12/4/20
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Cut off, as during tree surgery
Lop
4A
Stick out like a ___ thumb
Sore
8A
Woodsy ___ (mascot of the US Forest Service)
Owl
11A
Band with the 1985 hit “Take On Me”: Hyph.
Aha
12A
Allowing students of all genders
Coed
13A
Through, to a traveler
Via
14A
NHL team that shares its name with a New York NFL team: 2 wds.
Winnipeg Jets
17A
Have a ___ for news
Nose
18A
“___ Diary …”
Dear
19A
Additive that makes food taste more savory: Abbr.
MSG
22A
Person from Manchester or Liverpool, say
Brit
25A
With 35-Across, NFL team that shares its name with Florida’s NHL team
Carolina
30A
“___ crazy just thinking about it!”: 2 wds.
I Go
31A
Exist
Are
32A
Country legend Jackson who sang “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere” with Jimmy Buffett
Alan
33A
Speckle or freckle
Dot
34A
Sports official who throws flags, for short
Ref
35A
See 25-Across
Panthers
37A
Surrealist painter Salvador
Dali
39A
White ___ sheet: 2 wds.
As A
40A
Vast in scale
Epic
43A
Virginia is its most recent men’s basketball champion: Abbr.
NCAA
47A
MLB team that shares its name with a New York NHL team: 2 wds.
Texas Rangers
51A
“___ lost my train of thought”
Ive
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
52A
Toy brick that it really hurts to step on
Lego
53A
Actress Vardalos of “My Big Fat Greek Wedding”
Nia
54A
Make a faux ___
Pas
55A
Garden in the Bible
Eden
56A
“Zombieland: Double ___” (2019 movie)
Tap
1D
North ___ (grassy expanse in front of the White House)
Lawn
2D
Columbus Blue Jackets’ state
Ohio
3D
Vessels that crepes are cooked in
Pans
4D
Physics, for example: Abbr.
Sci
5D
Alley-___ (basketball play)
Oop
6D
___ Richards (Mister Fantastic’s real name)
Reed
7D
One of 12 on a cube
Edge
8D
Bypass manually
Override
9D
Asset for Oscar Wilde or Dorothy Parker
Wit
10D
___ Vegas, Nevada
Las
15D
“Finding ___” (2003 movie)
Nemo
16D
Boxer’s punch
Jab
20D
Smack in the face
Slap
21D
___ monster (reptile of the American Southwest)
Gila
23D
2008 animated movie loosely based on the Frankenstein story
Igor
24D
Very young kids
Tots
25D
Word that can follow “credit” or “debit”
Card
26D
Length times width, for a rectangle
Area
27D
Involuntary bodily reactions
Reflexes
28D
Affectionate nickname for Grandma
Nana
29D
Unwelcome guests at a picnic
Ants
36D
Put in the closet
Hang
38D
Hops-heavy variety of beer: Abbr.
Ipa
41D
“… here on Gilligan’s ___” (1960s TV theme song lyric)
Isle
42D
Street ___ (hip-hop reputation)
Cred
44D
Fraction of a euro
Cent
45D
Soprano’s song
Aria
46D
Pronto: Abbr.
ASAP
47D
A dollar for the valet, say
Tip
48D
Actress Mendes who’s in a relationship with Ryan Gosling
Eva
49D
“Act your ___, not your shoe size!”
Age
50D
Prefix for “starter” or “smoker”
Non