7/13/18
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Title for a married woman: Abbr.
Mrs
4A
Traffic tie-up
Jam
7A
What a billiards player strikes the ball with
Cue
10A
Scores in hockey
Goals
12A
“___ Baba and the Forty Thieves”
Ali
13A
Comfort ___ (motel chain)
Inn
14A
Beyoncé’s “Lemonade” or Drake’s “Scorpion” for example
Album
15A
Came in first
Won
16A
Head gesture that indicates agreement
Nod
17A
First name of a recently traded basketball player
Lebron
19A
Statistician Silver
Nate
21A
“Take me ___ am”: 2 wds.
As I
22A
Regal nickname for 17-Across: 2 wds.
King James
26A
Nevada city
Reno
27A
What’s erupting from Kilauea in Hawaii
Lava
28A
Swedish pop band whose first US hit was “Waterloo”
ABBA
31A
Homer’s dad on “The Simpsons”
Abe
33A
Important test
Exam
34A
Raised as farm animals
Bred
35A
___ up (drinks the way a cat does)
Laps
37A
Cleveland team that 17-Across left
Cavaliers
40A
Hitter’s statistic in baseball: Abbr.
RBI
43A
Folk singer McKeown or sportscaster Andrews
Erin
44A
Los Angeles team that 17-Across signed with this month
Lakers
46A
___ for the course (expected)
Par
48A
Immediately
Now
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
50A
“Gimme Some ___” (Spencer Davis Group hit)
Lovin
51A
Liquid that food is fried in
Oil
52A
Genetic material evaluated by Ancestry.com: Abbr.
DNA
53A
___ Everest
Mount
54A
Take a stab at
Try
55A
Affirmative answer
Yes
56A
Harper ___ (“To Kill a Mockingbird” writer)
Lee
1D
Beauty marks that Marilyn Monroe and Cindy Crawford are known for
Moles
2D
Synagogue official
Rabbi
3D
___ one’s words (speak indistinctly)
Slur
4D
Powerful part of a crocodile
Jaw
5D
“Can’t we all just get ___?”
Along
6D
Rapper Nicki
Minaj
7D
Premium cable channel run by HBO
Cinemax
8D
___ Pizzeria & Grill (chain with deep-dish pizza)
Uno
9D
Beginning’s opposite
End
10D
Fancy party
Gala
11D
It comes out of a chimney
Smoke
18D
La ___ (Pacific Ocean phenomenon)
Nina
20D
Stories
Tales
23D
Like duchesses and barons
Noble
24D
Actress Mendes
Eva
25D
Director Mendes
Sam
26D
Technology a traffic cop uses to catch speeders
Radar
28D
Network for “The View”
ABC
29D
Lingerie item
Bra
30D
___ Hills (area bordering West Hollywood)
Beverly
32D
___ Grey (tea variety)
Earl
36D
Biblical hymn
Psalm
38D
West who wrote “Shrill: Notes From a Loud Woman”
Lindy
39D
Hole ___ (golf feat): 2 wds.
In One
40D
Musical variety show
Revue
41D
Solution that turns cucumbers into pickles
Brine
42D
“___ She Lovely” (Stevie Wonder song)
Isnt
45D
___ & the Gang (“Celebration” band)
Kool
46D
Vessel for cooking soup
Pot
47D
___ Jordan (line of Nike shoes)
Air
49D
Used to be
Was