2/2/24 Answer Crosswords With Friends

2/2/24
Sports Fan Friday

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1A
Skewed viewpoint
Bias

5A
Shellfish in chowder
Clam

9A
Ain’t Too Proud to ___ (Temptations song)
Beg

12A
Mrs. Krabappel on The Simpsons
Edna

13A
Subtle glow
Aura

14A
State east of Mississippi: Abbr.
Ala

15A
Yankees pitcher who threw a perfect game in the 1956 World Series: 2 wds.
Don Larsen

17A
Simple bunk for a soldier
Cot

18A
Help break the law
Abet

19A
Leader of the Catholic Church
Pope

20A
A- or C+ for example
Grade

23A
Backbones
Spines

25A
Up in the ___ (George Clooney movie)
Air

26A
Fully informed
Aware

28A
Yankees pitcher who threw a perfect game in 2023: 2 wds.
Domingo German

34A
Stinks to high heaven
Reeks

35A
___ got a terrible headache
Ive

36A
Crouches down
Squats

39A
Was in power
Ruled

41A
___ the other cheek
Turn

42A
Unlatch
Open

44A
Fix the outcome of as a fight
Rig

45A
Yankees pitcher who threw a perfect game in 1999: 2 wds.
David Cone

50A
Had dinner
Ate

51A
___ Wake II (2023 video game)
Alan

52A
Let’s not get carried ___
Away

53A
Tie the knot
Wed

54A
What snow does on a warm day
Melt

55A
St. ___ (city near Tampa for short)
Pete

1D
Place for a nap
Bed

2D
Matrimonial oath: 2 wds.
I Do

3D
Author Patchett or singer Wilson
Ann

4D
Course of tossed greens
Salad

5D
HANDLE WITH ___ (stamp on a fragile package)
Care

6D
Carnal craving
Lust

7D
We ___ the Champions (Queen song)
Are

8D
Dude
Man

9D
Meat sometimes wrapped around dates
Bacon

10D
Run off to get married
Elope

11D
Bill who cofounded Microsoft in 1975
Gates

16D
Grampa Simpson’s first name
Abe

19D
___ 1 Imports (home furnishings chain)
Pier

20D
Beauty and the Beast actor Josh
Gad

21D
Spanish word for river
Rio

22D
The long ___ of the law
Arm

23D
Slumps
Sags

24D
___-owned (used)
Pre

26D
Gets more mature
Ages

27D
Heavy bowl-shaped pan
Wok

29D
Country once called Persia
Iran

30D
Pickleball court divider
Net

31D
One thousand thousand for short
Mil

32D
Park ___ (Manhattan thoroughfare): Abbr.
Ave

33D
Game of Thrones patriarch Stark
Ned

36D
Item in a paper wrapper at a fast-food restaurant
Straw

37D
Not ___ (almost)
Quite

38D
Strongly advised
Urged

39D
Color at the top of a stoplight
Red

40D
Remove the top from as a pill bottle
Uncap

42D
Shape of a notable room in the White House
Oval

43D
Half a quart
Pint

45D
Water blocker built by beavers
Dam

46D
Sierra Nevada Pale ___
Ale

47D
Have a mortgage for example
Owe

48D
Actor/musician Wolff
Nat

49D
Black ___ (result of a fistfight sometimes)
Eye