34A
I hear that ___: 2 wds.
A lot
35A
Malty beverage at a beer hall
Ale
36A
Ask ___ what your country can do for you …
Not
37A
Went steady with
Dated
39A
Graceless person
Oaf
41A
Support for a piano bench
Leg
43A
Put on ___ (act snooty)
Airs
47A
Yankees manager who asked umpires to check 13-Across’s bat for excessive pine tar: 2 wds.
Billy Martin
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51A
___ for Africa (We Are the World group)
USA
52A
Person honored in many tattoos
Mom
53A
___-friendly (not harming the environment)
Eco
54A
Slightly damage
Mar
55A
___ Kids (adventure film franchise)
Spy
56A
Trim the lawn
Mow
1A
Exhale wearily
Sigh
2A
Whatever gave you that ___?
Idea
3D
Tigger’s honey-loving pal
Pooh
4D
___ Latin (language that turns scram into amscray)
Pig
5D
___ out a victory (win by a small amount)
Eke
6D
Spider-Man slings them from his wrists
Webs
7D
Milwaukee baseball team
Brewers
8D
Mouse’s larger cousin
Rat
9D
Perfectly suitable
Apt
14D
Animal symbolizing the zodiac sign Aries
Ram
15D
___ center (public entertainment facility)
Rec
19D
Guaranteed no-trump winner in bridge
Ace
20D
Exercise done on a mat
Yoga
22D
Incline
Lean
23D
Kellogg’s brand of frozen waffles
Eggo
24D
Red as a ___
Beet
25D
Yipes!
Egad
26D
___ Bunny (female toon who first appeared in Space Jam)
Lola
27D
12 inches
Foot
29D
Water ___ (Summer Olympics sport)
Polo
32D
Relating to stars
Stellar
33D
The Dead ___ (very salty body of water)
Sea
38D
Its nickname is the First State: Abbr.
Del
40D
Opposite of near
Far
42D
Fitness clubs
Gyms
44D
Part of a bulleted list
Item
45D
Puerto ___
Rico
46D
Stuff that can be used to create an igloo
Snow
47D
Hobo
Bum
48D
Revenge ___ dish best served cold: 2 wds.
Is A
49D
Floor-cleaning tool
Mop
50D
___ Coney Barrett (Supreme Court justice)
Amy