12/14/18
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Symbol on Bruce Wayne’s superhero costume
Bat
4A
Crustacean that has 10 legs
Crab
8A
One of 52 items in a deck
Card
12A
In the year of ___ Lord (what A.D. means)
Our
13A
Medium ___ (one way to cook a steak)
Rare
14A
Person who spreads fake stories
Liar
15A
___ on a Grecian Urn (John Keats poem)
Ode
16A
East of ___ (1955 James Dean movie that retells the Cain and Abel story)
Eden
17A
___ of Tomorrow (2014 Tom Cruise movie)
Edge
18A
Hall of Fame Dodgers/Mets catcher with over 1 000 RBIs and 2 000 career hits: 2 wds.
Mike Piazza
21A
Guitar legend ___ Paul
Les
22A
Company that makes microprocessors
Intel
26A
Preppy shirt brand
Polo
29A
Rod in a rotisserie
Spit
32A
Alias: Abbr.
Aka
33A
Hall of Fame Rangers/Tigers catcher with over 1 000 RBIs and 2 000 career hits: 2 wds.
Ivan Rodriguez
36A
Enjoy a meal
Eat
37A
The I in FYI for short
Info
38A
Website with Craft Supplies and Vintage sections
Etsy
39A
Take a snooze
Sleep
41A
Government group with a Cryptologic Memorial: Abbr.
NSA
43A
Hall of Fame Expos/Mets catcher with over 1 000 RBIs and 2 000 career hits: 2 wds.
Gary Carter
49A
The Salvation ___
Army
52A
Hawaiian island where Diamond Head is
Oahu
53A
___ not like green eggs and ham (Dr. Seuss line): 2 wds.
I Do
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
54A
Alternative to body wash
Soap
55A
Smart ___ (sarcastic person)
Alec
56A
___ service (words that aren’t backed up with actions)
Lip
57A
Owl’s sound
Hoot
58A
Stand up against
Defy
59A
A golf swing might pull it out of the ground
Tee
1A
Explosive sound
Boom
2D
German car with a four-ring logo
Audi
3D
Long treacherous journey
Trek
4D
Folded French pancake
Crepe
5D
Hotel chain that owns Country Inns & Suites
Radisson
6D
385.8 square miles for Dallas
Area
7D
Mercedes-___
Benz
8D
Fresh out of the shower
Clean
9D
First ___ kit
Aid
10D
Paint-stained cloth in an artist’s studio
Rag
11D
Dr. ___ (rap mogul)
Dre
19D
Tesla CEO ___ Musk
Elon
20D
Pasta that’s typically baked
Ziti
23D
Tight like skin after a face-lift
Taut
24D
___ out a living (scrapes by financially)
Ekes
25D
Not wanting to do anything
Lazy
26D
Desserts sometimes served à la mode
Pies
27D
Olive or watermelon’s shape commonly
Oval
28D
After the buzzer
Late
30D
Sharable file format: Abbr.
PDF
31D
Japanese cooking show that spawned an American version: 2 wds.
Iron Chef
34D
Kelly of Live With Kelly and Ryan
Ripa
35D
Equipment
Gear
40D
Third-most populated African country (after Nigeria and Ethiopia)
Egypt
42D
Fresh-mouthed or covered in a cooking liquid
Saucy
44D
On the ___ Again (Willie Nelson song)
Road
45D
Alma mater for George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush
Yale
46D
Lean to one side
Tilt
47D
Actress Falco
Edie
48D
What a rodeo lasso is made from
Rope
49D
___ Wednesday (start of Lent)
Ash
50D
Large Australian mammal for short
Roo
51D
Former Chinese chairman
Mao