Sports Fan Friday
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1D
Physical reminder of a healed injury
Scar
2D
State whose three largest cities all begin with “C”
Ohio
3D
Explosive Device
Bomb
4D
When Arbor Day is
April
5D
New Orleans Saints Quarterback Drew ___
Brees
6D
Go sky-high
Soar
7D
First name of six US presidents
James
8D
Biggest ridesharing app
Uber
9D
“___, poor Yorick!” (line from “Hamlet”)
Alas
10D:
After-tax amount
Net
13D:
Former “NBC Nightly News” anchor Tom
Brokaw
19D
Brewski
Beer
20D
___ bed (hit the hay): 2 wds
Goto
23D
Make inquiries
Ask
24D
“___ Bangs””” (Ricky Martin pop song)
She
25D
Farm clucker
Hen
26D
“NO ___” (Chinese menu phrase): Abbr
MSG
27D
Company’s stock market launch: Abbr
IPO
28D
Collectible frame of animation
Cel
29D
Employ
Use
31D
Ying ___Twins (hip-hop duo)
Yang
32D
Quieted, as a noisy baby
Lulled
33D
Black-and-white whale
Orca
37D
Department store that sells Kenmore appliances
Sears
38D
Brand of shampoo whose name means “debonair”
Suave
39D
Sister of Margo and Edith in “Despicable Me”
Agnes
40D
Yahtzee or Scattergories, for example
Game
41D
“American Idol” host Seacret
Ryan
42D
Toy train track’s shape
Oval
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
43D
Actress Rivera with the upcoming memoir “Sorry not Sorry: Dreams, Mistakes, and Growing Up”
Naya
44D
Computer Screen symbol
Icon
45D
“Set phasers on ___” (“Star Trek” line)
Stun
46D
CBS sitcom starring Allison Janney
Mom
1C
Have a good cry
Sob
4C
“Washboard” muscles
Abs
7C
___ Valdez (character in Colombian coffee ads)
Juan
11C
“Star Trek into Darkness” actor John
Cho
12C
“No ___!” (“Can do!”)
Prob
14C
Competent
Able
15C
Command at the rifle range
Aim
16C
Bring up, as children
Rear
17C
No-no in a vegetarian’s diet
Meat
18C
Openly gay athlete on Major League Soccer’s L.A. Galaxy: 2 wds
Robbie Rogers
21C
Golfer Ernie nicknamed “the Big Easy”
Els
22C
Daily ___ (left wing political blog)
Kos
23C
Arthur ___ Courage Award (honor named for a tennis pro)
Ashe
26C
Floor Covering in a yoga studio
Mat
27C
Hopital section where patients are constantly monitored: Abbr:
Icu
30C
Openly gay basketballer who was the first woman to be signed by the WNBA: 2 wds
Sherylswoopes
34C
TV actor Jeong or Olin
Ken
35C
Eighth month of the year: Abbr.
Aug
36C
Character for a performer
Role
37C
40-year-old comedy series: abbr.
SNL
38C
Cul-de-___ (dead-end street)
Sac
40C
Openly gay diver who won gold medals in the 1984 and 1988 Olympics: 2 wds
Greg Louganis
46C
Late poet Angelou who was honored on a 2015 postage stamp
Maya
47C
Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Longoria
Evan
48C
___ out (misbehave)
Act
49C
Actor Epps who costarred on “House”
Omar
50C
Comedian Chappelle
Dave
51C
Alanis Morissette’s “___ Oughta Know”
You
52C
___ Fitness (magazine with a “Guy Food” section on its website
Mens
53C
“___ Miserables”
Les
54C
“Raggedy” doll
Ann