1/8/21
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Find a sum
Add
4A
“___ Loves You” (Beatles single)
She
7A
Sports official who yells “Strike!,” for short
Ump
10A
Undergarment that’s sometimes built into a camisole
Bra
11A
Bosom buddy
Pal
12A
Cookie maker Wally
Amos
13A
Pet that might love pouncing on a yarn ball
Cat
14A
Group with 1040EZ forms: Abbr.
IRS
15A
Break-dancer, in slang: Hyph.
Bboy
16A
US Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame runner who won gold medals at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics: 2 wds
Gail Devers
19A
“OutDaughtered” cable channel
TLC
20A
Spanish equivalent of “Bravo!”
Ole
21A
Strip that might be sticky on both sides
Tape
24A
“Help me, ___-Wan Kenobi. You’re my only hope”
Obi
26A
Back muscle, for short
Lat
29A
US Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame runner who won gold medals at the 1960 Olympics: 2 wds.
Wilma Rudolph
32A
“Are you a man ___ mouse?”: 2 wds.
Ora
33A
Comic director Brooks
Mel
34A
Scruff of the neck
Nape
35A
Shirt you could cut into a tank top
Tee
37A
Exciting, like a big party, in current slang
Lit
39A
US Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame runner who won a gold medal at the 1984 Olympics: 2 wds.
Joan Benoit
43A
Pairs of people who sing together
Duos
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
44A
Lawyer: Abbr.
Att
45A
So quiet you could hear a ___ drop
Pin
47A
“Breathing Lessons” and “The Accidental Tourist” author Tyler
Anne
48A
British title for Elton John
Sir
49A
“The results ___ in!”
Are
50A
___ Moines International Airport
Des
51D
___-Caps (brand of chocolate nonpareil candy)
Sno
52D
___ point (temperature at which water droplets form on a lawn or car)
Dew
1D
“Alphabetical” #1 hit for the Jackson 5
ABC
2D
Pull with difficulty
Drag
3D
Component of a cell phone plan
Data
4D
Accidentally slosh, like a glass of wine
Spill
5D
Very dedicated, as a gamer: Hyph.
Hardcore
6D
“Anything ___” (2003 Jason Biggs romantic comedy)
Else
7D
What the Morton Salt Girl carries
Umbrella
8D
Cow sounds
Moos
9D
Performer with the 2012 hit “Gangnam Style”
Psy
12D
Cain murdered him
Abel
17D
Unit in an online shopping cart
Item
18D
Null and ___ (invalid)
Void
21D
___-faced (double-dealing)
Two
22D
It’s pumped into a bounce house
Air
23D
Military groups commanded by lieutenants
Platoons
25D
Announcement that might be “all-points”
Bulletin
27D
Snapchat or WeChat, for example
App
28D
Going ___ distance
The
30D
“Well said, pastor!”
Amen
31D
“Let’s move ___ the next topic”: 2 wds.
Onto
36D
Trouble-free state
Ease
38D
Opening remarks, for short
Intro
39D
Month with the longest day of the year
June
40D
Opposite of treble
Bass
41D
Apple tablet
iPad
42D
Car part that’s vulnerable to a puncture
Tire
43D
Jay-Z, to Blue Ivy
Dad
46D
___ York
New