2/8/19
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Singer Levine of Maroon 5 who headlined the Super Bowl LIII halftime show
Adam
5A
Sound of impact
Bam
8A
Circus enclosure
Tent
12A
___ Lisa (Leonardo da Vinci painting)
Mona
13A
Cubes that can cool coffee
Ice
14A
Opposite of under
Over
15A
Winners of Super Bowl LIII
Patriots
17A
Firework singer Perry
Katy
18A
Six-point NFL scores: Abbr.
TDs
19A
Place where pigs wallow in mud
Sty
21A
Anna who stars on TV’s Mom
Faris
24A
Friends character played by David Schwimmer
Ross
27A
Clickable screen symbol
Icon
28A
Orchestral wind instrument
Oboe
31A
Yecch!
Ick
33A
New England wide receiver named MVP of Super Bowl LIII: 2 wds.
Julian Edelman
36A
Country whose patron saint is St. Patrick: Abbr.
Ire
37A
Plant a gardener might yank out of the ground
Weed
38A
Up to the task
Able
39A
Wheel-to-wheel connector
Axle
41A
Dodge as taxes
Evade
42A
___ it or lose it!
Use
44A
Homer’s dad on The Simpsons
Abe
45A
Popular plastic clog
Croc
48A
New England quarterback who’s won a record six Super Bowls: 2 wds.
Tom Brady
53A
Atlanta NBA player
Hawk
54A
Soup serving size
Cup
55A
Largest single-digit number
Nine
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
56A
By appointment ___
Only
57A
I’m gonna make ___ an offer he can’t refuse (line from The Godfather)
Him
58A
Lengthy historical periods
Eras
1D
Sound system component
Amp
2D
___ good deed (help someone out): 2 wds.
Do A
3D
Tiny pest in a pantry
Ant
4D
Dry cocktail garnished with an olive
Martini
5D
Nonfiction books about famous people for short
Bios
6D
Nightclub routine
Act
7D
Disorganized jumble
Mess
8D
Japanese city terrorized by Godzilla
Tokyo
9D
Actress Green of Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Eva
10D
Volleyball court divider
Net
11D
Give it a shot
Try
16D
They’re checked by TSA agents: Abbr.
IDs
20D
Plant with bark and branches
Tree
21D
Bottled water brand named for a Pacific island country
Fiji
22D
Honda’s luxury car line
Acura
23D
Luxury wristwatch
Rolex
25D
Mufasa’s son in The Lion King
Simba
26D
Burn with hot water
Scald
28D
What I represents in Roman numerals
One
29D
Insect whose name sounds like a letter of the alphabet
Bee
30D
Out of the ordinary
Odd
32D
Joint below the thigh
Knee
34D
Really impresses
Awes
35D
Actress Cox of Orange Is the New Black
Laverne
40D
Like four-leaf clovers supposedly
Lucky
41D
Recede like the tide
Ebb
43D
___ A Sketch (art toy)
Etch
44D
Alarm clock’s toggle switch
AMPM
45D
John of the Star Trek films
Cho
46D
Participated in cross-country
Ran
47D
Big-eyed nocturnal bird
Owl
49D
52-Down in French
Oui
50D
What you blow into a balloon
Air
51D
Genetic material evaluated by 23andMe: Abbr.
DNA
52D
Absolutely!
Yes