7/11/25
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Green plant with fronds
FERN
5A
Catfishing operation, for example
SCAM
9A
Mammal that flies
BAT
12A
“I hate to break up ___”: 2 wds.
ASET
13A
___ Arabia (Middle Eastern nation)
SAUDI
14A
“So the truth is revealed!”
OHO
15A
With 49-Across, metro DC’s NFL team that first played under their current name in 2022
WASHINGTON
17A
“I’ve never seen anything like this before!”
WOW
18A
Tough ___ to crack
NUT
19A
Sturgeon eggs
ROE
20A
Like the fairy-tale duckling that turned out to be a swan
UGLY
22A
2008 French Open champion Ivanovic
ANA
24A
Secretary of Defense Hegseth
PETE
26A
“What ___ you thinking?”
WERE
28A
With 36-Across, northern Ohio MLB team that first played under their current name in 2022
CLEVELAND
33A
Thought that might lead to innovation
IDEA
34A
Sharpen, as skills
HONE
35A
Pop singer Levine
ADAM
36A
See 28-Across
GUARDIANS
38A
Fixtures where baths are taken
TUBS
39A
Give temporarily
LEND
40A
Representative in a statehouse, for short
POL
41A
Poet Angelou
MAYA
43A
At least 80 years, for an octogenarian
AGE
45A
Number of planets that are closer to the Sun than Earth is
TWO
48A
Gift of ___ (conversational talent)
GAB
49A
See 15-Across
COMMANDERS
53A
Response from a ship’s first mate
AYE
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
54A
Twistable cookies
OREOS
55A
Type of hygiene that involves brushing and flossing
ORAL
56A
Response to a texted joke
LOL
57A
Pickleball court dividers
NETS
58A
Hospital syringe, for short (should be IVS; “IVES” is a possible misdirect or error)
HYPO
1D
Young deer
FAWN
2D
Elder son of Isaac, in Genesis
ESAU
3D
Place to use a bathroom along a turnpike: 2 wds.
RESTAREA
4D
To the ___ degree
NTH
5D
“Parsley, ___, Rosemary and Thyme”
SAGE
6D
Use scissors on
CUT
7D
“Much ___ About Nothing” (Shakespeare play)
ADO
8D
One of 1,440 in a day
MINUTE
9D
Roll a ball toward ten pins
BOWL
10D
Chips ___! (Nabisco cookie brand)
AHOY
11D
Roadside assistance job
TOW
13D
___-cone (icy dessert)
SNO
16D
“This American Life” radio host Glass
IRA
21D
Italian-style ice cream
GELATO
23D
“That’s not ___ enough!”
NEARLY
24D
Actor Sean of “Milk”
PENN
25D
Holiday preceders
EVES
26D
Fake hair
WIG
27D
Suffix for a university email address
EDU
28D
Goatee’s spot
CHIN
29D
Word that can follow “truck” or “work”
LOAD
30D
Biblical sin involving a married person
ADULTERY
31D
Capture
NAB
32D
Private communications in a social media app: Abbr.
DMS
37D
Hall of Fame Rams defensive end Jones
DEACON
40D
Tool used in calligraphy
PEN
41D
White condiment, for short
MAYO
42D
Shepherd who was killed by Cain
ABEL
43D
“God” singer Tori
AMOS
44D
Fuel for a car
GAS
46D
Rolled-up sandwich
WRAP
47D
Governmental center of Norway
OSLO
48D
What a woman at a rodeo might be called
GAL
50D
Miner’s find
ORE
51D
Had an encounter with
MET
52D
Play-___ Build & Shape Playset (toy kit)
DOH