12/24/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/24/21
Sports Fan Friday

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1A
Word that can follow “heating” or “scouring”
Pad

4A
“Quiet on the ___!” (director’s cry)
Set

7A
Slant unfairly
Skew

11A
Where LA and NYC are: Abbr.
USA

12A
___ pop (genre of Paramore)
Emo

13A
Overhang that might be decorated with holiday lights
Eave

14A
Granola ___ (snack from Quaker or Nature Valley)
Bar

15A
Not saying a word
Mum

16A
Periods of history
Eras

17A
Third baseman acquired by the Giants from the Cubs before the 2021 trade deadline: 2 wds.
Kris Bryant

20A
Figures that are sometimes expressed in square feet
Areas

22A
Dyeing vessels
Vats

23A
Victory’s opposite
Loss

24A
Sturgeon eggs
Roe

26A
First baseman acquired by the Yankees from the Cubs before the 2021 trade deadline: 2 wds.
Anthony Rizzo

32A
“Red Notice” star Gadot
Gal

33A
Bank’s claim on property
Lien

34A
Brunch, for one
Meal

37A
Affixes one’s John Hancock to
Signs

38A
Second baseman acquired by the Mets from the Cubs before the 2021 trade deadline: 2 wds.
Javier Baez

41A
___ Roberts University (Oklahoma school)
Oral

42A
Grain found in some nondairy milk
Oat

43A
Muscles that are worked with crunches
Abs

46A
It ebbs and flows
Tide

47A
Tell a whopper
Lie

48A
Republicans’ organization: Abbr.
Gop

49A
Peach pit, for example
Seed

50A
Travelers from beyond the Earth: Abbr.
Ets

51A
___ sauce (salty condiment)
Soy

1A
Irish tavern
Pub

2A
“___ matter of fact …”: 2 wds.
As A

3D
Most poorly lit
Darkest

4D
Tournament rounds between the quarterfinals and finals
Semis

5D
Tall birds in Liberty Mutual commercials
Emus

6D
“Lara Croft: ___ Raider”
Tomb

7D
“So long!”: 2 wds.
See Ya

8D
24-___ gold
Karat

9D
Maiden name of Harry Potter’s mother
Evans

10D
___ Coast (where California is)
West

18D
Itchy outbreak caused by poison ivy
Rash

19D
Winnebago or Airstream driver, informally
Rver

20D
___ carte menu: 2 wds.
A La

21D
“This Is Us” actor ___ Cephas Jones
Ron

24D
Single-helix genetic material: Abbr.
RNA

25D
Olive’s last name, in the funnies
Oyl

27D
Gaze at in a creepy way
Ogle

28D
1970s tennis champ Nastase
Ilie

29D
Travels in a back-and-forth pattern
Zigzags

30D
Meditative Buddhist sect
Zen

31D
Carry-___ (some airline baggage)
Ons

34D
Sister of Donny Osmond
Marie

35D
Manage to dodge
Evade

36D
Felt ill
Ailed

37D
Stuffs with food
Sates

38D
___ down (writes hastily)
Jots

39D
Actress’s character
Role

40D
Fish or cut ___ (stop being indecisive)
Bait

44D
Ghost’s scare word
Boo

45D
Government operative
Spy