12/8/17
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Cone-bearing tree
Fir
4A
Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & _____
Spa
7A
Damp
Wet
10A
One-named female rapper
Eve
11A
I’m not impressed”
Meh
12A
Extinct bird with a goofy-sounding name
Dodo
13A
“But of course!”
Yes
14A
Metal-yielding rock
Ore
15A
Fail to include
Omit
16A
Winner of the 2017 Indianapolis 500: 2 wds.
Takuma Sato
19A
Edge of a lake or sea
Shore
21A
The “M” of “YMCA”
Mens
22A
Otherworldly glow
Aura
23A
What a cow says
Moo
25A
Nickname of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the world’s highest-capacity sports venue: 2 wds.
The Brick Yard
31A
Grain in granola
Oat
32A
Woodwind that represents the duck in “Peter and the Wolf”
Oboe
33A
Rural property that may have silo on it
Farm
36A
Go on ___ with (see socially): 2 wds.
Adate
37A
Birthplace of 16-Across, who’s the first Asian driver to win the Indianapolis 500: 2 wds.
Tokyo Japan
40A
Seldom seen
Rare
41A
Beach ball filler
Air
42A
“Dear old” member of the family
Dad
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
45A
Singer and pianist Tori
Amos
46A
wedding day pledge: 2 wds.
I Do
47A
Need to settle unpaid debts
Owe
48A
Web portal with a butterfly logo
MSN
49A
“Dancing with the Stars” judge Goodman
Len
50A
___ Hampshire
New
1D
Tina who won the 2010 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
Fey
2D
“___ had enough of this nonsense!”
Ive
3D
Return to original condition, as an antique
Restore
4D
___ and mirrors (magician’s deception)
Smoke
5D
Country that’s north of Chile
Peru
6D
Attention-getting sound
Ahem
7D
“Wonder ____” (2017 movie directed by Patty Jenkins)
Woman
8D
Corrects a manuscript
Edits
9D
Dog that visited Oz
Toto
12D
Prescribed quantity
Dose
17D
Native of Kuwait or Oman, typically
Arab
18D
Ran ___ (went crazy)
Amok
19D
Relaxed in an armchair
Sat
20D
“What did you say?”
Huh
23D
“The Kids Are All Right” actress Wasikowska
Mia
24D
First full month of autumn: Abbr.
OCT
26D
Retired Cowboys quarterback Tony
Romo
27D
Jedi master from the “Star Wars” films
Yoda
28D
Leave in the lurch
Abandon
29D
Decompose
Rot
30D
Mudbound” director ____ Rees
Dee
33D
Frothy toppings on lattes
Foams
34D
Ohio’s Rubber City”
Akron
35D
Dark-colored breads
Ryes
36D
Chef’s garment that’s tied at the waist
Apron
37D
Streetcar
Tram
38D
“It’s also known as the pokey or the clink
Jail
39D
___-de-camp (military assistant)
Aide
43D
Fill with wonder
Awe
44D
Diet Mountain ____ (soft drink)
Dew