12/22/17
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Spin a ___ of deceit
Web
4A
What you find at the Tate Modern or the Guggenheim
Art
7A
Icons on an iPhone screen
Apps
11A
In times past
Ago
12A
Affectionate murmur
Coo
13A
Person from England
Brit
14A
Seattle Mariners second baseman who won the 2017 MLB All-Star Game MVP: 2 wds.
Robinson Cano
17A
Green who was a coach on “The Voice”
Ceelo
18A
Morning coating on grass
Dew
19A
Award won by Jon Hamm in 2015
Emmy
22A
Tax preparation experts: Abbr.
CPAs
24A
Tell an untruth
Lie
25A
Blue ___ (largest animal on Earth)
Whale
28A
Former Seattle Mariners outfielder who won the 2007 MLB All-Star Game MVP: 2 wds.
Ichiro Suzuki
33A
Thin and nimble, as a ballerina
Lithe
34A
“Something’s ___ to give”
Got
35A
Pepper’s partner
Salt
37A
Where Akron and Toledo are
Ohio
38A
It’s blocked by the moon in a solar eclipse
Sun
39A
Japanese printer company
Epson
43A
Former Seattle Mariners outfielder who won the 1992 MLB All-Star Game MVP: 3 wds.
Ken Griffey Jr
48A
Brainchild
Idea
49A
Letters on Coppertone or Banana Boat products
SPF
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
50A
“What’s up, ___?” (Bugs Bunny’s catchphrase)
Doc
51A
Titillating
Sexy
52A
Paid messages
Ads
53A
“The Old Man and the ____” (Hemingway novel)
Sea
1A
Simple card game for children
War
2A
Self-opinion
Ego
3A
1996 presidential candidate Dole
Bob
4A
Skin problem targeted by Proactiv
Acne
5D
Flower with thorns on its stem
Rose
6D
Wrench or drill, for example
Tool
7D
“The Good Doctor” network
ABC
8D
“The Devil Wears ____” (Anne Hathaway movie)
Prada
9D
Trees that could be “Scotch” or “bristlecone”
Pines
10D
Stash away
Stow
15D
Frigid
Icy
16D
“Beats me”: 2 wds.
No Clue
19D
_____ Lilly and Company (big drug maker)
Eli
20D
Karaoke prop, for short
Mic
21D
“I don’t care either way”
Meh
23D
Candy known for its unique dispensers
Pez
25D
Author
Writer
26D
Sweltering
Hot
27D
Bonfire residue
Ash
29D
“___ Be Home for Christmas” (holiday song)
Ill
30D
“Yuck!”
Ugh
31D
Japanese carp seen in ponds
Koi
32D
“Who am ___ disagree?”: 2 wds.
I To
35D
Blue shoe material, in an Elvis song
Suede
36D
Building expansion
Annex
37D
Two hearts that beat as ___
One
38D
Goes down a snowy mountain
Skis
40D
Leaning Tower’s city
Pisa
41D
Bay Area crime stoppers: Abbr.
SFPD
42D
Spin-____ (unoriginal TV shows)
Offs
44D
The “G” in “LGBTQ”
Gay
45D
36-inch measurements: Abbr.
Yds
46D
“Morning ____” (MSNBC show)
Joe
47D
Usher’s record label
RCA