12/1/23
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Best Song ____ (One Direction hit)
Ever
5A
Push-up undergarment
Bra
8A
Freckle, for example
Dot
11A
Warning sound of an air raid
Siren
13A
Washington Commanders head coach Rivera
Ron
14A
Battle-___ (Viking’s weapon)
Axe
15A
The ____ Mutiny Court-Martial (Kiefer Sutherland film on Showtime)
Caine
16A
Ask ___ Landers (former advice column)
Ann
17A
Where San Antonio is: Abbr.
Tex
18A
NBA player, now with the Phoenix Suns, who signed a lifetime endorsement deal with Nike in 2023: 2 wds.
Kevin Durant
21A
As I ___ saying …
Was
22A
Brewery offering that may be bitter
Ale
23A
___ the only one (is it just me): 2 wds.
Am I
26A
Zip-a-___-Doo-Dah
Dee
28A
Classroom assistant
Aide
32A
Chicago Bulls legend with a lifetime endorsement deal with Nike: 2 wds.
Michael Jordan
36A
____ by the Ocean (2015 hit single for DNCE)
Cake
37A
Word that can precede club or fiction
Fan
38A
Time ___ time again
And
39A
Prenoon periods: Abbr.
Ams
42A
Doctor whose patients don’t speak English, for short
Vet
44A
Current Lakers star who has a lifetime endorsement deal with Nike: 2 wds.
Lebron James
49A
With 29-Down, brand of frozen fries
Ore
50A
What Pinocchio would do that made his nose grow
Lie
51A
Genre of the 1997 movie Princess Mononoke
Anime
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
54A
Commodity regulated by OPEC
Oil
55A
Magilla Gorilla or Donkey Kong, for example
Ape
56A
Lymph ___ (parts of the immune system)
Nodes
57A
Siamese cat or Scottie, for example
Pet
58A
Actor’s agent, for short
Rep
59A
You ___ what you sow
Reap
1D
Top-left keyboard key
ESC
2D
Going through, on a travel plan
Via
3D
Killmonger of the Black Panther film
Erik
4D
____ your vows (have a second wedding ceremony)
Renew
5D
Outer layer of grain, used in some cereals
Bran
6D
Mixed martial arts superstar Rousey
Ronda
7D
Make invalid
Annul
8D
Computer input or output
Data
9D
Animals often yoked in pairs
Oxen
10D
Send a written message by phone
Text
12D
The direst US state
Nevada
19D
___ what you did there!: 2 wds.
I See
20D
Trunk’s location on a car, typically
Rear
23D
Theater chain that competes with Cinemark and Regal
AMC
24D
Actress Goth of the 2022 horror movie X
Mia
25D
That’s just gross
Ick
27D
Any of Santa’s helpers
Elf
29D
See 49-Across
Ida
30D
Onetime news anchor Rather
Dan
31D
Stopping point
End
33D
Get word (of)
Hear
34D
Coffee, in slang
Java
35D
___ band (person who plays many instruments): Hyph.
One Man
40D
Grinding tooth
Molar
41D
Shoot from a concealed position
Snipe
43D
Andrea Bocelli’s vocal range
Tenor
44D
Out of the ___ (unaware)
Loop
45D
One of two Great Lakes that begins with a vowel
Erie
46D
Trophy for a victorious pro wrestler
Belt
47D
Automobile make named for an army vehicle
Jeep
48D
West ___ Story
Side
52D
Cry ___ River (Justin Timberlake song): 2 wds.
Me A
53D
Sixth sense: Abbr.
ESP