2/5/21
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Get a new home address
Move
5A
Aspiring CEO’s degree: Abbr.
MBA
8A
Marry
Wed
11A
Candy bar that’s sold two-to-a-package
Twix
12A
Not feeling well
Ill
13A
Actress Nicole ___ Parker
Ari
14A
Bulletproof ___ (police officer’s protection)
Vest
15A
Vehicle that’s often yellow
Cab
16A
Make a copy of, as a CD
Rip
17A
American figure skater who won gold in ladies’ singles at the 2002 Olympic Games: 2 wds.
Sarah Hughes
20A
Tool for a firefighter or a lumberjack
Axe
21A
Sound on a dairy farm
Moo
22A
Little devil
Imp
25A
Golfer Ernie who won four majors
Els
27A
Certain nest egg accounts: Abbr.
Iras
30A
American figure skater who won gold in ladies’ singles at the 1998 Olympic Games: 2 wds.
Tara Lipinski
33A
Stalk that supports a flower
Stem
34A
Agree without speaking
Nod
35A
Lend an ___ (listen)
Ear
36A
Small, spherical vegetable
Pea
38A
Keanu Reeves’s character in the “Matrix” series
Neo
40A
American figure skater who won gold in men’s singles at the 2010 Olympic Games: 2 wds.
Evan Lysacek
45A
Camry or Corvette, for example
Car
46A
Lookie-___ (overly nosy person)
Loo
47A
Short segment of a movie shown on a talk show
Clip
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
49A
Most common single-digit number used in passwords
One
50A
Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby
Orr
51A
Group that runs the National School Lunch Program: Abbr.
USDA
52A
Arya’s father on “Game of Thrones”
Ned
53A
“Sure thing!”
Yes
54A
Gravelly voice
Rasp
1D
Channel that originally aired “Beavis and Butt-Head” and “Daria”
MTV
2D
Is indebted to
Owes
3D
American Express alternative
Visa
4D
Uncredited actor in the background
Extra
5D
Company whose mascot is a man made of tires
Michelin
6D
Far from interesting
Blah
7D
Book to save old photos in
Album
8D
2011 Spielberg film about a steed: 2 wds.
War Horse
9D
Pennsylvania’s “Flagship City”
Erie
10D
Leans backward during a ballroom dance
Dips
18D
Difficult leap in figure skating
Axel
19D
Enter: 2 wds.
Goin
22D
“___ a Wonderful Life” (holiday classic)
Its
23D
Foam item used on a gym floor
Mat
24D
“Be ___” (Boy Scouts motto)
Prepared
26D
Organizations that pay for an event in exchange for advertising
Sponsors
28D
Belcalis Almánzar, ___ Cardi B: Abbr.
Aka
29D
“___ Duke” (Stevie Wonder hit)
Sir
31D
Word at the end of the Lord’s Prayer
Amen
32D
“Hey, what’s the big ___?”
Idea
37D
Metal mixture such as bronze
Alloy
39D
Come to pass
Occur
40D
College class that has “macro” and “micro” branches: Abbr.
Econ
41D
Weather ___ (item that indicates the direction of wind)
Vane
42D
Days of ___ (long ago)
Yore
43D
Actress Pataky of the “Fast and Furious” movies
Elsa
44D
Children
Kids
48D
___ smear (gynecological test)
Pap