1/20/23
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Italian carmaker that makes the 500X and Panda
Fiat
5A
Varieties or types
Ilks
9A
Like the vegetables in salads
Raw
12A
Computer command for fixing mistakes
Undo
13A
In the ___ (knowing what’s happening)
Loop
14A
Ginger ___ (soda choice)
Ale
15A
Former Broncos quarterback who founded a chain of restaurants in Colorado: 2 wds.
John Elway
17A
Cry uncontrollably
Sob
18A
Mumbai’s nation
India
19A
Wades noisily through a puddle
Sloshes
21A
Drama that originally starred William Petersen
CSI
23A
Hill-building insect
Ant
24A
Fox News host Pemmaraju who died in August
Uma
27A
A US Senate term lasts six of them: Abbr.
Yrs
29A
Des Moines and Dubuque’s state
Iowa
33A
Former Bulls star who founded a chain of steakhouses in various cities: 2 wds.
Michael Jordan
37A
Chopped liver spread
Pate
38A
With 39-Across become depleted like a stream
Run
39A
See 38-Across
Dry
40A
Former slang for cool
Rad
43A
Dance style often performed by Fred Astaire
Tap
45A
Autobiographies
Memoirs
49A
___ decongestant
Nasal
53A
401(k) alternative: Abbr.
Ira
54A
Former Bears player and coach who founded a chain of restaurants in Chicagoland and Pittsburgh: 2 wds.
Mike Ditka
56A
Word meaning that error is how it was written
Sic
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
57A
Quite enthusiastic
Avid
58A
Homophone of 52-Down
Lain
59A
I ___ what you did there
See
60A
Bills that feature the US Treasury Building on the reverse
Tens
61A
Auld Lang ___
Syne
1D
Japan’s tallest peak
Fuji
2D
Get ___ the ground floor: 2 wds.
In On
3D
Condition that Ritalin or Vyvanse can be used to treat: Abbr.
ADHD
4D
The T in a bartender’s G & T
Tonic
5D
Achy and feverish say
Ill
6D
Highs and ___
Lows
7D
Bear in a eucalyptus tree
Koala
8D
Secretly monitor: 2 wds.
Spy On
9D
Too impulsive
Rash
10D
Succulent plant with healing properties
Aloe
11D
Spider-Man slings them from his wrists
Webs
16D
Stress-free course at a university: 2 wds.
Easy A
20D
___-fry (meal made in a wok)
Stir
22D
Rage
Ire
24D
Kill the ___! (angry cry at a baseball game)
Ump
25D
The princess in The Princess Diaries
Mia
26D
Americans With Disabilities ___ (1990 law)
Act
28D
35mm camera option: Abbr.
Slr
30D
Out of the ordinary
Odd
31D
The ___ of the Worlds (sci-fi classic)
War
32D
Nonspecific amount
Any
34D
Captain Marvel or Captain America for example
Hero
35D
Protrude like a prominent chin
Jut
36D
___ off (intermittently): 2 wds.
On And
41D
Prepare to fire upon: 2 wds.
Aim At
42D
Golfer’s tee shot
Drive
44D
Containers used to build sandcastles say
Pails
45D
Good Golly ___ Molly
Miss
46D
Shallowest of the Great Lakes
Erie
47D
Nutmeg spice
Mace
48D
By the ___ of your teeth (barely)
Skin
50D
___-at-home dad
Stay
51D
Quite similar (to)
Akin
52D
Nathan of Only Murders in the Building
Lane
55D
Manuscript examiners: Abbr.
Eds