2/3/23 Answer Crosswords With Friends

2/3/23
Sports Fan Friday

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1A
Foul-callers with whistles for short
Refs

5A
Sports group featured on TV’s SmackDown!: Abbr.
WWE

8A
That ___ too close for comfort!
Was

11A
Actor Devine of The Righteous Gemstones
Adam

12A
Limb attached to a shoulder
Arm

13A
Freezing cold
Icy

14A
Interoffice communication
Memo

15A
Nickname of Argentinean soccer star Messi
Leo

16A
Is able to
Can

17A
Nuggets center who won the NBA MVP for two straight seasons (2021 and 2022): 2 wds.
Nikola Jokic

20A
Body of water like the Adriatic
Sea

21A
Automaker based in Seoul
Kia

22A
I could take it or leave it honestly
Meh

24A
___-night doubleheader
Twi

26A
Web page code: Abbr.
HTML

30A
Warriors point guard who won the NBA MVP for two straight seasons (2015 and 2016): 2 wds.
Stephen Curry

33A
Another word for zip or zilch
Nada

34A
Mere minutes ___ (very recently)
Ago

35A
Tool that’s still spelled correctly if you chop off the last letter
Axe

36A
Rub the wrong way
Irk

38A
Faulty firework
Dud

40A
Lakers small forward who won the NBA MVP for two straight seasons twice (2009 and 2010 2012 and 2013): 2 wds.
Lebron James

45A
May ___ the honors?: 2 wds.
I Do

46A
Wowsers!
Gee

47A
Soldier who’s not at roll call: Abbr.
Awol

49A
Fish part that could be dorsal or ventral
Fin

50A
May I ___ your phone?
Use

51A
Fabricated
Made

52A
___ shot (golfer’s first stroke)
Tee

53A
Telepathy or telekinesis: Abbr.
Esp

54A
Tehran’s land
Iran

1D
Pickup truck once produced by Dodge
Ram

2D
East of ___ (Steinbeck novel)
Eden

3D
Quite hungry
Famished

4D
Enjoy a cigarette
Smoke

5D
Room’s boundary
Wall

6D
Inflicting as mayhem
Wreaking

7D
Pictogram in a text
Emoji

8D
Candle part that sticks up from the wax
Wick

9D
Brazilian berry in dessert bowls
Acai

10D
Align audio with video in editing
Sync

18D
Sworn statement
Oath

19D
Island where the Honolulu Zoo is located
Oahu

22D
Web portal with a butterfly logo
Msn

23D
When are you getting here? response: Abbr.
Eta

25D
Opposite of strength
Weakness

27D
Economic conflict involving increasing tariffs between nations: 2 wds.
Trade War

28D
What an unknown man might be called: 2 wds. abbr.
Mr X

29D
Harsh cleaning solution ingredient
Lye

31D
Twosome
Pair

32D
Movie for which Troy Kotsur won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor
Coda

37D
Marvel superhero played by Anna Paquin
Rogue

39D
Savory flavor that’s found in meat and mushrooms
Umami

40D
What British people call an elevator
Lift

41D
What I Am singer Brickell
Edie

42D
I’ve got a ___ to pick with you!
Bone

43D
Rugged vehicle that debuted during WWII
Jeep

44D
Club ___ (mixer at a bar)
Soda

48D
Goodman who retired from Dancing With the Stars in 2022
Len