1/20/19
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Pink things around the teeth
Gums
5A
Like a desert’s climate
Arid
9A
1980s sitcom featuring a furry puppet
Alf
12A
___ Brockovich
Erin
13A
Teller of tall tales
Liar
14A
The Murders in the ___ Morgue (Edgar Allan Poe story)
Rue
15A
Fantasy series that has featured Josh Dallas and Ginnifer Goodwin who married in 2014: 4 wds.
Once Upon a Time
18A
Birds in a hatchery
Hens
19A
Covers with paper as a gift
Wraps
20A
Company that made the arcade games Gauntlet and Marble Madness
Atari
22A
Teen’s skin affliction
Acne
24A
Cross my heart and hope to ___
Die
25A
Mexican food in a tortilla
Taco
27A
Group whose music is the basis of the Mamma Mia! movies
Abba
31A
Soap opera that has featured Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa who married in 1996: 3 wds.
All My Children
34A
Phoenix suburb with almost 500 000 residents
Mesa
35A
Actress Dunham with eight Emmy nominations
Lena
36A
Bacon ___ eggs
And
37A
Addition symbol
Plus
39A
Mork & ___ (old sitcom)
Mindy
41A
Nimble
Agile
44A
Psychiatric ___ (hospital area for mental illness treatment)
Ward
45A
Drama that has featured Kit Harington and Rose Leslie who married in 2018: 3 wds.
Game of Thrones
50A
CSI: Miami actress LaRue
Eva
51A
Company that produces the uniforms for the NBA
Nike
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
52A
Emperor who supposedly fiddled while Rome burned
Nero
53A
Word that can go before appeal and drive
Sex
54A
Go Tell ___ the Mountain: 2 wds.
It On
55A
Cottony item such as a Q-tip
Swab
1A
Get to know ___ (slogan of a 1990s automaker)
Geo
2A
Ornamental vase
Urn
3D
Saturday Night Live producer Lorne
Michaels
4D
Contemptuous curl of the lip
Sneer
5D
Swiss mountain range with many ski resorts
Alps
6D
Small car made by Kia
Rio
7D
Actor Somerhalder who played Boone on Lost
Ian
8D
___ and quartered (harshly punished)
Drawn
9D
Song where a soprano might hit a high C
Aria
10D
Indication that batter needs more stirring
Lump
11D
Extra amounts paid for using an ATM
Fees
16D
Togetherness
Unity
17D
Pattern on a rubber tire
Tread
20D
Man in the Garden of Eden
Adam
21D
Square flooring item that may be made of ceramic
Tile
22D
Needs a pain reliever or liniment
Aches
23D
Metallic piece of currency
Coin
26D
Group that protects people’s rights: Abbr.
ACLU
28D
Like a car that’s never been driven: Hyph.
Brand New
29D
___ the rules (come close to cheating)
Bend
30D
Scottish tennis player ___ Murray
Andy
32D
Tree that yields sweet sap
Maple
33D
Rapper Kendrick ___ who curated the Black Panther soundtrack album
Lamar
38D
Madam Secretary star Téa
Leoni
40D
Small appliances used to put creases in dress pants
Irons
41D
Quidditch Through the ___ (book by J.K. Rowling)
Ages
42D
Contributed
Gave
43D
Wide-screen film format
IMAX
44D
Say ___ (pourer’s request)
When
46D
Be the appropriate size like a shirt
Fit
47D
Boxing match result sometimes: Abbr.
TKO
48D
Historic period
Era
49D
Break down in tears
Sob