2/23/24
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Cushion under a computer mouse
Pad
4A
Knock gently
Tap
7A
Needlepoint or ceramics for example
Craft
12A
Born in the ___ (Bruce Springsteen song)
USA
13A
Capital of Italy
Rome
14A
Macho guy: Hyph.
Heman
15A
Used one’s teeth
Bit
16A
Actress Mireille
Enos
17A
Fully attentive
Alert
18A
Dodgers pitcher who won both the Cy Young Award and MVP honors in 1963: 2 wds.
Sandy Koufax
21A
Takes too much of a drug: Abbr.
Ods
22A
___ Morgan M.D. (comic strip)
Rex
23A
Competitor of Coke
Pepsi
26A
Make a ditch
Dig
28A
Where the Wild Things ___ (Luke Combs song)
Are
31A
Dodgers pitcher who won both the Cy Young Award and MVP honors in 2014: 2 wds.
Clayton Kershaw
35A
___ sauce (condiment for some Chinese food)
Soy
36A
Groundbreaking astronaut Jemison
Mae
37A
Fill with joy
Elate
38A
Let sleeping dogs ___
Lie
40A
State famous for potatoes: Abbr.
Ida
41A
Dodgers pitcher who won both the Cy Young Award and MVP honors in 1956: 2 wds.
Don Newcombe
46A
On or ___ (approximately)
About
48A
Tilt to one side
Lean
49A
Jet ___ (traveler’s problem)
Lag
51A
Vital sign that throbs
Pulse
52A
Mentally stable
Sane
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
53A
Every Teardrop ___ Waterfall (Coldplay hit): 2 wds.
Is A
54A
Opposite of exit
Enter
55A
State-of-the-___ (cutting-edge)
Art
56A
Plastic marker in the game Battleship
Peg
1D
Paddy’s ___ (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia setting)
Pub
2D
No returns warning on merchandise: 2 wds.
As Is
3D
___ entry (typing job)
Data
4D
Broadway awards
Tonys
5D
Run ___ (go berserk)
Amok
6D
Mexico’s monetary unit
Peso
7D
Irritate by rubbing
Chafe
8D
Chill out
Relax
9D
Major credit card for short
Amex
10D
So ___ so good
Far
11D
Explosive in sticks: Abbr.
Tnt
13D
Social news website with the slogan Dive into anything
Reddit
19D
Like a busybody
Nosy
20D
Strongly suggest
Urge
23D
Machines that may run Windows: Abbr.
Pcs
24D
Sweet Talkin’ Woman band for short
Elo
25D
Apple ___ (financial app on an iPhone)
Pay
26D
Genetic sample in a crime lab: Abbr.
Dna
27D
President Eisenhower’s nickname
Ike
28D
Cry of surprise
Aha
29D
Templeton is one in Charlotte’s Web
Rat
30D
She might get sheared
Ewe
32D
It foretells the future
Omen
33D
Totally overhauled
Redone
34D
Loud sound of a closing door
Slam
38D
Parasitic insect that lives in hair
Louse
39D
Prefix with personal or twine
Inter
40D
___ stay mad at you: 2 wds.
I cant
41D
Knucklehead
Dolt
42D
Frozen snow queen
Elsa
43D
Be decked out in
Wear
44D
Blinking spot on a radar screen
Blip
45D
Alleviate
Ease
46D
Large animal in a zoo’s primate house
Ape
47D
Hot cross ___ (bread associated with Easter)
Bun
50D
Prank
Gag