12/23/22
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Ruffalo who plays the Hulk in the MCU
Mark
5A
Ability a supposedly telekinetic person has: Abbr.
Esp
8A
Capital of Peru
Lima
12A
Cuisine that includes chicken satay
Thai
13A
___ Lipa (singer who performed Cold Heart with Elton John)
Dua
14A
Parts of people’s psyches that can be inflated
Egos
15A
Moving vehicles
Vans
16A
Sound from an angry dog
Grr
17A
Something that’s taboo: Hyph.
Nono
18A
Tennis star who forms half of a sports power couple with fellow tennis player Andre Agassi: 2 wds.
Steffi Graf
21A
Glowing coals
Embers
24A
___ Deco (architectural style of the 1920s)
Art
25A
Let’s get ___ to rumble!
Ready
26A
Soccer star who forms half of a sports power couple with baseball player Nomar Garciaparra: 2 wds.
Miahamm
30A
___ Arbor (University of Michigan’s setting)
Ann
31A
Body part you might trust
Gut
32A
Singer who wears face-concealing wigs
Sia
33A
Basketball star who forms half of a sports power couple with soccer player Megan Rapinoe: 2 wds.
Sue Bird
36A
There are five of them on the Chinese flag
Stars
38A
I’ll take that as ___: 2 wds.
A No
39A
Circles triangles and squares
Shapes
40A
Gymnast who forms half of a sports power couple with fellow gymnast Nadia Comaneci: 2 wds.
Bart Conner
44A
Glowing sign above a door
Exit
45A
Roman numeral for 7
Vii
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
46A
49-Down minus 49-Down
Zero
50A
What ___ is new?
Else
51A
Suffix for respond
Ent
52A
You said it!
Amen
53A
___ pressure (what might push teens to take risks)
Peer
54A
Brand of scouring pads
Sos
55A
Lymph ___
Node
1D
Channel that airs marathons of Ridiculousness
MTV
2D
___ moment (instant when something clicks)
Aha
3D
Raced across a playground say
Ran
4D
Locked lips
Kissed
5D
Crispy parts of brownies
Edges
6D
Hang ten on a board
Surf
7D
Dish with layers of yogurt granola and berries
Parfait
8D
Duration
Length
9D
Lab assistant in Young Frankenstein
Igor
10D
___ Lisa (Leonardo da Vinci painting)
Mona
11D
Beginning on: 2 wds.
As Of
19D
Give it the old college ___
Try
20D
Investment that may be rolled over: Abbr.
Ira
21D
Relief pitchers’ stats: Abbr.
Eras
22D
List of options at a restaurant
Menu
23D
___ of one’s existence (constant source of irritation)
Bane
26D
Substance to soak in at a spa
Mud
27D
Letters indicating urgency in a written request
Asap
28D
Boggy ground
Mire
29D
Catholic church service that could be described as high or midnight
Mass
31D
Indentations in vinyl records
Grooves
34D
What pancakes are made from
Batter
35D
Mystery ___ (Scooby-Doo organization)
Inc
36D
All ___ Wants to Do is Dance (Don Henley song)
She
37D
Fictional character who swings on vines
Tarzan
39D
Fits of pique
Snits
40D
Sound at the end of a washing machine’s cycle say
Beep
41D
Shaft between a car’s wheels
Axle
42D
Go up like a hot-air balloon
Rise
43D
El ___ (Pacific current)
Nino
47D
Music genre for Fall Out Boy
Emo
48D
Strawberry’s color
Red
49D
Hour after noon
One