2/16/18
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Small item inserted into a drill
Bit
4A
Facility with a steam room
Spa
7A
Be crazy about
Adore
12A
“This American Life” host Glass
Ira
13A
Mouse ___ (computer accessory)
Pad
14A
Having an extra interior layer, like a sleeping bag
Lined
15A
With 26-Across, baseball team that surpassed the American League’s longest winning streak in 2002
Oakland
17A
Playing surface at Wimbledon
Grass
18A
Disdainful looks
Sneers
19A
Homer Simpson’s bartender
Moe
20A
Bed in a barracks
Cot
21A
Shape of a pizza, typically
Circle
24A
The lesser of ___ evils
Two
26A
See 15-Across
Athletics
29A
With 27-Down, actress who’s the daughter of Aerosmith’s lead singer
Liv
30A
Affirmative vote in Congress
Yea
31A
Egg ____ yung
Foo
32A
With 47-Across, baseball team that surpassed the American League’s longest winning streak in 2017
Cleveland
36A
Part of a movie where the credits roll
End
37A
Plate placed under a hot serving dish
Trivet
38A
Bad toupee, in slang
Rug
40A
Gentleman’s title
Sir
41A
Japanese car company that makes the SX4 S-Cross
Suzuki
44A
David Blaine’s specialty
Magic
47A
See 32-Across
Indians
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
48A
Hog’s sound
Grunt
49A
Root beer brand, or something that could hold root beer
Mug
50A
Rock band ___ Speedwagon
Reo
51A
Viral Internet phenomena
Memes
52A
In this day and ____ (nowadays)
Age
53A
___ of iniquity (sinful place)
Den
1D
Personal histories, for short
Bios
2D
Country that was once ruled by the Ayatollah Khomeini
Iran
3D
“Find a place to hide!”: 2 wds.
Take Cover
4D
Leonidas’s kingdom in “300”
Sparta
5D
Pots and ___
Pans
6D
Calculate a sum
Add
7D
Activist who’s the focus of “An Inconvenient Sequel”: 2 wds.
Al Gore
8D
Be in charge of a movie set
Direct
9D
Go out ____ limb: 2 wds.
On A
10D
High-____ graphics
Res
11D
Singer Sheeran and actor Asner
Eds
16D
Zodiac sign whose symbol is the king of the jungle
Leo
19D
Italian city where Armani is headquartered
Milan
21D
Bend the rules to win
Cheat
22D
Rescuer at a beach or swimming pool
Life Guard
23D
Basic financial course for business majors: Abbr.
Econ
24D
Channel that airs “Cake Boss”
TLC
25D
Become limp, like dying flowers
Wilt
27D
See 29-Across
Tyler
28D
Strip of turf that can be laid on the dirt
Sod
33D
Over-the-counter brand of eye drops
Visine
34D
Kicks out, as tenants
Evicts
35D
The ___ Report (conservative news aggregator)
Drudge
39D
Submachine gun seen in action films
Uzi
41D
Tight-fitting
Snug
42D
Take a ___ (refuse to stand, like Colin Kaepernick)
Knee
43D
“Help ___ the way!”: 2 wds.
Is On
44D
Movie studio that was founded in 1924
MGM
45D
“My hands ___ tied”
Are
46D
Treat such as Big Red
Gum
47D
“Thank God ___ Country Boy” (John Denver song): 2 wds.
Im A