7/15/22
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Need a ___? (Can I give you a ride?)
Lift
5A
Intelligence agency in Judas and the Black Messiah: Abbr.
FBI
8A
Tax pro: Abbr.
CPA
11A
Retail chain that sells the Svärdborg rug
Ikea
12A
Constricting snakes at Reptile Gardens
Boas
13A
Car engine lubricant
Oil
14A
Parishioners sit on them
Pews
15A
Buffet table coffee vessels
Urns
16A
___ be right back
Ill
17A
Former Rams running back named the AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year for 2017: 2 wds.
Todd Gurley
20A
Make an emotional appeal
Plead
22A
Now You ___ Me (movie about magicians who pull off heists)
See
23A
Romantic ___ (1830-1900 period in classical music)
Era
24A
You’re ___ best!
The
26A
Supervisor at work
Boss
30A
Former Rams running back named the AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year for 1999 2000 and 2001: 2 wds.
Marshall Faulk
34A
Young kid
Tyke
35A
Blanc who voiced Bugs Bunny
Mel
36A
Plaything
Toy
37A
Wrap things up
End
40A
Wild ___ chase
Goose
42A
Current Rams wide receiver named the AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year for 2021: 2 wds.
Cooper Kupp
46A
Noah’s ___
Ark
47A
Work by William Wordsworth or Walt Whitman
Poem
48A
Make revisions to a written draft
Edit
52A
If I live to ___ hundred …: 2 wds.
Be A
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
53A
___ meridiem (what a.m. stands for)
Ante
54A
Zero percent
None
55A
Vegan’s source for milk often
Soy
56A
Frozen River actress Melissa
Leo
57A
Tap the up arrow in iMessage say
Send
1D
___-sync (pretend to sing)
Lip
2D
Blockers actor Barinholtz
Ike
3D
Just a handful
Few
4D
Sense that involves the tongue
Taste
5D
Gerald who was president in the 1970s
Ford
6D
Hair over the forehead that the British call a fringe
Bangs
7D
Unit in magazine subscriptions
Issue
8D
Shuffle off this mortal ___ (die)
Coil
9D
Heap or stack
Pile
10D
Person who’s on your side
Ally
12D
Founder of an Eastern religion
Buddha
18D
Pledge recited on a witness stand
Oath
19D
Turn On the Radio singer McEntire
Reba
20D
Appeal to a divine power
Pray
21D
Bird that can follow wood or meadow
Lark
23D
Firefighter’s colleague who does ambulance runs: Abbr.
EMT
25D
A Nightmare on ___ Street 5: The Dream Child
Elm
27D
In baseball a double play results in two of them
Outs
28D
___ gin fizz (mixed drink)
Sloe
29D
Wild blue yonder
Sky
31D
Flow slowly
Seep
32D
Chickpea or lentil for example
Legume
33D
Box office failure
Flop
38D
Himalayan country bordering China and India
Nepal
39D
Pilotless plane that’s banned in national parks
Drone
41D
Starts serving customers
Opens
42D
Taxis
Cabs
43D
Cookie that’s officially celebrated on March 6
Oreo
44D
Mediocre
Okay
45D
High-fat diet that might help fat loss
Keto
49D
Female koala or deer
Doe
50D
Cozy place for a weekend getaway
Inn
51D
Soccer coach Lasso played by Jason Sudeikis
Ted