1/27/17
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Start of the alphabet
ABC
4A
____ it in (gloat after a victory)
Rub
7A
Cars manufactured in Korea
Kias
11A
____ close for comfort
Too
12A
Heightened sense of self
Ego
13A
“I’m on the ___ of my seat!”
Edge
14A
Chinese chairman who met Nixon in 1972
Mao
15A
Studio that made “Skyfall” and “Spectre”
MGM
16A
Gas in many Las Vegas signs
Neon
17A
Cubs third baseman who started the 2016 MLB All-Star Game: 2 wds.
Kris Bryant
20A
Sitting Bull’s tribe
Sioux
22A
___ as pie (extremely simple)
Easy
23A
Have a sulky expression
Pout
24A
Driver’s group that publishes TourBook guides: Abbr.
AAA
26A
Cubs first baseman who started the 2016 MLB All-Star Game: 2 wds.
Anthony Rizzo
32A
Bread in many deli sandwiches
Rye
33A
Bring in, like the harvest
Reap
34A
“Good one!”
Nice
37A
Thin puffs of smoke
Wisps
38A
Cubs second baseman who started the 2016 MLB All-Star Game: 2 wds.
Benzo Brist
41A
“Can’t someone ____ do it?”
Else
42A
Eyeglass frame
Rim
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
43A
Feverish, perhaps
Ill
46A
Tina’s costar on “30 Rock”
Alec
47A
What a smartphone icon typically opens
App
48A
“You’ll shoot your ___ out!” (repeated line in “Christmas Story”)
Eye
49A
Traditional fable told over generations
Myth
50A
____ Moines
Des
51A
Tyrannosaurus ____
Rex
1D
24-hour source for cash: Abbr.
ATM
2D
____ constrictor
Boa
3D
Summer get-together that features grilling
Cookout
4D
Dance version of a song, often
Remix
5D
Furry Australian boots
Uggs
6D
Explosive device
Bomb
7D
Birth country of Barack Obama’s father
Kenya
8D
Thoughts
Ideas
9D
“The thrill of victory and the ___ of defeat”
Agony
10D
Dropped off at the post office
Sent
18D
Supreme Court Justice ___ Bader Ginsburg
Ruth
19D
____-view mirror
Rear
20D
Luxurious resort with massage therapist
Spa
21D
Atom that carries a charge
Ion
24D
“____ Given Wednesday” (HBO sports show cancelled last November)
Any
25D
“All in favor” vote
Aye
27D
Cookie with a Red Velvet variety that debuted in 2015
Oreo
28D
Part of the eye that changes the size of the pupil
Iris
29D
Having more of a tangy flavor
Zestier
30D
Ray gun’s sound
Zap
31D
Covert ____ (undercover missions)
Ops
34D
“Ride Wit Me” rapper
Nelly
35D
Map within a larger map
Inset
36D
Prague resident
Czech
37D
Weak, cowardly people
Wimps
38D
Ray of sunlight
Beam
39D
“Today” singer Paisley
Brad
40D
Finally ready to be eaten, like fruit
Ripe
44D
Strong drain cleaner
Lye
45D
Supervillain Luthor
Lex