1/15/21
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Fifth month of the year
May
4A
Tennis great Sampras
Pete
8A
Three-___ omelet
Egg
11A
Count ___ (villain on the show “A Series of Unfortunate Events”)
Olaf
13A
Large-screen format for many action films
IMAX
14A
Food additive that affects color
Dye
15A
Yankees relief pitcher who won the MLB Comeback Player of the Year Award in 2013: 2 wds.
Mariano Rivera
18A
Foreword, briefly
Intro
19A
Robert Plant’s vocal range
Tenor
20A
___ up and take notice
Sit
21A
First name of Superman’s archenemy
Lex
22A
With 34-Across, Red Sox pitcher who won the MLB Comeback Player of the Year Award in 2018
David
25A
Provided meals for
Fed
26A
LiMu ___ & Doug (bird/human duo in insurance ads)
Emu
29A
Single-named model who was born in Somalia
Iman
30A
Kept under wraps
Hid
31A
“What a pity!”
Alas
32A
Liquor that’s derived from berries
Gin
33A
Comedian’s one-liner
Gag
34A
See 22-Across
Price
35A
Symbol of a superhero based in Gotham City
Bat
36A
Droop, as an old sofa
Sag
37A
Puts money in the bank
Saves
40A
“Have a taste”: 2 wds.
Try It
43A
Rangers designated hitter who won the MLB Comeback Player of the Year Award in 2015: 2 wds.
Prince Fielder
47A
“Soulmates” cable channel
AMC
48A
Mary Kay competitor
Avon
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
49A
Singer King with the 2018 album “Shake the Spirit”
Elle
50A
Ham on ___ (type of sandwich)
Rye
51A
Put in a garage or a driveway
Park
52A
Pointy-eared toymaker
Elf
1D
“Teen ___” (MTV series)
Mom
2D
Jai ___ (court game)
Alai
3D
A kitten might play with a ball of it
Yarn
4D
___ Noir (wine variety)
Pinot
5D
Brooding music genre that originated in Washington, DC
Emo
6D
Sticky stuff for surfacing a road
Tar
7D
Got off the highway
Exited
8D
Garden with a treacherous serpent
Eden
9D
Pita sandwich topped with tzatziki sauce
Gyro
10D
“Top ___” (British TV show about cars)
Gear
12D
Becomes part of the gang: 2 wds.
Fits In
16D
Very, very dry
Arid
17D
Rankle
Vex
21D
Had people following behind
Led
22D
“___ in!” (“Eat up!”)
Dig
23D
“With whom ___ speaking?”: 2 wds.
Am I
24D
U-Haul vehicle
Van
25D
___ leaves (what Adam and Eve wore)
Fig
26D
Director Roth who had an acting role in “Inglourious Basterds”
Eli
27D
Prefix in many Scottish last names
Mac
28D
Put into practice
Use
30D
Ten-gallon ___
Hat
31D
Diamond-shaped pattern on some sweater vests
Argyle
33D
Cover that’s unscrewed before fueling up: 2 wds.
Gas Cap
34D
Remove the peel from
Pare
35D
Actor Kingsley of “Iron Man 3”
Ben
36D
Smell very bad
Stink
37D
Practice jabs and crosses
Spar
38D
Military branch with the current recruiting slogan “What’s Your Warrior?”
Army
39D
“Miami ___” (1980s cop show)
Vice
41D
Like somebody who has nothing to do
Idle
42D
“___ me about yourself” (interview question)
Tell
44D
Actress Longoria who played Gabrielle on “Desperate Housewives”
Eva
45D
“You’re in ___ a surprise!”
For
46D
Sports official with a whistle, for short
Ref