2/9/24
Sports Fan Friday
Are you stuck with the Crosswords With Friends Puzzle Today? Stuck No More. We offer complete solutions as well as “no spoiler” mode to give you that little extra push. Or simply use this cheat sheet to help you get the best and fastest completion time possible.
1A
Bank of America fixtures: Abbr.
Atms
5A
___ Tour (series of golfing video games)
PGA
8A
Actor Stiller who codirects the TV series Severance
Ben
11A
What a Brit might call a male pal
Chap
12A
It’s ___ a blur …
All
13A
Vine climbing some college campus walls
Ivy
14A
Robert Crawley the ___ of Grantham (Downton Abbey role)
Earl
15A
Houseplant’s container
Pot
16A
Shirt often worn with shorts
Tee
17A
Miami Heat shooting guard elected to the Hall of Fame in 2023: 2 wds.
Dwyane Wade
20A
Dangerous stuff in cigarettes
Tar
21A
Goes through oxidation like old metal
Rusts
24A
Heart diagnostic test: Abbr.
Ekg
27A
Muscles strengthened in Pilates classes
Abs
29A
Arrivederci!
Ciao
30A
Dallas Mavericks power forward elected to the Hall of Fame in 2023: 2 wds.
Dirk Nowitzki
33A
Unrestrained joy
Glee
34A
Currency in the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Yen
35A
Slithery underwater creature
Eel
36A
Fill with delight
Elate
38A
Environmentally friendly prefix
Eco
40A
San Antonio Spurs point guard elected to the Hall of Fame in 2023: 2 wds.
Tony Parker
45A
Animal sound that Little Bo-Peep might have heard
Baa
47A
Government prosecutors: Abbr.
Das
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
48A
Notoriously fickle type of singer
Diva
49A
Ability that would be helpful when picking lottery numbers: Abbr.
Esp
50A
Part of Marquette or MIT’s URL
Edu
51A
McGregor of the Star Wars prequels
Ewan
52A
Only the Good ___ Young (Billy Joel song)
Die
53A
Fist bump in slang
Dap
54A
Hockey setting
Rink
1D
Easily scored a grade of 100 on
Aced
2D
Begin to unfreeze
Thaw
3D
___ Poppins Returns (2018 movie)
Mary
4D
Sound of impact for a water balloon
Splat
5D
1985 video game where the player tries to deliver The Daily Sun to subscribers
Paper Boy
6D
Shine like a halo
Glow
7D
Priest’s table
Altar
8D
Like the smallest candy bars on Halloween: Hyph.
Bite Size
9D
Night before a holiday
Eve
10D
Bill who wrote Unstoppable: Harnessing Science to Change the World
Nye
18D
Bread often served with curry
Naan
19D
Tear ___ (passage in the head)
Duct
22D
___ it easy (relax)
Take
23D
What plants aren’t grown in in hydroponics
Soil
24D
Do detail work after mowing
Edge
25D
Slay
Kill
26D
Orangutan or gorilla for example: 2 wds.
Great Ape
28D
Cleans the floor with a broom: 2 wds.
Sweeps Up
31D
Modern low-carb diet
Keto
32D
Member of a Peruvian empire
Inca
37D
Wrapped up
Ended
39D
Make a decision at a diner
Order
41D
One-third of a Seinfeld catchphrase meaning and so on
Yada
42D
Sweet fuzzy fruit
Kiwi
43D
Dear ___ Hansen (2016 Broadway musical)
Evan
44D
Sergeant or general for example
Rank
45D
Early to ___ and early to rise …
Bed
46D
___ recall …: 2 wds.
As I